Fruit Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 oz.) pkg. vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
1 (15 1/2 oz.) can pineapple chunks (in own juice)
1 (10 oz.) can mandarin oranges
2 medium bananas, sliced
maraschino cherries

Preparation

Pour pudding mix in 1 1/2-quart casserole.
Stir in juice from pineapple, adding juice from oranges if necessary to make 1 cup liquid.
Set fruit aside.
Microwave, uncovered, for 3 to 4 minutes on High or until clear, stirring twice.
Add pineapple and oranges.
Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve.
Stir in bananas.
Garnish with cherries.
If it's not convenient to add bananas at a later time, substitute drained, canned pears or peaches.
Add at time when pineapple is added.