Fruit Salad with King's Hawaiian Bread Coconut Croutons

I love KING’S HAWAIIAN®!
Using it for French Toast is my absolute favorite!
So when I attended Food Blogher 2014 Miami, I was so excited to see them there.

KING’S HAWAIIAN® has such a wonderful flavor and is quite the treat when you add it to a meal.  The bread is sweet and totally says Aloha!
And, if you haven't tried my Hawaiian French Toast, you will love it with KING’S HAWAIIAN® Sliced Bread.
I am  "pupule" about this fruit salad...which means I am passionate about it...you have got to try this...

FRUIT SALAD 
WITH KING'S HAWAIIAN BREAD COCONUT CROUTONS!

Oh my!
Such a refreshing treat that can be used at a picnic, as a side dish or as dessert.  The fruit is tossed in a coconut lime dressing that is so yummy.  But, check out the croutons, that is really where the party is happening.  KING’S HAWAIIAN® as Coconut Croutons take on a pound cake like texture and add such a wonderful element to the fruit salad.  The sweet flavor of the toasted bread with toasted coconut...do I need to say more?  YUM!

Ingredients for fruit salad:

2 cups strawberries, chopped

2 kiwi, chunked

1 cup blueberries

2 bananas, sliced and chunked

1 papaya, sliced and chunked

1/4 cup coconut milk

1 Tbsp lime juice

2 Tbsp sugar

Ingredients for KING’S HAWAIIAN® Coconut Croutons:

1/2 round loaf KING’S HAWAIIAN®, cubed

1/2 cup melted butter

1 cup sweetened coconut flakes (shredded coconut)

In a large bowl, mix together all the cut up fruit.  Set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together coconut milk, lime juice and sugar.  Whisk until sugar dissolves.  Pour over fruit.

Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.  Add the cubed KING’S HAWAIIAN® bread to the pan.  Drizzle the melted butter over top and toss.  Add the coconut and toss again.  Place the pan into the oven and toast the bread for 20-25 minutes.  Stir every 7 minutes to prevent burning.  Remove from oven when the coconut croutons are lightly browned.  Cool.

Once the bread cubes have cooled, toss in the fruit salad and serve.

Fruit Salad with KING’S HAWAIIAN® Coconut Croutons printable recipe

This is a perfect summer recipe that works as a side dish or as dessert.  I am thinking about how wonderful this would be at a brunch.  Those KING’S HAWAIIAN® Coconut Croutons are totally addicting!

I think you will "Go Pupule" for this recipe!

Celebrate the little things that make life sweet,

Christine

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