Five Cup Salad Recipe
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Five Cup Salad

By: Marcy Crossman 
"Cool and refreshing fruit salad. The sour cream adds a creamy tang. If you like you can add more coconut and marshmallows. If desired, confectioner's sugar can be used in place of the coconut and cherries can be added for color."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (33)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fruit cocktail, drained
  • 1 cup mandarin orange segments, drained
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut
  • 1 cup rainbow colored miniature marshmallows

Directions

  1. Combine the fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges and pineapple chunks in a large bowl. Fold in the sour cream and coconut. Chill. Just before serving, stir in the marshmallows and serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 169 | Total Fat: 7.4g | Cholesterol: 13mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 4, 2003 by ACARLAND   view full review
Great salad, perfect for a summer BBQ. It is very easy, but if you have extra time it is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 26, 2003 by LINDALAP2000   view full review
Holiday tradition in my family...we called 24 hour Christmas salad. Makes a beautiful...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 26, 2003 by DTNYC   view full review
Easy recipe for fruit salad. My husband doesn't like coconut and I forgot to buy...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by JessHem   view full review
This is so good! I saved 1 Tbs. of juice from the fruit and mixed it with the sour cream. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 5, 2003 by TEDDYBEAR6   view full review
I thought this salad was very cool and refreshing. It was an easy version of ambrosia which I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 26, 2003 by EILEEN B. K.   view full review
My mother made this when my sister and I were kids. I made it the other day for the first in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2004 by DEENIE65   view full review
This recipe was a big hit. I substituted fresh grapes and whole maraschino cherries for the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2004 by LUCKYDUCKY   view full review
This one is a keeper...if you like cherries use fruit cocktail with extra cherries like...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 11, 2003 by DREGINEK   view full review
What an easy summer dessert! I did use more marshmellows than called for but it turned out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 26, 2003 by DEBIGRIFF   view full review
I remembered this from childhood, and decided to try it on my very fussy kids. They loved it,...

 

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