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Easy Fruit Salad Recipe with Marshmallows!

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Easy Fruit Salad Recipe with Marshmallows

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Easy Fruit Salad Recipe with Marshmallows

Brighten up your menu this week with this Easy Fruit Salad Recipe with Marshmallows!

Whether you’re looking for a fun and fresh dinner side recipe, or are just wondering what to serve up at your next party, this Tangerine Fruit Salad is IT!

In addition to fresh apples, pears, and bananas, the Noble Juicy Crunch tangerines add such an outrageously delicious punch of flavor!

Trust me… you won’t believe how fast this easy fruit salad will disappear!

Just cut up your fruit, mix up your homemade sweet citrus dressing, allow the flavors to marinate while chilling in the refrigerator, then ENJOY!

So are you ready to make something deliciously irresistible tonight?

Here’s what you’ll need to make your own sweet, fresh fruit salad…

How Do You Make a Simple Fruit Salad?

It’s actually so easy to make a delicious fresh fruit salad!

Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Make and chill your fruit salad dressing.

2. Wash and cut the fruit.

3. Stir the dressing into your salad.

4. Chill the fruit salad in your refrigerator.

5. Add sliced bananas and mini marshmallows just before serving, and stir one more time.

See? I told you it was EASY!

Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Easy Fruit Salad Recipe with Marshmallows and Fresh Fruit

What is a Fruit Salad Made Of?

There are several different fruits you can use when making a fresh fruit salad, but here is my favorite flavor combination…

  • Noble Juicy Crunch Tangerines
  • Gala Apples
  • Pears
  • Bananas
  • Sweet Citrus Dressing – I’ll show you how to make your own homemade version
  • Mini Marshmallows

Where Do The Best Tangerines Come From?

When it comes to tangerines, I’ve personally found that the grove fresh Juicy Crunch Tangerines from Noble Citrus top the charts!

So what’s so special about Noble Juicy Crunch tangerines? Well… not only are they ridiculously juicy, but they are truly the sweetest tangerine I’ve ever tasted!

Trust me… you’ll be seeing the light at the end of the Winter tunnel with every crunchy, juicy bite!

In technical terms… Noble Juicy Crunch has the highest Brix (natural sugar solids measure) of any full-size tangerine: 17 Brix vs. 10 – 12 in most other high end tangerines.

I also love that they come from a family farm started back in 1926 in sunny Florida.

After a four decade breeding program, 1,600 seedling grafts, waiting five more years for each tree to mature and become a full fruit-bearing tree, the Noble Juicy Crunch tangerine was born and has become the crown jewel of the farm.

It took patience and a lot of time to develop these easy-to-peel tangerines bursting with flavor.

When you take your first bite you’ll know why they were so worth the wait!

Noble Citrus is all about old fashioned quality, and generation after generation has carried on their delicious traditions while also developing incredible new varieties, so you know they’re going to be good!

Learn more and find out where you can buy your Juicy Crunch tangerines here at Noble Citrus.

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Easy Fruit Salad Recipe with Marshmallows

Brighten up your menu this week with this Easy Fruit Salad Recipe with Marshmallows!
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. Water
  • 2 tbsp. Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tsp. Lemon Juice
  • 2 tbsp. Orange Juice
  • 2 Noble Juicy Crunch Tangerines
  • 2 Gala Apples
  • 2 Pears
  • 1 Banana
  • 1 1/2 cups Mini Marshmallows

Instructions

  • To make the citrus dressing, bring water and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
  • Once water begins to boil, immediately reduce heat to low, and pour in orange juice and lemon juice. Allow to simmer for a couple of minutes, then transfer citrus dressing to the refrigerator to cool.
  • While your citrus dressing is cooling in the refrigerator, peel and separate tangerines, core and cut your pears, and core and cut your apples.
  • Add tangerines, pears, and apples to medium bowl, and pour citrus dressing over fruit. Stir with wooden spoon, then cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 2+ hours so flavors can marinate together.
  • When ready to serve, remove fruit salad from refrigerator, add sliced banana and mini marshmallows, gently stir again, and ENJOY!
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

So wasn’t that easy?  Nothing beats a delicious fresh fruit salad!  I’m giving you a fair warning though… it will disappear FAST! 🙂

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  4. CoCo says

    This looks like the perfect way to kick off healthy eating habits, Heidi! I love all kinds of citrus fruits so I’m super excited to try this recipe. It looks amazing and the marshmallows are going to be a fun addition too. Hugs, CoCo

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  9. Her Digital Coffee says

    I love this! Adding marshmallows to your fruit salad is such a fun and creative way to switch things up. It’s very cool that Noble Juicy Crunch tangerines come from a family farm! Thank you for sharing, I’ll be making this!

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  14. Val says

    This sounds yummy! I suppose with all the health fruits, it almost negates the unhealthy marshmallows! 🙂 Nectarines are delicious. We will have to look for Nobel Juicy Crunch!

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    • Heidi says

      Haha… yes, the marshmallows will get cancelled out here. 🙂 You will love the Noble Juicy Crunch tangerines too, Val – they’re so sweet and juicy!

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