frog eye salad

Frog Eye Salad is a sweet fluffy rendition of a fruity dessert salad with cool whip, instant pudding and plenty of extras to make you go Mmmm!

Frog Eye Salad Recipe

Acini di pepe

vanilla pudding mix

sugar

milk

(8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, (drained with juice reserved)

pineapple tidbits, (drained with juice discarded)

(15-ounce) cans fruit cocktail, (drained with juice discarded)

colored mini marshmallow

coconut

(8-ounce) container cool whip (thawed)

Reddi wip

Cook pasta in lightly salted rapidly boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Drain well.

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together Instant pudding mix, 1/4 cup reserved pineapple juice, sugar and milk for 2 minutes.

Add drained pasta to pudding mixture and fold gently until combined. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Place all drained fruit in a bowl or a 1-gallon resealable bag and refrigerate overnight.

When ready to serve, add cold fruit, cool whip, mini marshmallows and coconut to pasta mixture and fold to combine. Serve in a large bowl or individual serving dishes. Top with Reddi Wip if desired.

A creative fruit salad that combines savory acini de pepe pasta, sweet fruit, and a creamy fruit juice custard. A unique treat for all parties or holidays!

Frog Eye Salad

acini de pepe

pineapple

oranges

all-purpose flour

egg (beaten)

whip (softened)

sweetened shredded coconut (for garnish (optional))

marshmallows (for garnish (optional))

Prepare acini de pepe per package instructions. Drain and set aside to cool.

Drain mandarin oranges thoroughly; discard juice and place mandarin oranges in a 13 quart mixing bowl. Drain and pineapple chunks thoroughly and save 1 3/4 cup of the pineapple juice; discard the rest of the juice. Add about 2/3 of the pineapple chunks to the bowl with the mandarin oranges and set the bowl aside. Reserve the 1/3 of the pineapple chunks for the next step.

Add 1/3 of the pineapple chunks to a&nbsp;food processor&nbsp;and blend until shredded. If shredded pineapple seems&nbsp;juicy, use a fine mesh&nbsp;strainer&nbsp;and remove excess juice. Add shredded pineapple to the bowl with the mandarin oranges and pineapple chunks and set aside.

In a medium&nbsp;saucepan, add 1 3/4 cup pineapple juice and granulated sugar, then&nbsp;whisk&nbsp;until sugar has dissolved. Add beaten eggs and flour to saucepan and then slowly begin to heat mixture up to 170 degrees F, whisking constantly. For best results, use a&nbsp;candy thermometer&nbsp;to ensure the temperature is reached. Custard should be creamy (but not too thick) once ready. Depending on your cooktop, this process should take anywhere from 10-20 minutes. Remove pineapple custard from heat and let cool completely. TIP: To cool faster, transfer pineapple custard to a new bowl and set in the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes.

Once all of the above steps are created and cooled, pour the acini de pepe and pineapple custard into the bowl with the fruit and gently mix together.

Cover bowl and place in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours (or ideally overnight).

When ready to serve, add cool whip to bowl&nbsp;with pasta and fruit and stir until combined.

Serve frog eye salad&nbsp;immediately with shredded coconut and/or mini marshmallows as garnish (optional).

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Frog Eye Salad! A creative fruit salad that combines savory acini de pepe pasta, sweet fruit, and a creamy fruit juice custard. A unique treat for all parties or holidays!

This Frog Eye Salad is a sweet, nostalgic Southern classic that’s always a hit. Tiny acini di pepe pasta is tossed in a silky, homemade coconut custard and folded together with mini marshmallows, mandarin oranges, and crushed pineapple. Lightened up with plenty of whipped topping, it’s a creamy, fluffy dessert salad that’s best made ahead of time to get the most from its many flavors!

Creamy Old-Fashioned Frog Eye Salad

heavy cream

coconut milk

cornstarch

water

vanilla extract

acini di pepe pasta (cooked and drained)

can crushed pineapple, undrained

mandarin oranges, drained

mini marshmallows

tub topping,

In a saucepan, combine the heavy cream, coconut milk, and sugar. Heat over medium until just simmering.

In a small bowl, stir together the cornstarch and cold water. Add to the simmering mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth.

Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Refrigerate until completely cold.

In a large bowl, combine the cooked pasta, pineapple with juice, mandarin oranges, coconut, and marshmallows.

Fold the whipped topping into the chilled custard until smooth.

Gently fold the cream mixture into the pasta mixture until evenly coated.

Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

Creamy, fruity and delicious this Frog Eye Salad is a citrusy cold salad that is perfect for potlucks, holidays and everything in between.&nbsp;

Tbs flour

tsp salt

pineapple juice (reserved

lemon juice

acini de pepe pasta

11 oz cans mandarin oranges, drained

20 oz can crushed pineapple, drained

8 oz container whipped topping

Cook acini de Pepe according to package directions and set aside to cool completely.

In saucepan whisk together sugar, flour and salt until combined.

Add in your pineapple juice and egg and heat over medium heat until thickened.

Once thickened stir in lemon juice and cool completely.

Add pineapple custard to a large bowl and mix in the cooled pasta.

Add in your mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple and pineapple chunks and stir to combined.

Lastly add in your whipped topping and marshmallows and fold until blended.

Cover and refrigerate 8 hour but ideally overnight.

Thank you so much for the tips! Everyone in my house loved it!

I have never heard of this but I bet its the first salad to be done at a party!

Wow, I've never seen acini de pepe in Frog Eye Salad -- seems like a great way to stretch it. I always stock up on it when I see it on sale at Kroger because it's so great in soups!

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