Aunt Kathryn's Holiday Fruit Salad

Aunt Kathryn's Holiday Fruit Salad
Aunt Kathryn's Holiday Fruit Salad
Aunt Kathryn's recipe for Holiday Fruit Salad that we have at Thanksgiving and /or Christmas every year.
  • Preparing Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Served Person: 1
vegetarian white meat free tree nut free nut free contains gluten red meat free shellfish free contains eggs dairy free pescatarian
  • for the sauce:
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • for the salad:
  • 1 can mandarin oranges
  • 4 apples diced (i prefer to omit them)
  • 2 cans pineapple (drain & save the juice)
  • 5 bananas sliced
  • 1 sm bottle maraschino cherries
  • 1 tbsp corn starch rounded
  • Carbohydrate 435.169048496948 g
  • Cholesterol 9.8 mg
  • Fat 7.13751753363267 g
  • Fiber 44.0172679702236 g
  • Protein 22.7146759737948 g
  • Saturated Fat 2.35885447600618 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 Serving (3077g)
  • Sodium 37493.9801828992 mg
  • Sugar 391.151780526724 g
  • Trans Fat 2.25330440027635 g
  • Calories 1747 calories

- Reserve about 1/4 C of juice; mix with 1 Tbsp cornstarch. - Heat (but do not boil) remaining 1 C pineapple juice & 1/2 C orange juice in sauce pan. - Beat 2 eggs, then add 2/3 C sugar and the juice-cornstarch mixture. Slowly add some of the heated juice to increase temp and then add everything back to the saucepan. - Stir constantly as it cooks on low heat until it bubbles and becomes clear. Turn off heat. - Stir in 1 Tbsp lemon juice and 1 Tbsp butter. - While sauce is cooling, cut up fruit & combine in large serving bowl. - Pour chilled sauce over fruit and mix well. Chill until served.