Chick-Fil-A Fruit Cup Copycat Recipe | Mother Rising (2024)

Wondering how to make the Chick-Fil-A fruit cup? Use this copycat Chick-Fil-A fruit cup recipe for get-togethers, parties, a side dish for grilling out, or a snack on the go. (Pssst – this is 1,000 times cheaper than buying from CFA.)

How To Make Chick-Fil-A Fruit Cup Copycat Recipe

Step 1: Gather ingredients. The Chick-Fil-A fruit cup ingredients are apples, jarred mandarin oranges (because kids love them), blueberries, strawberries, and a lime.

• The lime is used to prevent the cut apples from turning brown. The lime is a super important ingredient in the Chick-Fil-A fruit cup!
• Apples are tasty, but also much less expensive than its counterparts. They’re a perfect as a tasty filler for this salad! Use red apples for a sweeter taste, and green to add a delightful tart taste to the Chick-Fil-A fruit cup.
• The Chick-Fil-A fruit cup uses jarred mandarin oranges – because kids LOVE them. However, feel free to substitute your favorite fresh citrus!

Step 2: Wash produce.

Step 3: Quarter and core apples.

Step 4: Slice quartered apples.

Step 5: Chopped sliced apples into small pieces.

Step 6: This is an important step in the Chick-Fil-A fruit cup recipe! Juice one lime and pour over apples.

Step 7: Stir.

Step 8: Hull strawberries.

Step 9: Cut and quarter strawberries.

Step 10: Drain mandarin oranges. Let your kids drink the mandarin orange water. They love it! LOL

Step 11: Place all fruit in bowl with apples.

Step 12: Mix fruit salad. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to eat.

A Healthy Recipe

One of the reasons I love this copycat fruit salad recipe is because it’s healthy. In my home things most foods need to be gluten and dairy free for my son and this recipe is perfect for us, especially because he loves fruit.

Despite it being alergy friendly, this is a great side dish to bring to get-to-gethers, especially when kids are involved. Kids love this fruit salad (it’s tested and approved at Chick-fil-A!) but it’s also allergy friendly, meaning most kids can eat it.

Of course, this recipe is also wonderful for all stages of pregnancy and postpartum. To lower the sugar content (hello gestational diabetes!) substitute fresh oranges for the jarred mandarin oranges, and stick to Granny Smith apples. Make sure to pair it with some protein so as to not spike your blood sugar levels! Also, fruit is always helpful to manage morning sickness. If you feel nauseated in the morning, eat some of this fruit salad, and as soon as you can, pair it with protein. (For more morning sickness remedies, head on over here.)

For some of my other kid-friendly recipes, check out…

• Plantain Pancakes (Made in a Blender)
• Green Smoothies for Pregnancy
• Energy Bites for Pregnancy and Postpartum
• Coconut Oil Popcorn (Made on the Stove)
• Protein Punch Pregnancy Smoothie
• Coconut Oil Chocolates

Chick-Fil-A Fruit Cup with Fresh Fruit

If you’re looking for a fresh fruit salad recipe, you have arrived! This recipe doesn’t call for any extra sugar, yogurt, whipped cream, gelatin, or any of that weird stuff people add to fruit. In my opinion, less is more!

Strawberries grow well down here in Florida, from around December through March. Florida blueberry season is in the summer, right around Father’s Day. However, for peak flavor, make this recipe when ingredients are fresh, in season, and local.

For a more colorful salad, use green apples. Granny Smith apples are some of my family’s favorites!

Chick-Fil-A Fruit Cup Copycat Recipe

Without further ado, here’s my favorite fruit salad recipe!