Frozen Fruit Salad

This salad is easy, inexpensive, very refreshing and is made with ingredients that are often on hand. This is another recipe that I have made for years with great success. Banana is a favorite of most children so serving it along side macaroni and cheese or hamburgers keeps the meal simple, but nutrition is not sacrificed since this has fruit, fruit juice and yogurt in it. It is very similar to a fruit ice. Enjoy!

Recipe:

2 ripe bananas

3/4 cup pineapple juice

2 tbsps. lemon juice

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup fruit flavored yogurt to compliment the other flavors.

1 can (11 oz.) mandarin orange segments, undrained

sugar to taste, if needed

1. Combine the bananas, pineapple juice and lemon juice in a blender container; cover and whirl 1 minute on low speed until smooth.

2. Add remaining ingredients and whirl 30 seconds more. Taste to see if you think a bit of sugar is needed.

3. Pour into a 9x9x2-inch pan and freeze for about 4 hours, or until firm.

4. Remove pan from freezer and let sit for 5 minutes before cutting into squares.

Yield: 9 servings or more

Tip: Plain fat-free yogurt can be used in place of the fruit-flavored yogurt, but you will need to add 2 - 4 tbsps. sugar.

Also, pineapple-orange juice can be used in place of the two separate juices, keep the measurements the same as written.

Tip: This recipe can easily be cut in half and a 9x5-inch loaf pan can be used.