The BEST fruit salad recipe! Old-fashioned Marshmallow Fruit Salad has pineapple, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and marshmallows all tossed in a creamy sour cream dressing. Only 5 ingredients!
I also have a Tropical Marshmallow Fruit Salad and a Pistachio Marshmallow Salad!
I know it looks like I showed up with a bowl of marshmallows today, but I swear there’s fruit in there too.
My oldest started talking about fruit salad as soon as our weather warmed up.
My kids eat fruit all day long but for some reason, he wants it cut up and tossed together. In an effort to become the favorite parent while my husband is deployed, I threw in some marshmallows.
This is the easiest fruit salad you will ever make! It usually mostly canned fruit so there’s not a whole lot of prep work involved.
Marshmallow Fruit Salad Ingredients
- Pineapple tidbits – these are a little bit smaller than the pineapple chunks so if you can’t find them, just grab a can of chunks and give them a rough chop.
- Mandarin oranges – the canned kind.
- Fresh strawberries
- Mini marshmallows
- Sour cream – this is it for the sauce! The fruit, as it sits, starts to put out juice and it all mixes together to create a sweet, fruity sauce.
Keep scrolling for ingredient amounts!
Instructions
- Combine ingredients. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold pineapple tidbits, mandarin oranges, sliced strawberries, mini marshmallows, and sour cream together until all the fruit is covered.
- Chill. Let sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
How Long Is It Good For?
Marshmallow Fruit Salad will be fine in the fridge for about 3 days. After that it will become very liquidy and not so tasty.
Make sure to store it in an airtight container (these glass containers are my favorite for all leftovers!) to keep it fresh for as long as possible.
Can You Make Marshmallow Fruit Salad Ahead?
Yes! You need to make it at least an hour before you serve it.
It should be fine to make the night before and just let it chill until you are ready to serve. But keep it mind that the fruit will release more liquid the longer it sits so I still think it’s best served the day it’s made.
Can You Freeze Fruit Salad?
I don’t recommend freezing this fruit salad. Sour cream doesn’t freeze well and I think all the fruit would become a mushy mess once defrosted.
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Marshmallow Fruit Salad
The BEST fruit salad recipe! Old-fashioned Marshmallow Fruit Salad has pineapple, mandarin oranges, strawberries, and marshmallows all tossed in a creamy sour cream dressing. Only 5 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 20 ounce can pineapple tidbits, drained
- 2 11 ounce cans mandarin oranges, drained
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 1 10.5 ounce bag mini marshmallows
- 1 8 ounce container sour cream
Instructions
- Gentle fold all ingredients together until all the fruit and marshmallows are covered with sour cream. Allow to sit in the refrigerator for an hour before serving.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 276Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 44mgCarbohydrates: 57gFiber: 3gSugar: 42gProtein: 3g
Beti | easyweeknightrecipes says
My favorite kind of fruit salad!! SO YUMMY!
katerina @ diethood.com says
Such a fantastic dessert!! We loved it SO much!
Allyson Zea says
I had never heard of this before and I can’t wait to give it a try! I am sure my kids will LOVE it!
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
This Marshmallow Fruit Salad is such an amazing flavor combo!! Would love to try it!
Catalina says
My kid goes crazy over marshmallow. This salad is the best excuse to eat some fruit!
Jo says
Wow, my kids love this treat! I never thought of adding marshmallow in fruit salad, But it turns out really great! Yummy!
Lynne Huether says
I make a very similar salad with a few twits. My recipe calls for green seedless grapes, cut in half, pineapple chunks, and mandarin oranges. Then you add the marshmellows. The difference is you add equal amounts of sour cream and mayo. Mix the dressing well and then add 2 tsp. of white sugar. Blend into the dressing well. Add coconut and then combine and fruit mixture and the dressing. This salad is best if it sits in the frig for at least 2 – 3 hours. Everybody’s favourite hear.
Margie Hermosillo says
I have a Pistachio Ambrosia recipe that my husband loves! My sister used to buy it from the grocery store deli.
Pistachio Ambrosia
1-16oz can chunky pineapple
1- 8oz can crushed pineapples
1- sm.pkg. Pistachio pudding
1-cup chopped pecans
1- cup shredded coconut
1- 16oz Cool whip
1- cup mini marshmallows
In lg. bowl mix both pineapples with juice, sprinkle pudding mix all over pineapple, mix gently. Let stand for 3 minutes, combine everything else and mix. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
I hope ya’ll like it!
amanda says
Thank you! I’ll be making this very soon! :)
Shirley sleeper says
I make a similar one with kool whip instead of sour cream along with instant pudding and fruit cocktail the more fruit the better
Nancy says
Ambrosia is very similar if you add coconut flakes and pineapple chunks to your recipe
Kathy Davis says
I’ve made this using instant vanilla pudding. Just mix the pudding with the juice from the pineapple and mandarin oranges
Lisa says
My mom made this when i was a kid. My cousin Randy always requested this at family gatherings. She used to put apples, grapes,and bananas in it along with the oranges and pineapple. They help keep the bananas and apples from turning too soon. You could always just add some when you dish it up.
Diane says
we made this back in the 70’s often my mom would make it with fruit cocktail mix and would add in dry coconut. the longer it sat in the frig the better it got. I would say this is as good as it gets! Now I want some. You made my taste buds remember LOL!
nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says
Price would die for this. He loves salads like this. And askes for ambrosia as well. I don’t get it tho so he just buys it. But I could totally get behind this!
Vanessa says
My family makes something similar.
Its a family favorite.
But definetly try adding a little instant jello (flavor of your choice)…it adds color & flavor
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
My aunt makes a salad a lot like this! Definitely was a staple for summer gatherings!
Cookbook Queen says
Most beautiful fruit salad of all time!!