Homemade Whipped Cream Fruit Salad – Family Favorite Dessert

It’s that time again! I’m bringing you more Halos® fun! So far, I’ve shared a Halos Honey Sugar Scrub and Chocolate Dipped Mandarin Orange Slices. This time, I’m sharing a delicious light dessert that’s a perfect addition to a spring meal, Homemade Whipped Cream Fruit Salad.

Since this month’s Halos® fun box was an Easter theme, it got me thinking about what I like to eat during spring. For me, spring signals all things fresh and green, so fruit salads are top on my list. And since it’s Halos® season, I thought, why not incorporate fresh mandarins in my fruit salad?!

Homemade Whipped Cream Fruit Salad

Now, the best thing about fruit salad is that you can customize the ingredients to suit your own taste. For example, I like maraschino cherries, but it isn’t my kids’ favorite, so I cut back on the amount I add in. None of us like too much coconut, so I add just enough to for texture. I love the crunch of nuts in the salad, but my boys aren’t fans, so I don’t add too many nuts. We all like the fresh fruit, so I added fresh grapes (I hate the mushy grapes in canned fruit cocktails) and Halos® instead of canned mandarins. Get the picture? Just swap out things you like with things you don’t or reduce ingredients to your own taste. Easy peasy!

Another great thing about this salad, the homemade whipped cream! Unlike the store bought whipped cream in the tub, you can adjust the amount of sugar in the cream to make it as sweet as you like. I opt for the less sweet, while my boys would add more sugar.

Once the fruits and add-ins are combined, fold in the whipped cream and serve. But fair warning, this homemade whipped cream fruit salad can be addictive!

What’s your favorite way to incorporate fresh fruit into dessert?

Homemade Whipped Cream Fruit Salad

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Serves	12
Prep time	35 minutes
Meal type	Dessert, Salad, Snack
Misc	Pre-preparable, Serve Cold

Homemade whipped cream fruit salad. A mix of fresh fruit and fruit cocktail that is dressed with homemade sweet whipped cream.

Ingredients

Fruit mix

• 2 - 20 ounce cans cold fruit cocktail - drained well
• 8 - 10 cold Halos mandarin oranges segments
• 2 cups cold grapes
• 1/2 bottle maraschino cherries- halved (add more to taste)
• 3 - 4 cups mini marshmallows (add more to taste)
• 1 -12 ounce can crushed pineapple - drained well (substitute with chopped pineapple)
• 3/4- 1 cups chopped walnuts (add more to taste)
• 3/4 - 1 cups sweetened shredded coconut (add more to taste)

Whipped cream

• 1 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 - 4 heaped tablespoons powdered sugar (add more to taste)
• 3 teaspoons maraschino cherries juice (optional)

Note

• Chill the cans of fruit and fresh fruit before assembly if you would like to serve immediately.
• Adjust sugar in the whipped cream to your taste.
• Adjust marshmallow, nuts, shredded coconut, and Halos mandarins to your taste.

Directions

Fruit mix

Step 1

Add all of the fruit mix ingredients into a large bowl. Toss to mix well. Set aside and prepare whipped cream.

Whipped cream

Step 2

Add heavy cream into a large bowl with powdered sugar. Whip until stiff peaks form. Taste and add more sugar if needed. Optional- add maraschino cherries juice with the powdered sugar if you want a pink color. Mix the whipped cream into the fruit mix. Serve or chill before serving.