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Honey Vanilla Fruit Salad

May 11, 2017

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Honey Vanilla Fruit Salad – Fresh chopped fruit coated in a sweet orange honey vanilla dressing.

close up of Honey Vanilla Fruit Salad

This recipe takes a short cut by using a jar of pre segmented mandarin oranges packed in fruit juice.  The oranges go into the fruit salad and the mandarin orange juice gets combined with honey and vanilla to make the dressing.

2 bowls full of Honey Vanilla Fruit Salad

As the fresh cut fruits rest in the dressing, they will begin to release some of their juices creating extra sauce.  Be sure to stir the fruit salad well before serving.

Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to three days.

Watch the step by step recipe video for Honey Vanilla Fruit Salad below.

close up of honey vanilla fruit salad

Honey Vanilla Fruit Salad

Honey Vanilla Fruit Salad - Fresh chopped fruit coated in a sweet orange honey vanilla dressing.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 164kcal
Author: Amanda Finks
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5 from 6 votes

Ingredients

  • 1 pineapple peeled, cored, and chopped
  • 16 oz. strawberries stemmed & quartered
  • 12 oz. blueberries
  • 4 kiwi peeled & sliced
  • 1 (23.5 oz.) container mandarin oranges in juice
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, add the pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, and kiwi.
  • Drain the juice from the mandarin oranges (keep the juice). Add the orange segments to the bowl with the rest of the fruit.
  • In a medium bowl, add 3 tablespoons of the reserved mandarin juice. Add the honey and vanilla. Whisk to combine.
  • Pour the honey vanilla sauce over the fruit. Gently stir until the fruit is well coated.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion = 1/10th of the salad | Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 2g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 422mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 560IU | Vitamin C: 124.7mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 0.8mg
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword fruit salad recipe, fruit salad with dressing, honey fruit salad, vanilla fruit salad
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Comments

  1. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    May 12, 2017 at 11:03 AM

    so good and so simple! LOVE this especially in the summer!

    Reply
  2. chefxchange says

    May 16, 2017 at 5:56 AM

    5 stars
    Everyone is getting ready for summer! Thanks for sharing this post – loved it!

    Reply
  3. Judy says

    July 7, 2017 at 12:22 PM

    Never heard of stemmed strawberrys
    Before why do we do this?

    And how do you stem strawberries?
    Planning to make this today.

    Reply
    • Amanda Finks says

      July 14, 2017 at 12:40 PM

      Hi Judy, Stemmed strawberries means strawberries with the stems cut off. Most people don’t like the taste of the green strawberry stems.

      Reply
    • Nancy says

      May 19, 2018 at 11:35 PM

      5 stars
      Use a straw! Run the straw from bottom of strawberry thru the stem’. Fast and almost “mess less”

      Reply
  4. Jules says

    December 20, 2017 at 11:57 PM

    How far ahead can this be made?

    Reply
    • Esther McGuire says

      December 15, 2018 at 2:06 PM

      How long will this keep refrigerated?

      Reply
  5. Chrissy says

    February 9, 2018 at 5:23 PM

    5 stars
    This is wonderful! I never thought to combine honey and vanilla for a fruit salad, but it’s so tasty.

    Reply
  6. April says

    February 9, 2018 at 6:04 PM

    5 stars
    Oh, I’m super intrigued by the vanilla. I bet it tastes fantastic!

    Reply
  7. Frenita says

    June 12, 2018 at 9:59 PM

    Does the sauce keep the fruit from turning brown? How long will it last in the refrigerator before serving at its peak?

    Reply
  8. Belinda says

    January 19, 2019 at 11:39 AM

    5 stars
    I used red and green grapes, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, along with small cups of mandarin oranges. I stirred in the sauce just before serving. Huge hit!

    Reply
  9. PAOLINA KENNEDY says

    April 20, 2019 at 4:22 AM

    Can you use canned pineapple chunks instead of fresh?

    Reply
    • Matt says

      September 8, 2019 at 11:50 AM

      I did and wish I didn’t. It’s fine, but they were overly sweet and the brightness of the rest of the fruit made the pineapple chunks look old.

      Reply
  10. Karen Petrie says

    June 24, 2019 at 2:19 PM

    5 stars
    The dressing was the HIT of the party! Everyone at the dinner party we went to this weekend loved it and the guys were telling their wives “yes get that recipe”
    Thank you for a new twist on fruit salad.

    Reply
  11. Tahesha says

    August 19, 2019 at 12:41 PM

    Can you use watermelon in this recipe?

    Reply
  12. Hazel Watson says

    October 4, 2019 at 11:10 AM

    how long does it last

    Reply
  13. Allison Marsh says

    February 12, 2020 at 4:02 PM

    It would be really helpful to know how far in advance this can be made, overnight? Has anyone had success making this ahead?

    Reply

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