Myself, I think this fruit salad turned out too intensely sweet. However, I asked my oldest son's opinion of it and he thought it tasted great. Difference in taste buds, I guess! I did do some adjustments to accommodate the ingredients I had in the cupboard, but the submitter of this recipe does say it can be easily doubled and that the juice from the oranges could be used. I had two 3.4-ounce boxes of lemon instant pudding, so I substituted these for vanilla. I measured out the pineapple juice (approx. 1-1/2 cups), and added enough mandarin orange juice to make 2 cups (because of the increase in the amount of pudding). I also had two 11-ounce cans of oranges and used both. I sliced up four medium-sized bananas into a smaller bowl and then sprinkled them with a tablespoon or so of bottled lemon juice to prevent them from browning. That way I could add the bananas to the salad along with the other fruits before refrigerating, and since I used it sparingly, I didn't really detect the taste of the lemon juice. The pudding didn't actually set up; rather it came out creamy, which was fine. In all, it resembled a VERY sweet, creamy fruit cocktail!

Very good fruit salad. I omit the bananas and sometimes use lemon pudding mix. You can add whatever fruit you like. I sometimes add grapes and strawberries.

I thought this recipe was good, but missing something. An 8 oz. container of cool whip and 1/2 c. milk did the job! The texture was much better. I also used sugar-free pudding. I made this for a church dinner and everyone loved it. It was the only bowl to go home empty!

I used a small box of pudding (3.4 oz) and liked the way it turned out. A nice change from the fruit salad we always have.

what you need to do is take the juice of all three and mix it together. then take a cup of the juice mixture and mix it with the pudding mix. you must then cook it until it has a clear, gelly consistency. then mix the rest of the fruit in with that as instructed

My grandmother got this recipe years and years and years ago, and it's been a staple at every family gathering since - Easter, Thanksgiving, Xmas, birthdays, etc. However, we change do it slightly different - 2 cans of mandarin oranges, a couple more bananas (since everyone loves them), and more importantly: we use 1/2 a package of cook n serve vanilla pudding, cooked on the stove with the pineapple juice until it thickens and "becomes clear". Let this cool, and then pour it over the fruit and chill until it's time to serve.

There must be a line left out of the recipe. If you follow this, the pineapple juice and pudding make a paste as thick as brownie batter. I added the mandarin orange juice, and some 1% milk I had until I got it the way I wanted it - which was a thick sauce, instead of pudding.

This wasn't horrible but it wasn't as good as I'd hoped. The oranges got all runny and it was pretty soupy. It was also too sweet. One helping was all I wanted of it.

Too sweet for a light summer salad.

awsome dish!!!

This recipe definitely gets points for being easy and quick to make. I used sugar-free pudding mix and it tasted great. I did add a little bit of the juice from the mandarin oranges in addition to the pineapple juice to get the right consistency.

This is a great recipe. I put fresh strawberries and fresh blueberries in.

I did change this up a bit, but had fabulous results. I used white chocolate pudding instead of vanilla and folded in a container of sour cream and cool whip for more texture. I made a sugar-free version of this salad minus the sour cream for my grandmother who is a diabetic. They were good both ways.

After draining the pineapple there was only about a 1 cup of juice to add to the pudding mix..thought that might make the sauce too sweet as the pudding mix does take 2 cups of milk..so I added about 3/4 cup of milk as well, and I'm glad I did. the taste was just fine! I used what fruit I had on hand..cantaloupe, fresh raspberries and bananas..(put lemon juice on the bananas to keep them from going brown)

i make this using whatever fruit i have on hand, often a bag of frozen mixed fruit, fresh strawberries, and bananas. i mix the bananas with a little lemon juice to keep them from turning brown. i also use sugar free pudding because my husband is diabetic. this is a fabulous recipe!!!

maybe we didn't follow the directions correctly, the way we made it we did not make the pudding we just added the dry pudding mix to the pineapple juice, if we were supposed to make the pudding as directed on the pudding box the recipe should say so, if i made it correctly, this was very pastey, and very rich.

This recipe was a great hit for Father's Day. However it was a little to sweet. I will probably make it again though.

Great taste! So easy to make! I took it to a church supper with kids as well as adults going back for more and making positive comments. A real favorite for me...Jeanne P.