How to Make Easy Frog Eye Salad - A Step-by-Step Guide

Are you looking for a simple and delicious salad recipe to bring to your next gathering or potluck? Look no further than this Easy Frog Eye Salad! This delightful dish is a perfect combination of sweet and tangy, with a creamy texture that will have everyone coming back for seconds.

Despite its rather curious name, Frog Eye Salad is actually a delightful sweet pasta salad made with acini de pepe (literally "peppercorns" in Italian), which are tiny round pasta balls that resemble frog ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 ⅓ cups acini di pepe pasta
  • 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained and 1/4 cup juice reserved
  • 1 ⅓ cups milk
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 3 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
  • 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
  • ½ cup flaked coconut

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Additional Time: 5 hrs
  • Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 servings

  • Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook acini de pepe in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water.
  • Beat reserved pineapple juice, milk, sugar, and pudding mix together in a large bowl for about 2 minutes. Stir pineapple chunks, marshmallows, mandarin oranges, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, and coconut into the bowl with the juice mixture carefully. Cover and refrigerate at least 5 hours to overnight.
  • Nutrition

    290 cal.

    • Total Fat: 2g
    • Saturated Fat: 1g
    • Cholesterol: 2mg
    • Sodium: 165mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 63g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 36g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 24mg
    • Calcium: 52mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 241mg