What Is Fruit cocktail and How Can I Use It?
Wondering what to do with fruit cocktail? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 28 recipes to put it to work.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup (214g)Food group
Fruit cocktail is a member of the Fruits and Fruit Juices US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does fruit cocktail weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 214 grams |
Related
Fruits and Fruit Juices
| In Chinese: | 水果鸡尾酒 | |
| British (UK) term: | Fruit cocktail | |
| en français: | salade de fruits | |
| en español: | cóctel de frutas |
Recipes using fruit cocktail
There are 28 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Killer Pancakes
Oven-baked sheet pancakes made with egg whites and fruit cocktail juice instead of milk or eggs. A low-fat, no-griddle pancake batch baked in 15 minutes for a quick breakfast crowd.
Favourite Skidaddle Cookies
Skidaddle cookies fold canned fruit cocktail and chopped walnuts into a brown-sugar drop cookie batter for a soft, fruity vintage cookie. A pantry-staple drop cookie that bakes in 12 minutes.
Fruit & Shells Salad
Fruit and pasta shell salad with fruit cocktail, banana, apple, and cinnamon whipped topping. A creamy, sweet side dish or potluck dessert served cold.
Fruit Coctail Bars
Fruit cocktail bars with coconut, maraschino cherries, and a soft cake-like crumb. A vintage pantry-friendly bar cookie made with canned fruit cocktail syrup in the batter.
Strawberry-Banana Jell-O Salad
Strawberry-banana Jell-O salad with banana pudding, whipped topping, fruit cocktail, and walnuts. A fluffy retro picnic salad that's more dessert than side.
Nonfat Cheesecake Fruit Pie
Nonfat cheesecake fruit pie with a crisp corn flake crust, fluffy marshmallow-and-cream-cheese filling, and a swirl of fruit cocktail. Light, no-bake-style cheesecake with serious retro charm.
Summer Cooler Cake
No-bake summer cake with angel food cake suspended in strawberry gelatin and fruit cocktail, chilled in a fluted mold. A retro dessert that's refreshing and light.
Five-Fruit Granola Scones
Granola scones studded with five-fruit cocktail, baked as one large round and cut into wedges. Crunchy granola clusters, tender crumb, and a sugar-sparkled top.
Lite Fruit Whip
Light and airy fruit whip dessert made with fruit cocktail, orange gelatin, and whipped egg whites. A no-bake retro treat with bright citrus flavor and a creamy, mousse-like texture.
Hot Fruit Dessert/Crockpot
A delicious fruit dessert made with juicy grapefruits, mandarin oranges, bananas and pineapple chunks.
California Brown Rice Salad (Vegan)
A refreshing vegan brown rice salad tossed with fruit cocktail, tomato, celery, and green onions in a tangy tarragon-Dijon vinaigrette. Light, nutty, and naturally sweet.
Festive Peppermint Pie
Festive peppermint pie with layers of mint-spiked fruit and whipped cream, fudgy chocolate marshmallow sauce, and a toasted meringue top with crushed candy cane.
Country Club Salad
Country Club Salad: a creamy lemon Jell-O mold with fruit cocktail, cream cheese, mini marshmallows, sliced bananas, and clouds of whipped cream. The vintage holiday side that's secretly dessert.
Frozen Fruit Pudding Salad
Frozen fruit salad with vanilla pudding, whipped cream, pineapple, pecans, and fruit cocktail. Make-ahead dessert that serves 10, perfect for holidays.
Mom's Congealed Salad
Southern congealed salad with cottage cheese, Jello, mayonnaise, fruit cocktail, and nuts blended smooth and chilled. A retro gelatin salad that's creamy, sweet, and ready in 10 minutes.
Vanilla Fruit Salad
Fruit salad is always welcomed by kids and wwomen, this vanilla fruit salad is a good flavour!
Fruited Coconut Cake
Wow, this cake was so moist and delicious. My family really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Hawaiian Salad
Hawaiian fruit salad with apples, bananas, fruit cocktail, miniature marshmallows, and Cool Whip. A creamy, no-cook fruit salad that kids love, ready after a good chill in the fridge.
Bread Pudding with Raisin & Pecan
Raisin pecan bread pudding loaded with fruit cocktail and a vanilla-butternut custard. A nostalgic Southern bread pudding that uses up stale bread in 90 minutes.
Sour Cream Cocktail Cake
Fruit cocktail cake with a moist sour cream batter spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove, studded with canned fruit cocktail. The retro pantry-staple cake from a 1960s Sunday-supper card.
Hawaiian Wedding Cake
Hawaiian wedding cake with a pudding-cream cheese layer, fruit cocktail, crushed pineapple, walnuts, coconut, and whipped cream on a sheet cake base.
Pistachio Ambrosia
Pistachio ambrosia salad mixes canned fruit cocktail, pineapple and mandarin oranges with pistachio pudding, sour cream and whipped topping. A retro potluck dessert in every shade of green.
Fruit Cocktail Cake
Fruit cocktail cake is a one-bowl dump cake mixed straight in the pan with canned fruit cocktail, flour, sugar, and eggs. Old-fashioned potluck dessert with zero fuss.
Friendship Fruitcake
Friendship fruitcake made with a fermented fruit starter over 30 days, then baked into a rich Bundt cake loaded with peaches, pineapple, cherries, and nuts.
Fruited Pork Chops
Slow cooker pork chops in a tangy mustard-vinegar sauce with fruit cocktail, dill, and a cornstarch-thickened fruit glaze. A sweet-savory crockpot dinner that cooks hands-off for 4 to 6 hours.
