Description
Sunshine Salad is a refreshing and easy-to-make fruit salad featuring pineapple, mandarin oranges, and bananas, all combined with sugar-free vanilla pudding mix for a creamy, sweet touch without the added calories. Perfect as a light dessert or a healthy snack, this no-cook recipe is ready in just over an hour and is sure to brighten your day.
Ingredients
Fruits
- 1 fresh pineapple, cored and cut into chunks
- 1 can (15 oz) Mandarin oranges in light syrup
- 2 bananas, peeled and sliced
Dressing
- 1 box (4 serving size) Jell-O sugar-free vanilla instant pudding mix
Instructions
- Prepare the Fruit: Keep the Mandarin oranges in their light syrup and do not drain. Chop the fresh pineapple into chunks and peel and slice the bananas.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges with syrup, and sliced bananas.
- Add Pudding Mix: Evenly sprinkle the dry sugar-free vanilla pudding mix over the combined fruit. Avoid mixing it with milk as this recipe uses the dry mix directly with fruit.
- Mix Thoroughly: Stir the fruit and pudding mix thoroughly so the dry pudding coats the fruit evenly.
- Chill: Cover the bowl and refrigerate the salad for at least one hour to allow flavors to meld and pudding mix to thicken slightly.
- Serve: Serve cold, approximately one cup per serving.
Notes
- Do not drain the mandarin oranges as the syrup helps blend flavors and adds sweetness.
- Use sugar-free pudding mix to keep the recipe lower in calories and sugar.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour to achieve the best texture and flavor.
- This salad is best served fresh but can be refrigerated up to 24 hours.
- Adjust fruit quantities to serve more or fewer people as needed.
