Whipped Fruit Salad

 

The perfect companion to warm, savory sides, this fruit salad can easily be made with store-bought topping but I highly discourage it. Homemade whipped cream is out-of-this-world and easy to make if you have a hand or stand mixer. The key to this Whipped Fruit Salad is ensuring you drain the juices multiple times so they don’t break down the whipped cream. I don’t add pecans, walnuts, or shredded coconut but you absolutely could do so.

 
 
Fruit
 
 

Elements

1 CAN PINEAPPLE CHUNKS, DRAINED AND RINSED

1 CAN RED TART OR ROYAL ANNE CHERRIES *NOT PIE FILLING*, DRAINED AND RINSED

1 CAN MANDARIN ORANGES, DRAINED AND RINSED

2 RED APPLES OF CHOICE, PEELED AND CUBED

2 PEARS, QUARTERED AND THINNED

20-30 RED, SEEDLESS GRAPES, QUARTERED

1 WHOLE BANANA, SLICED

1 PINT HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

1 CUP CANE SUGAR

Directions

  1. Add a large colander to a large mixing bowl.

  2. Empty contents of pineapple chunks, cherries, and mandarin oranges into colander.

  3. Using a slotted spoon, gently stir fruit so as to release the juice but not bruise it.

  4. Lift colander, discard juice, rinse.

  5. In a small mixing bowl, add cream and sugar; beat with a hand mixer on medium, and then high, until stiff peaks form.

  6. Add drained fruit, apples, pears, grapes, bananas, and whipped cream to your serving bowl of choice; stir to combine.

  7. Cover with plastic wrap, chill for one hour, and serve.

 
 

x, Melissa

 
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