STRAWBERRY-SAUCED CRUNCHY FRUIT SALAD

Strawberry-Sauced Crunchy Fruit Salad image

This salad is beautiful, healthy, and delicious! The fruits can be chopped to use as a salad or sliced thinly and layered in a trifle bowl for a truly stunning presentation.

Provided by Chaya

Categories Salad Fruit Salad Recipes Strawberry Salad Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 ½ cups crispy rice cereal
1 ½ cups chopped hazelnuts
¾ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup margarine, melted
1 pound fresh or frozen sliced strawberries
⅓ cup orange juice
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
2 Red Delicious apples, cored and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples, cored and diced
2 Granny Smith apples, cored and diced
4 seedless oranges, peeled and diced
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the rice cereal and nuts into a baking pan. Stir in the brown sugar and margarine. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until toasty. Stir occasionally. Set aside to cool.
In the container of a blender or large food processor, combine the strawberries, orange juice, confectioners' sugar and vanilla sugar. Puree into a smooth sauce. Set aside.
To make the salad, toss the red, green and yellow apples with oranges and pineapple in a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with the nut crunch and spoon strawberry sauce over the top. Or you can serve the toppings on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 534.8 calories, Carbohydrate 75.1 g, Fat 27.1 g, Fiber 8.4 g, Protein 6.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 206.7 mg, Sugar 56.1 g