Recipe 26: TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD (Side Dish./Salad/Fruit Salad/Dessert)

SOURCE:  My mom made this for a cookout once and it was so good I got the recipe. I have made it for Thanksgiving, potlucks, luau's, pool partys, birthdays etc.  It is so good.  It can be a salad. It can be dessert. It can be a side dish. SOOOO GOOOD!!


THE RECIPE:

1 can sweetened condensed milk
20 can Lemon Pie Filling
with a blender beat these two ingredients together until smooth and creamy.
set this aside for a quick minute.
 In a separate bowl:
1 envelope DREAM WHIP, prepared according to directions. (Dream whip is like a cool whip mix that can be found in baking aisle)

Add prepared Dream Whip to the pie filling/Milk mixture.
Gently fold in the following:

20oz can crushed pineapple, drained well
11 oz can mandarin oranges, drained well
1 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 cup shredded coconut

Gently fold all ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve.