Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2011

this is a very refreshing salad, my family loves it with the changes I made. Instead of coconut I use 1 cup chopped walnuts and only use pineapple tidbits and mandarin oranges for the fruit. I have been making this for years and it is always requested at family get together.

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mandevillemiss

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Mandeville, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2011

I made this for Easter 2011. Mainly because I seen the cutest bunny marshmallows at the store and knew I wanted to use them for some dish. Well, my family couldn't stop talking about how delicious it was. I had 20 people over and 10 asked for the recipe. I will definitely continue to add this dish to our party menus. Easy to make and inexpensive...a perfect combination!

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Heather

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Waterford, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008

This was as close as I could find to my grandmother's recipe, but I added cottage cheese & walnuts. Love this one and will be using it again.

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Scottish_Yankee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2008

This is a version of one I make quite often. My version does not include the oranges, pineapple or coconut and I use the regular marshmallows not coloured. Either way though it has to be the easiest and bes tasting fruit salad to make ever !!!

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FYZER

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2007

Nice, light and fruity! This is a good item to bring to any big dinner - you're sure to get compliments!

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Mrs Harte

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Henley, Missouri, USA

Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2007

I really prefer fresh fruit for salads, but if you need to use canned fruit this is a good combination.

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Mother of Four

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Springville, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2007

This recipe has been in my family for 20 plus years, and we always have it on Thanksgiving and Christmas. I have modified it now with my kids and use toasted coconut and sometimes I will use only mandarin oranges and marachino cherries. My girls love it with just cherries and coconut and marshmellows too.

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sktrmomma

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2007

Very Sour!!! I replaced the sour cream with Cool Whip, made a big difference, with the addition of the cool whip, it gets 5 stars:) Very easy and a big hit

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ElaineC

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2007

I sampled this at a recent lunch. Since I asked for the recipe, obviously I enjoyed it. The chef substituted 1 cup of frozen blueberries for the fruit cocktail. Very refreshing. I think grapes would be a nice addition too.

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schmerna

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2007

Almost a duplicate of my Nanny's salad, which was one of the high points of any visit to her house in the summer. She must not have liked coconut, so she used a drained can of fruit cocktail instead. I truly loved the sweet/tang/crunch/squish (marshmallows) of this wonderful dish as a child, and look forward to supplying this treat to my future grandchildren.

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