Strawberry Banana Salad is the perfect addition to any party or picnic and it makes an unforgettable snack too. Packed with fruit this dish is sweet, creamy and takes just minutes to make. While it’s easy to make, it is even easier to eat, so be prepared for an empty dish in record time!
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Strawberry Banana Salad is one of those luscious dishes that is perfect for any occasion! It is sweet, fluffy and creamy, making it a great option for dessert but it also serves well as a side dish. I don’t know about you, but I always go for the fruit salad at a picnic or party! We’ve always had Ambrosia Salad with both picnics and turkey dinner but this is our new favorite!
This recipe starts with mashed ripe bananas. It is important to add the lemon to this recipe to keep your bananas from turning brown, plus the tangy juice adds a great flavor dimension to complement the natural sweetness of the fruit! We add in a combination of crushed pineapple and fresh strawberries but any berry works great in this recipe including raspberries, blackberries or blueberries!
A dessert salad is something that you can’t go wrong with when you are feeding a crowd of hungry guests! While it might not be a leafy green salad, it is packed with Greek yogurt and nutritious fruits, making this one sweet you can savor without all of the guilt!
This recipe does call for fresh lemon juice and in this case fresh is definitely best! If you can’t get fresh you can substitute 1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice.
You can make this dish a few hours ahead of time and leftovers (if you’re lucky enough to have any) will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days!
Strawberry Banana Salad
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- ½ lemon juiced
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 14 ounces crushed pineapple drained
- 1 ½ cups strawberries diced
- ½ cup maraschino cherries chopped
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tub whipped topping 8 ounces
Instructions
- Place bananas in a large bowl and mash. Stir in juice from ½ of a lemon.
- Add sugar, pineapple and greek yogurt. Stir until smooth. Stir in cherries and strawberries.
- Fold in whipped topping. Refrigerate until serving.
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Salad
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I’m having a party for 30 people how much do you think I would need to make? Double the recipe, maybe triple? There will be other food too. Thanks
This recipe will make approximately 3 cups of salad. I hope that will help you calculate what you will need.
Wanting to make this for Easter Dinner but instead of a fresh lemon could I use lemon juice? If so how much?
Yes, you can substitute 1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice. Happy Easter Angel!
cannot use the yogurt or sour cream i am using cream cheese hope it works
How did it turn out Bobbie? It sounds like a delicious substitution!
what can be used instead of yogurt…I hate it in the banana split recipe and also how much lemon juice..it just says 1/2 lemon juice…thanks
Try using sour cream in place of yogurt. You will need the juice from 1/2 of a lemon. Hope that helps.
You forgot to put the size of whipped topping
Always double check your recipes
But I’m waiting for the answer to how much whipped topping
Then maybe you fix the recipe
Also your lettering this should be darker
The whipped topping is an 8 oz tub. I have updated the recipe, thank you.
Can I use plain yogurt,I hate greek
Definitely!
I have to try this. Not a cook of any kind but I do like food. I won’t let you know how it will turn out, because you already know. But, know that I shall enjoy so know that you have provided your good deed for the day.Thank you and God Bless.
Can you freeze leftovers?
That should be fine.
Looks good but I wonder how it would taste with Stevia instead of sugar, and low fat whip cream. As it is I would suspect a decent amount of calories per serving?
I haven’t tried it with Splenda or stevia so I can’t say if it would work instead of sugar. If you do try it the package likely has a conversion chart for baking.
I love that kind of a recipe and I love ambrosia salad it all looks delicious I’ll be sure to do that also thank you
I hope you enjoy the recipe Lisa! Thanks for stopping by!
This is awesome and healthy. Can’t wait to serve it. Tastes wonderful.
So glad you loved it!
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What can I use in place of the 1/3 cup of sugar?
I haven’t tried it with Splenda or stevia so I can’t say if it would work instead of sugar. If you do try it the package likely has a conversion chart for baking.
Can’t wait to try this!
It looks wonderful but what size container of whipped topping is needed?
for the strawberry banana dessert is there an ALTERNATIVE, I DON’T LIKE YOGURT!
You can use sour cream in place of the yogurt.
This was really yummy but it never thickened up like Watergate or Ambrosia salad. It needs pudding mix or something like that. Maybe banana pudding mix since it starts with mashed bananas. Even cheesecake mix might be good. I will probably try that next time.
This sounds delicious and I plan to make today. Do you mash the bananas completely? The closeup of the picture appears to show slices and chunks of banana throughout, not just the garnishment piece on top. When I read mashed I first thought of how I would mash for banana bread, but after looking at the picture I’m unsure. Thank you.
I mashed them how I would mash for banana bread. The slices you see on top are just added for garnish. :)
this will be my first trying this recipe.the piture looks yummy can not wait to make it
It looks Wonderful. Would you be able to estimate about how many points it would be for like a cup? Thank you so much. I would love to try it out.