Bring in some of those summery flavors and plenty of refreshing vibes with this creamy fruit salad. Made with fresh fruits as well as a few jarred items, it’s way better than a canned fruit cocktail and perfect for serving up at parties or for snacks.

A Very Simple Dessert Recipe

Fruit salad in small bowls with whipped cream on top.

This fruit salad recipe is a favorite in our home, one that tastes like a sweet treat yet brims with your favorite fruit combinations.

And it’s one of the easiest desserts to make.

The recipe features mandarin oranges, green apples, maraschino cherries, red grapes, mini marshmallows, and all those tasty flavors come together for an easy fresh fruit salad everyone loves.

Think Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad

If you’re a fan of ambrosia fruit salad, then you’ll no doubt love this fresh fruit salad. Instead of being made with sour cream and coconut, it has a creamy texture from condensed milk.

With all these flavors coming together, this delicious fruit salad almost tastes like a strawberry banana cheesecake.

Well, that’s if you use strawberries and bananas!

I put them into this fruit salad recipe, but it’s a versatile one you can make your way with whatever chopped fruits you love or can find in any season.

A large clear glass bowl filled with fruit salad. The salad has bananas, apples, strawberries, blueberries, mini marshmallows, cherries, and mandarin oranges.

Ingredients For Condensed Fruit Salad

Container of mandarin oranges, drained
Bananas, sliced
Strawberries, sliced
Mini marshmallows
Green apple, sliced
Maraschino cherries, drained
Seedless red grapes, sliced
Blueberries
Lemon juice
Sweetened condensed milk

Full recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

How To Make Fruit Salad

Condensed milk in a clear glass bowl. There is a red and white checkered kitchen towel on the left of the bowl.

Start by adding the condensed milk to a bowl.

Pouring lemon juice into a mixing bowl with condensed milk. The bowl is a clear glass bowl.

Pour the lemon juice into the bowl with the condensed milk and mix well.

The lemon juice will help keep the fruit from turning brown, and it gives it a fresh taste.

Diced fresh strawberries in a large clear glass mixing bowl. There's a red and white checkered kitchen towel next to it.

Slice the strawberries and add them to a large mixing bowl.

Strawberries and blueberries in a clear glass baking dish. There's a red and white checkered kitchen towel next to the bowl.

Next, add the blueberries to the bowl.

Strawberries, blueberries, and mandarin oranges in a clear glass baking dish. There's a red and white checkered kitchen towel next to the bowl.

Add the mandarin oranges to the bowl.

Strawberries, blueberries, sliced grapes, cherries, and mandarin oranges in a clear glass baking dish. There's a red and white checkered kitchen towel next to the bowl.

Next, add the cherries. The cherries were already pitted, but I had to pull off the stems.

Strawberries, blueberries, sliced grapes, and mandarin oranges in a clear glass baking dish. There's a red and white checkered kitchen towel next to the bowl.

Add the sliced grapes to the bowl.

Strawberries, blueberries, sliced grapes, cherries, mini marshmallows, and mandarin oranges in a clear glass baking dish. There's a red and white checkered kitchen towel next to the bowl.

Next, add the mini marshmallows to the bowl.

Apples, marshmallows, and grapes in a large glass bowl.

Top the marshmallows with sliced apples.

Apples, marshmallows, bananas, and grapes in a large glass bowl.

Add the sliced bananas on top and toss the fruit.

Fruit salad with a mixture of condensed milk and lemon juice poured over the top. The fruit is in a clear glass mixing bowl.

Pour the condensed milk mixture over the fruit and gently toss until all of the fruit is covered.

Fruit salad, covered in condensed milk and lemon juice in four small bowls.

Add the fruit salad to cups or refrigerate until you are ready to use it.

Cool Whip topping is optional, but I totally recommend it because it’s the best finishing touch.

Optional Ingredients

The great thing about this recipe is that you can add your favorite fruits and switch it out when in season.

Coconut flakes
Pecans
Walnuts
Lime juice (instead of lemon)
Red apples

How To Store The Fruit Salad

Store the fruit salad in an airtight container or cover it with plastic wrap and keep it refrigerated.

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Easy Fruit Salad With Condensed Milk

With your favorite fruit and a few sweet enhancements, you can make this condensed milk fruit salad for your family and friends.

Every time I make the simple fruit salad, I serve it in a large bowl, and it still isn’t enough to satisfy everyone. It seriously vanishes almost as quickly as I put it on the table.

This fresh fruit salad recipe is ideal for picnics, barbecues, holidays, family gatherings, or even for a dessert any night that sneaks in more nutrition.

How To Make Fruit Salad With Condensed Milk

4.30 from 10 votes

Julie Pollitt

With your favorite fruit and a few sweet enhancements, you can make this condensed milk fruit salad for your family and friends. Every time I make it, I serve it in a large bowl, and it still isn’t enough to satisfy everyone. It seriously vanishes almost as quickly as I put it on the table.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 341 kcal

Ingredients

23- ounce jar mandarin oranges drained
10- ounce jar maraschino cherries drained
2 cups strawberries sliced
1 cup blueberries
2 cups seedless grapes sliced
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 green apple sliced (medium apple)
2 bananas sliced
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
Cool Whip for topping optional

Instructions

Pour the condensed milk and lemon juice into a small bowl and mix well to combine.
Drain the mandarin oranges and cherries.
Slice the strawberries, grapes, apples, and bananas.
Add the strawberries, blueberries, mandarin oranges, cherries, grapes, marshmallows, apples, and bananas to a large mixing bowl and toss.
Next, pour the condensed milk mixture over the top and mix until all of the fruit is covered.
Serve!

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Notes

The marschino cherries were pitted, but I did have to pull the stems off before adding them to the bowl.

I used bottled lemon juice, but you can also use fresh lemon juice if you have it.

I sliced the apples and bananas last so they wouldn't turn brown before being covered with lemon juice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 341kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 77mgFiber: 5gSugar: 63g

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