Easiest Fruit Salad takes minutes to toss together. Studded with mini marshmallow, this is a classic Midwestern fruit salad recipe!
It doesn’t get more Midwestern then Easiest Fruit Salad!
This fresh and fun, easy fruit salad recipe combines fresh fruit, juicy canned fruit, plus mini marshmallow (that’s the “fun” part!) to create a special snack, sweet side, or dessert.
Easiest Fruit Salad also goes by another name – Recital Fruit. The recipe is from my friend Laura’s Mom who made the magical concoction of fresh strawberries, bananas, mandarin oranges, and marshmallows for us to devour during rehearsals for our spring dance recital each year growing up.
Needing sustenance into the wee hours of the morning, which rehearsals usually went until, she’d send a big tub along with a plethora of plastic spoons so everyone could scoop up their fair share of this sweet, super-Midwestern fruit salad.
I mean, marshmallows in a fruit salad? Brilliant!
They get soft and mousse-like after soaking up the juices of the fruit and melt into the strawberry-banana flavor spiked with mandarin oranges, I adore this combo and have yet to meet someone who doesn’t!
Like I said, the recipe couldn’t be easier. Start by slicing 1lb strawberries.
Add the strawberries to a large bowl then add 1 can drained mandarin oranges packed in water that have been drained.
In goes 2 sliced large bananas, or 3 small sliced bananas (if making ahead of time, add these just before serving.)
Followed by 1 cup mini marshmallows. Like I said – pure Midwest, purely delish. Easiest Fruit Salad MUST have mini marshmallows!
Toss to combine then stash in the fridge for 30 minutes to an hour to give the marshmallows time to soften and soak up some of the yummy juices from the strawberries and mandarin oranges.
Whether you’re from the midwest or not, you will love this special little snack! Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 lb strawberries, sliced
- 15 oz can mandarin oranges packed in water, drained
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 2 large or 3 small bananas, sliced
Directions
- Add all ingredients into a large bowl then fold to combine.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour which will allow the natural juices of the strawberries and oranges to release and create a light syrup then serve. Serve within 2 days.
Nutrition
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We made this weeekend for Easter Brunch and EVERYONE loved. Age 3-66! All were happy. Thanks for sharing.
Oh I’m SO glad to hear it, Kate! Thanks for the nice note to let me know! :)
This looks delicious and is so easy to put together. It is definitely going to be
added to our fourth of july cookout.
Thank you for providing.
I just finished making this super easy fruit salad to take to my church for a fundraiser. It is so pretty and looks delicious. Thanks for making my morning do easy!
It’s even better if you add peach pie filling, frozen sweetened strawberries and pineapple tidbits.
Yay!! I used to dance too!! But I never had a yummy fruit salad like this to munch on!!