Betty's Mother's Christmas Fruit Salad Recipe

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make her Mothers Christmas Fruit Salad with Brown Sugar Dressing. This salad has been a Christmas tradition in my family all of my life (and even farther back). It is a beautiful salad, very healthy, and tastes wonderful!

Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 tablespoon white vinegar
2 seedless oranges, peeled, sliced, and cut into quarter-slices
2 red delicious apples, chopped (You dont need to peel these.)
2 pears, chopped (You dont need to peel these.)
1 bunch of red seedless grapes, with each grape halved
3 bananas, peeled and sliced

In a small saucepan stir together 1 ¼ cups brown sugar and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Add 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon white vinegar. Place over low heat, and cook, stirring constantly, until the dressing is thickened. Remove from heat, let sit at room temperature, and then refrigerate until ready to use. Prepare 2 seedless oranges, 2 red apples, 2 pears, a bunch of red seedless grapes, and 3 bananas, as directed above. Place all of the prepared fruit in a large clear bowl. Pour the cooled brown sugar over the fruit and fold until all of the fruit gets some coating. Cover the bowl of fruit with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. You may serve this fruit salad directly from the bowl, or spoon it into individual sherbet glasses for an elegant look. It wouldnt be Christmas at my house without Mamas Fruit Salad! If you do not have a tradition like this in your family, I hope you will start one this year. Its one of the best parts of Christmas! Merry Christmas to all! Love, Betty 

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[ThePinkMyth]

One thing I love about you, Betty, is that you keep your family traditions and Southern traditions alive. You seem to appreciate memories, people and just life in general. Instead of always following trends, I love and appreciate that you are here to show me timeless techniques and recipes I can pass down to my children one day.

[bettyskitchen]

@ThePinkMyth Thanks for your lovely comment! Yes, I really love traditions, particularly holiday traditions!

--Betty  :)

[1lovemocha]

I am getting ready for the Christmas holidays and am getting ideas... I will try this fruit salad for our Canadian Thanksgiving on Oct.10. Listening to you speak of your mama makes me miss my mom so much. The holidays are never quite the same are they? But keeping with tradition helps. This video put a lump in my throat.

[bettyskitchen]

@1lovemocha You're right...the holidays are never the same. I do try to keep the family traditions alive. I hope you enjoy the fruit salad!

--Betty :)

[sandpikd2213]

hi Betty,, can i add milk/whip cream instead of water to the dressing, just to make a creamy sauce, do u think it will taste nice?

[bettyskitchen]

@sandpikd2213 To make it creamy, I would suggest making the sauce (with less water), then cool the sauce and fold in whipped cream. But, substituting milk or cream in place of the water will give you a nice creamy sauce. Also, an option is to heat brown sugar and sour cream for a lovely fruit dip or sauce.

--Betty :)

[beerzzz]

Beautiful to see these family traditions preserved

[jessmellovideo]

Hi Betty (= Ive been watching your videos for about a week now... I really enjoy your stories and your great detail you put into your recipes... Growing up i did not have anyone to share their recipes with me.. I thank you for these videos and plan on starting traditions with my family.. Thanks Again.. (=

[sandpikd2213]

@bettyskitchen wow,thanx for responding Betty, i cant wait to try it out.

[bettyskitchen]

@carebears400 Yes, I've put in pecans quite often. I love the addition of nuts.

--Betty  :)

[carebears400]

Have you ever tried putting nuts in it?