Fruit Salad Balls

I've always LOVED canned fruit salad. Here, you can add just three extra ingredients to the mix and enjoy it in the form of a convenient little Fruit Salad Ball snack.

Perfect for lunchboxes, you can make them in about 5 minutes. Ready?

The Recipe for Fruit Salad Balls

This super simple recipe requires just 4 ingredients and is based on the popular Pineapple Balls recipe.

Ingredients for Fruit Salad Balls

To make these (extremely more-ish) little balls, you’ll need:

• 250 grams Marie Biscuits (or any other plain, sweet biscuits)
• 410 grams canned fruit salad (in juice)
• 395 grams condensed milk
• 2 cups desiccated coconut (unsweetened) – ¾ cup goes into the mixture and the rest is for rolling the balls in.

Making Fruit Salad Balls

Start by crushing biscuits to a fine crumb. Use a food processor or chopper or simply place the biscuits in a freezer bag and crush them using a rolling pin.

Next, drain the fruit salad and discard (or drink!) the juice.

Combine the biscuits crumbs, drained fruit salad, condensed milk and ¾ cup of the desiccated coconut – the remaining cup and a quarter of coconut will be used to coat the balls.

Scoop out tablespoons of mixture and roll into balls. Roll each ball in the remaining coconut.

Place the balls onto a tray lined with baking paper and place into the fridge for at least 2 hours to allow pineapple balls to set.

Once set, store in the fridge in an airtight container.

Recipe FAQs

Q. How long will they keep?

Stored in an airtight container in the fridge, they should last up to 5 days.

Q. How do I crush the biscuits?

If you have a food processor or chopper, use that. Otherwise, simply place the biscuits in a freezer bag and crush them using a rolling pin.

Q. Do you have any other recipes for snack balls?

Certainly! Try my Pineapple Balls, Rum Balls, Apricot Balls, Tim Tam Balls, Snowballs, Crunchy Peanut Balls, Christmas Balls or Midori Balls – they’re all great!