Frog Eye Salad
"Acine de Pepe is a small, round pasta, hence the "Frog's Eye". My kids are wild about this recipe. It is their choice whenever we are asked to bring a dish for a pot luck."
photo by Sharlene~W
- Ready In:
- 26mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 315.37 ml acini di pepe pasta (uncooked)
- 566.99 g can pineapple chunks, drained (reserving 1/4 cup juice)
- 414.03 ml milk
- 59.14 ml sugar
- 96.38 g package instant vanilla pudding (I use regular, not sugar-free) or 42.52 g box sugar free vanilla pudding (I use regular, not sugar-free)
- 226.79 g can crushed pineapple, drained
- 2 (680.38 g) can mandarin orange sections, drained
- 709.77 ml mini marshmallows
- 118.29 ml flaked coconut
directions
- Cook pasta in boiling water for 11 minutes.
- Drain well, rinsing with cold water to cool pasta.
- In large bowl, beat reserved pineapple juice, milk, sugar and pudding mix for 2 minutes.
- Gently stir in pasta and remaining ingredients.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 5 hours.
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Reviews
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This salad was great! My kids loved it and it is definintly a make again. It doesn't taste like a 'pasta' salad, more like a fruit pudding. -
I love this recipe.... I've made it several times now. It's one of my "staple" pot luck items. -
This was very good. It was not too sweet. I would also say the number of servings is accurate. I halved the recipe and it was plenty for 6 people. Make sure you drain the pineapple real well. Thanks for sharing!! -
This is lovely stuff! I'd never heard of frog eye salad before, but got assigned to bring it to a birthday dinner. I liked that your recipe used vanilla pudding instead of tons of whipped cream, and it was not hard to throw together. It makes a GIANT bowl and I was worried about bringing a bunch home, but everyone mowed through it and took away most of the leftovers, too. It has the nicest, light and fruity flavor, and I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good sweet salad. Thanks. -
I like the use in pudding in the recipe - I used Sugar Free with great results. I added WAY more fruit, as that's how I like mine. Taking it to a pot luck tomorrow evening. Thanks for posting!
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Tweaks
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I try to keep this in my refrigerator at all times!I It's a great quick snack! I use the family size box of vanilla pudding instead of the smaller one. It keeps the salad creamy and not sticky after a couple of days like the smaller box. I take the milk to only 1 cup and use all of the reserved pineapple juice to make the measurement equal a cup of each. I completely nix the coconut...it completes too much with the texture of the pepes. I also use only about 2 cups of marshmallows, just because they are my least favorite ingredient. I am going to try whipped topping on the next batch! I also add a can of fruit cocktail with extra cherries. And....the best part of my tweak is that I add about a handful of chopped pecans. It complements the texture and who doesn't love pecans!! Get you some!! -
This is lovely stuff! I'd never heard of frog eye salad before, but got assigned to bring it to a birthday dinner. I liked that your recipe used vanilla pudding instead of tons of whipped cream, and it was not hard to throw together. It makes a GIANT bowl and I was worried about bringing a bunch home, but everyone mowed through it and took away most of the leftovers, too. It has the nicest, light and fruity flavor, and I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good sweet salad. Thanks.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sharlene~W
Campbell, California
I live in the San Francisco area and love it here. I discovered Recipezaar (then Food.com..Genius Kitchen) in 2001 and have been so happy to have my favorite recipes stored safely here. I am mother to 7 and grandmother to 7.
I love to knit, smock, sew, etc., but my favorite hobby of the moment is traditional rug hooking. This is a sample of what I do.? It's called "November".? I dyed most of the wool myself. It is made from wool flannel, cut into strips a little less than 1/4" and then worked into a linen backing. This is my 3rd rug.