Classic 5 Cup Fruit Salad

Classic 5 Cup Fruit Salad

Fruit salad is a variety of fresh fruit served in a bowl. This fruit salad is called Five-Cup Fruit Salad because you use 1 cup of each ingredient!

5 Cup Fruit Salad is also known as Ambrosia Salad or 24-hour salad. The earliest known mention of the salad is in the 1867 cookbook Dixie Cookery by Maria Massey Barringer. The name references the food of the Greek gods.

Fruit salad with sour cream is a great recipe that you will come back to again and again.

INGREDIENTS….

Pineapple chunks

Mandarin oranges

Sour cream

Coconut flakes, and

Mini Marshmallows.

It’s easy to put together and so good!

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days.

5-Cup Fruit Salad is one of those old Classic Recipes that your grandma would have made. She would be so proud you carried on the tradition.

Let your family enjoy this Fruit salad made with sour cream all year long. It will become a delicious family favorite recipe. 

This is such a simple recipe to make and takes just a few minutes to combine. Scroll down for the complete recipe.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup mini marshmallows
  • 1 cup drained mandarin oranges
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup drained pineapple chunks
  • 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut 

Instructions
 

  • Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Keyword 5 cup fruit salad, fruit salad