Starring: Fruit Cocktail (The Recipes!)

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Fruit Cocktail We did an “Iron Chef” thing here last weekend, with Fruit Cocktail as the not-so-secret ingredient. We got a lot of great ideas! Thanks to all those who shared their recipes. I haven’t tried fruit cocktail beyond fruit salad, fruit cups and crema de fruita. With the ideas shared below, you and I can now put a little more twist to our typical fruit salad, and hey, even mix in fruit cocktail in a chicken dish!

Get those recipe cards and shopping lists out! Enjoy these wonderful fruit cocktail ideas.

Barbara’s Fruit Cocktail Custard Tart
Get yourself some little tart shells. Fill with fruit cocktail and custard and top with freshly whipped cream.
Barbara’s Fruit Cocktail Ricotta Cannoli
Mix fresh ricotta with the fruit cocktail. Fill the cannoli shells with the mixture. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve. She also dips both ends of the cannoli shells in chocolate.
Pao’s 3-Way Fruit Cocktail
Gelatin with fruit cocktail.
Fruit cocktail in pudding.
Fruit cocktail topped with whipped cream and chocolate or strawberry syrup.
Paz’s Sister’s Ice Box Cake
Drain fruit cocktail. Add sour cream, condensed milk, cream cheese and extra fresh fruits (e.g. mangoes and strawberries — this is optional).
In a serving dish, layer lady fingers (broas) then pour a scoop of the fruit mixture. Repeat the steps alternating the lady fingers and mixture.
Leave in freezer for about an hour — instant fruit salad cake!
Jeanny’s Fruit Cocktail with Macaroni Cream Salad
In a bowl, mix cream and condensed milk. Add drained fruit cocktail, cooked elbow macaroni and a cup of corn kernels. Mix well, chill and serve.
Bridget’s Chicken with Fruit Cocktail Dish
Saute ginger, garlic, onions, chicken fillet, a dash of oyster sauce, chicharo, and a cup of fruit cocktail. Add water, thicken with cornstarch. Sprinkle green onions in the end.
Konjaro’s Fruit Salad
Mix 2/3c sugar, 2T flour, 2 slightly beaten eggs, 1/4c orange juice, 3T lemon juice, 1T butter and 1c pineapple juice. Heat mixture in double boiler until thick. (Cook dressing carefully in low heat if using saucepan as it will scorch easily.) Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool.
Add 1c heavy cream until desired consistency is achieved. Chill dressing overnight.
Prepare fruits (2 cans pineapple chunks, 2 cans Fruit Cocktail – drained, sliced bananas, apples, strawberries, peaches, grapes, nectarines orange sections, any seasonal favorite fruits and raisins. Place in a bowl. Pour dressing over prepared fruit in bowl, mix gently and serve.
Ganns’ Eat-Some Sweet Hum
Bring the syrup of 2 small cans of fruit cocktail (he prefers lychee flavor) to a boil in a medium saucepan.
Put 5 slices of cooked ham in, and cook until almost all syrup is gone.
Empty the fruits into the saucepan. Place one teaspoon of sugar in one of the empty cans of fruit cocktail and half-fill it with water.
Plate the ham. Spoon the fruits onto the ham or on the side.
Drizzle the syrup onto the ham and fruits and serve immediately.
Toni’s Easy as ABC Frozen Fruit Salad
A) Drain the fruit cocktail but leave some of the syrup in the can. B) Divide the fruit cocktail into two bowls and mix in all-purpose cream into each bowl. C) Chill. Or Freeze.

0 comment on Starring: Fruit Cocktail (The Recipes!)

  1. mare
    June 30, 2006 at 7:12 am (18 years ago)

    Yuuum, I’ll have to try the sweet ham recipe!

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  2. Kay
    June 30, 2006 at 8:09 am (18 years ago)

    That’s one thing I have to try .. never did make any salad of any sort.

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  3. bh
    June 30, 2006 at 9:33 am (18 years ago)

    it’s an expression that Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s only novel- The Catcher in the Rye, uses when something catches his attention and amuses or amazes him. I use it in the same context and I simply mean:

    “You never cease to amaze me…”

    ..take care…

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  4. Midori
    June 30, 2006 at 10:05 am (18 years ago)

    Here from Michele`s! All these fruit cocktail recipes look yummy!

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  5. Carmi
    June 30, 2006 at 10:17 am (18 years ago)

    Fruit cocktail is one of my favorite foods from my childhood. I would often try to sneak it from the fridge so that I could eat it before the main meal. Eventually, my Mom let me eat my dessert first.

    Thanks for the great memory: now I’m going to go find a recipe to make some this weekend.

    I’ll save some for Michele, who sent me to your delightful blog tonight.

    Reply
  6. ganns
    June 30, 2006 at 11:07 am (18 years ago)

    Heeheeheee, thanks, Mare! 😀

    Photo uploaded on GannsDeen.com. :)

    Reply
  7. Scouser
    June 30, 2006 at 5:37 pm (18 years ago)

    Cool list, must try some of them. Here via Michel’s today.

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  8. Rachel
    June 30, 2006 at 5:39 pm (18 years ago)

    wow ate so yummy! ano kayang pinakamasarap? i’ll try some of the recipes. so hungry…

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  9. Via
    June 30, 2006 at 6:02 pm (18 years ago)

    I will try the Icebox Cake one day… :) posted na my replies for you in our site

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  10. sage
    June 30, 2006 at 8:16 pm (18 years ago)

    Here from Michele’s, amazed at the versatility of a can of mixed fruit. I remember when my daughter was little, picking out the grapes for me (so she wouldn’t choke) and the cherries for her (her favorite).

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  11. Chatty
    June 30, 2006 at 8:29 pm (18 years ago)

    some pretty interesting ideas. I’ve not had fruit cocktail in a long while…I may head to the store now!

    Michele sent me.

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  12. OldOldLady Of The Hills
    July 1, 2006 at 12:15 am (18 years ago)

    I’m amazed at the number of recipes…This is FABULOUS!
    I’m here from Michele today….

    Reply
  13. jane
    July 1, 2006 at 4:39 pm (18 years ago)

    i didn’t think we can do that much with fruit cocktail…another nice “project” Tones. kudos!

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  14. Monina
    July 1, 2006 at 11:50 pm (18 years ago)

    This is great!!! Daming ideas for new dishes.

    Enjoy your weekend!

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  15. atesienna
    July 2, 2006 at 12:38 am (18 years ago)

    have i ever told you that i love this template??? ikaw ba nag-illustrate nito?

    Reply
  16. Jerome_Daclison
    July 2, 2006 at 7:36 pm (18 years ago)

    Watch out for my show to air on the Lifestyle Network…(blag!) ay, nagising ako…(bites finger)

    Reply
  17. LilRed
    July 3, 2006 at 1:56 am (18 years ago)

    Love your blog! Michele sent me!

    Reply

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