Grandma's Louisiana Fruit Salad

8 servings Prep: 20 m Cook: PT0M Total: 20 m Beginner
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Grandma's Louisiana Fruit Salad
Easy fruit salad for a quick side dish using canned peaches, pineapple, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and bananas. The peach pie filling acts as a sweet dressing that brings everything together. Keeps up to two weeks and can also be served over ice cream or as a dessert topped with whipped cream.

Ingredients

8 servings
  • 1 (21 oz) can peach pie filling
  • 2 (15.5 oz) cans chunk pineapple, drained
  • 2 (11 oz) cans mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 package frozen strawberries, thawed or a pint of fresh berries
  • 4 bananas, sliced

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. In a large bowl with a cover, mix the pineapple, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and bananas together. Pour the peach pie filling over the fruit and stir until well mixed. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
  2. Keeps up to two weeks refrigerated and can also be served over homemade vanilla ice cream or as a dessert topped with whipped cream.

Tips and Techniques

Add the bananas just before serving if you plan to store the salad for more than a day, as they can brown. The peach pie filling acts as a natural preservative for the other fruits.

Ingredient Substitutions

  • peach pie filling: cherry or apple pie filling
  • frozen strawberries: fresh strawberries or frozen mixed berries
  • canned pineapple: fresh pineapple chunks

Equipment Needed

  • large bowl with lid
  • can opener