Whoa Horsey Salad

By srumbel

There are several things I love about this salad. First of all, it tastes rich and sweet, but we actually make it with low sugar ingredients. However, you can go full sugar if you like. It is very much like a watergate salad, but with juicy bits of mandarin oranges and maraschino cherries, I like it a little better. :)

from southernplate

Ingredients

• 8 oz can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 8 oz can pineapple tidbits, undrained
• 11 oz can mandarin oranges, undrained
• 10-12 maraschino cherries
• Small box instant vanilla pudding (I use Sugar Free)
• 8 oz Cool Whip
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, optional

Preparation

Step 1

1.Drain juice from pineapple tidbits and mandarin oranges into mixing bowl. Whisk in pudding mix until smooth.
2.Cut mandarin oranges in half and chop maraschino cherries.
3.Add all fruit and nuts to pudding mixture and stir gently to combine.
4.Fold in Cool Whip.
5.Refrigerate several hours before serving.
Note: I used fruits packed in 100% juice and sugar free pudding mix. Regular pudding mix and fruit packed in syrup can be substituted.