5 Cup Salad

This church cookbook 5 Cup Salad recipe is a perfect and sweet treat. Great for parties, picnics or dessert! This fruit salad is always a family favorite!

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Shopping list:

• sour cream
• sweetened coconut flakes
• mini marshmallows
• canned pineapple tidbits
• canned mandarin oranges

Recipes from old Minnesota church cookbooks are some of my favorites, especially fruit salad recipes like this. They bring me back to my childhood.

Today's 5 Cup Salad was found in a church cookbook I bought at a garage sale awhile back. I especially love this classic recipe because it's not as sweet as other fruit or fluff salads tend to be. The sour cream base does get sweet from the marshmallows, coconut and fruit, but it's not overly sweet.

I remember eating sweet fruit salads like this at potlucks when I was young, and it's perfect for that, parties, the lunch box or a simple snack or dessert at home.

We love so many different fruit salads at our house! This Lemon Fluff, Frozen Fruit Salad, Orange Jello Salad and Peach Fruit Salad are some of our favorites!

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You can add or substitute with these ingredients:

• use canned peaches instead of oranges
• use maraschino cherries instead of pineapple
• use fruity mini marshmallows instead of regular
• use yogurt instead of sour cream

Recipe tips:

• Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to three days.

• Don't skip refrigerating before serving. This time allows the flavors to combine.

Yield 6 servings

Author Hot Eats and Cool Reads

Prep time

5 Min

Inactive time

5 Hour

Total time

5 H & 5 M

5 Cup Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
• 1 cup mini marshmallows
• 1 cup canned pineapple tidbits, drained
• 1 cup canned mandarin oranges, drained

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Mix, cover and refrigerate for at least 5 hours, or overnight.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

178.97

Fat

11.44 g

Sat. Fat

7.62 g

Carbs

18.85 g

Fiber

1.79 g

Net carbs

17.08 g

Sugar

13.92 g

Protein

1.77 g

Sodium

60.51 mg

Cholesterol

22.62 mg

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