Frozen Fruit Salad or Slushy Fruit Salad is made up of canned fruit and put in the freezer to harden. Then, after the fruit to thaw for just a bit, this fruit salad recipe is cool on a hot day and great for lunches, brunches or a bridal shower.
This fruit salad is a surprise. It uses mostly canned fruits (besides the bananas) and it is so good and flavorful. In fact, your family will love this Frozen Fruit Salad. Why? Well, another name for it is Slushy Fruit Salad. The fruit, along with some juices, are frozen overnight and the next day a slushy and icy fruit salad.
This fruit salad is perfect to make ahead of time for a brunch, baby or bridal shower. It is also just plain good to eat. Of course, most fruit is, like this Poppy Seed Fruit Salad or Crock Pot Fruit Salad.
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Ingredients
- orange juice - concentrate
- peaches - I use 100% juice
- bananas
- pineapple - crushed
- sugar
- maraschino cherries
- lemon juice
The sliced peaches and crushed pineapple are in 100% juice. The peach juice will be reserved for for later.
The cherries may have to have the stems taken off. You can also cut the cherries in half, if desired. I did not cut the cherries in half.
Reserving the juice
The juice needs to be reserved from the peaches but not the pineapple. The pineapple juice will go into the fruit salad with the pineapple.
To drain the peach juice, I preferred to put it into a measuring cup. You will want about 2 cups of juice, adding as much water as necessary to get to two cups. The sugar will be stirred into the peach juice mixture as well.
Orange juice concentrate
I used pulp free orange juice concentrate, but that is up to you. The frozen orange juice concentrate will need to be thawed enough to pour over the fruit and stirred in easily.
The lemon juice is simply to help the bananas not to turn brown and also to counter some of the sweet. You could also add lime juice instead of lemon juice.
Mixing together the frozen fruit salad
To make this fruit recipe, drain the juices from the peaches and set the juice aside. Then, cut the peaches into chunks and add to a large freezer safe bowl. Add in the bananas, pineapple and cherries.
The orange juice and peach juice with lemon juice will be stirred in.
Freezing the fruit
The bowl with the fruit in it will be placed in the freezer for 8 hours or overnight. Then 1-2 hours before serving, pull the fruit out of the freezer and let start to thaw.
The fruit will get slushy and delicious!
Alternatives
I like putting the fruit in a big bowl and freezing it that way. Then after it thaws a little, put it in cups to serve. Alternatively, you can place the fruit mixture in cups, then freeze. When ready to serve, the fruit will take less time to thaw. However, you do need a little more space in the freezer.
FAQ
Yes, grapes would be delicious and easy to add.
Yes, you can, but I like the separate cans of peaches and cherries.
Concentrate is best for this recipe because the flavor is stronger and it freezes well.
Enjoy this frozen fruit salad on Easter Sunday or for a baby shower or bridal shower. This make ahead fruit salad recipe is perfect for busy days and holidays!
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📖 Recipe
Frozen Fruit Salad
Print PinEquipment
- 1 large bowl
Ingredients
- 29 oz peaches in 100% juice
- 20 oz crushed pineapple
- 10 oz maraschino cherries stems off and cut in half if desired
- 2 bananas cut
- 12 oz orange juice concentrate frozen
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Drain the peaches and reserve the juice in a large measuring cup.
- After draining the peaches, cut the peaches into bite sized pieces.
- Add the peaches and pineapple (with the pineapple juice) in a large freezer safe bowl.
- Slice bananas and add to bowl. Drain the cherries and discard the juice. Add to the bowl of fruit.
- Add the lemon juice to the peach juice. Add enough water to the peach juice to equal 2 cups.
- Stir in the sugar to the peach juice.
- Pour peach juice and orange juice over the fruit. Stir.
- Freeze fruit for at least 8 hours or over night.
- Remove from freezer about 1-2 hours before serving so the fruit starts to thaw.
- Serve slushy and chilled.
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