Strawberry-Sauced Crunchy Fruit Salad

Ingredients

• 0.8 cup brown sugar packed
• 20 ounce pineapple crushed drained canned
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar 
• 2.5 cups rice cereal crispy
• 2  granny smith apples diced cored
• 1.5 cups hazelnuts chopped
• 0.5 cup butter melted
• 0.3 cup orange juice 
• 4  oranges diced seedless peeled
• 2  golden delicious apples diced cored
• 2  delicious apples diced red cored
• 1 pound strawberries fresh sliced
• 1 tablespoon tsp vanilla sugar 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• oven
• blender
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place the rice cereal and nuts into a baking pan. Stir in the brown sugar and margarine.
3. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until toasty. Stir occasionally. Set aside to cool.
4. In the container of a blender or large food processor, combine the strawberries, orange juice, confectioners' sugar and vanilla sugar. Puree into a smooth sauce. Set aside.
5. To make the salad, toss the red, green and yellow apples with oranges and pineapple in a large serving bowl.
6. Sprinkle with the nut crunch and spoon strawberry sauce over the top. Or you can serve the toppings on the side.