Buko Salad is the Filipino version of fruit salad, and it's made with young coconut, fruit cocktail, and condensed milk.  It is one of my favourite all-time desserts, and around Christmas you can find it everywhere in the Phillipines.  Super-easy and quick to make, you can have it ready and on the table within half an hour!  Try it out and let me know in the comments what you think!  Bon appetit!

LOIDA’S BUKO SALAD

Ingredients

4 cups canned fruit salad, drained

2 cups cubed apples

1 cup sliced grapes

1 cup young coconut strings (macapuno)

1/2 cup palm fruit, drained

1/2 cup coconut gel (nata de coco)

1 can thick cream, 5.7 oz.

1 can condensed milk, 10 oz.

Method

1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the fruit salad with the apples, grapes, coconut, palm fruit, and coconut gel.
2. When well-mixed, pour in the table cream and condensed milk and stir just enough to distribute the cream and milk evenly.
3. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes to 2 hours, and then enjoy!