Name: APPLE FRUIT SALAD
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Greek vanilla yogurt; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tsp lemon juice; 4 cups chopped apples; 2 cups seedless grapes, halved; 1 (11 oz) can mandarin oranges ((drained really well)); 1 cup walnuts; 1/3 cup raisins

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This Apple Fruit Salad with Greek vanilla yogurt dressing is filled with apples, grapes, oranges and mixed with a creamy, cinnamon sauce.

APPLE FRUIT SALAD

I think this is a perfect fall fruit salad. It has all those flavors of fall with apples and cinnamon. Of course, any time of year is a good time of year for fruit salad. The Greek yogurt dressing isn't too heavy and adds just the right amount of sweetness to this fruit salad (without being too sweet.) Feel free to substitute the brown sugar with honey.

HOW DO I KEEP APPLES FROM TURNING BROWN?

I'm using a (16 oz.) package of apples that are already sliced. These pre-packaged apples already have vitamin C added to keep them from turning brown quickly. I just chopped them up into thirds to make them more bite-sized. If you are using freshly chopped apples, you will want to add lemon juice or crush up some Vitamin C and sprinkle it onto your apples to keep them from turning brown.

closeup, completed Apple Fruit Salad with dressing

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WHY USE GREEK YOGURT? WHAT OTHER FRUITS CAN I USE?

I like to use the Greek Yogurt because it is thicker. It keeps the dressing from being too "soupy." This dressing can go with any fruits you might enjoy. So feel free to add whatever fruits you have on hand; blueberries, strawberries, etc. Just make sure if you use any canned fruit that you don't get the kind that is packed in heavy syrup or it will be far too sweet. You want to look for fruits that are packed in 100% juice.

Creamy Cinnamon Apple Fruit Salad recipe from The Country Cook

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

For the dressing:

Greek vanilla yogurt

brown sugar

mayonnaise

ground cinnamon

For the salad:

apples

seedless grapes

mandarin oranges

walnuts

raisins

HOW TO MAKE APPLE FRUIT SALAD:

In a large bowl, add all your salad ingredients.

sliced fruit salad ingredients in a large bowl

Next, whisk together all the dressing ingredients in a bowl until thoroughly combined.

Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, brown sugar and cinnamon whisked together in a bowl

Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients. And stir gently until combined. Serve and refrigerate any leftovers.

SPOONFUL, APPLE FRUIT SALAD with oranges and grapes

Enjoy!

Originally published: June 2012
Updated & republished June 2019

APPLE FRUIT SALAD

This Apple Fruit Salad with Greek vanilla yogurt dressing is filled with apples, grapes, oranges and mixed with a creamy, cinnamon sauce.

5 from 4 votes

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Course: Dessert, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Apple Fruit Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 377kcal

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

For the dressing:

1 cup Greek vanilla yogurt
½ cup brown sugar
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp lemon juice

For the salad:

4 cups chopped apples
2 cups seedless grapes, halved
1 (11 oz) can mandarin oranges (drained really well)
1 cup walnuts
⅓ cup raisins

Instructions

Whisk together all the dressing ingredients in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
In a large bowl, add all the salad ingredients.
Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients.
And stir gently until combined.
Serve and refrigerate any leftovers.

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Nutrition

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Linda A. Thompson Ditch

8 years ago

You did a lovely job redeeming yourself from that first experience, which makes a fun story to tell now but wasn't so much fun then. I like the yogurt in the dressing and will have to give it a try this summer.

The Better Baker

Sounds and looks fabulous Bran. Live and learn...it's good to know you've not been perfect all your life. ;-} I really enjoyed seeing the photo of you two in your younger days. Glad you shared.

Katrina {In Katrina's Kitchen}

This story cracks me up!!

RavieNomNoms

Haha you crack me up girl...too funny!

This looks rather delish. Perfect for breakfast!

Veronica Gantley

Nice to see you redeemed yourself. That reminds me of the time I made cheesecake without sugar. Mom always said to put all your ingredients out before you bake. I should have listened.

BreeAnna

This looks fantastic! My husband's family is a big fruit salad family (fruit coctail amd cool whip) blach!! Not my favorite.. I will have to volunteer to bring the salad this next time and show them what a fruit salad should taste like. 😉 Thanks!

Krista

I love this fruit salad!

kellisretrokitchenarts

I love fruit salad and this one looks great!

Darla Lampi

1 year ago

The recipe states serves 6 can you please tell me what is a serving size.
Example, 1 cup?
Thank you for your help

Brandie @ The Country Cook

Author

Reply to Darla Lampi

Hi Darla - yes, a cup is correct. 🙂

Audra Fletcher

I substituted pineapple for the mandarins. I also added pears. This is delish!

Debbie

11 months ago

I don’t buy mayonnaise, because my husband refuses to eat it. Do you think it would make a huge difference if I left it out?

7 months ago

I made this fruit salad for my husband and I today and it turned out delicious! I did add a cup of blueberries he wanted me to add (he loves them) I will be making this again for sure. Thanks for the recipe. We give it 5 stars. *****

APPLE FRUIT SALAD (+Video)

APPLE FRUIT SALAD

HOW DO I KEEP APPLES FROM TURNING BROWN?

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