Overnight Fruit Salad Recipe

Name: Overnight Fruit Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Salads
Ingredients: 1 cup (20 oz.) pineapple chunks in heavy syrup, drained reserving 2 Tbsp. syrup; 3 egg yolks, beaten; 2 Tbsp. sugar; 2 Tbsp. white vinegar; 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine; 1/8 tsp. salt; 2 cans (17 oz. ea.) pitted white Royal Anne cherries, drained; 2 cans (11 oz. ea.) mandarin oranges, drained; 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows; 1 cup whipping cream

Servings: persons

1 cup (20 oz.) pineapple chunks in heavy syrup, drained reserving 2 Tbsp. syrup
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. white vinegar
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/8 tsp. salt
2 cans (17 oz. ea.) pitted white Royal Anne cherries, drained
2 cans (11 oz. ea.) mandarin oranges, drained
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup whipping cream

1
Chill a small bowl and beaters from an electric mixer.
2
Place pineapple chunks in large bowl; set aside.
3
In the top of a double boiler over hot water, combine egg yolks, sugar, vinegar, reserved pineapple syrup, butter, and salt.
4
Stirring constantly, cook mixture about 4 minutes or until thickened.
5
Remove from heat and allow to cool.
6
Chill 30 minutes.
7
Add cherries, mandarin oranges, and marshmallows to pineapple chunks.
8
Stir in chilled dressing. In chilled bowl, beat whipping cream until peaks form; fold into fruit mixture.
9
Chill over night.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup (20 oz.) pineapple chunks in heavy syrup, drained reserving 2 Tbsp. syrup, 3 egg yolks, beaten, 2 Tbsp. sugar, 2 Tbsp. white vinegar, and more.

Yes, Overnight Fruit Salad falls under the Salads category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Overnight Fruit Salad

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