Wonderful Lemon Fruit Salad

• 4 1/3 ounces lemon cook & serve pudding, please DO NOT use instant I have tried it before and it tastes totally different
• 3 egg yolks
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 cups water
• 2 (15 ounce) cans fruit cocktail, well drained
• 1 -2 apple, use red skinned to give color and sweet taste, I like gala and red delicious
• 2 -3 bananas, sliced
• 8 ounces Cool Whip
• pecans, chopped (optional)

1. Cooling time not included.
2. In a medium saucepan stir pudding mix, sugar, 1/2 c water and egg yolks until combined; stir in remaining water.
3. Stirring constantly,bring to a full boil (boils even while being stirred) remove from heat and pour into your serving bowl, let cool, stir about every 20 minutes. If I am in a hurry I will speed up the cooling process and put in the fridge.
4. When cool add drained fruit cocktail, apples and bananas, stir to combine.
5. Serve right away or store in fridge until ready, top with cool whip and if desired chopped pecans.
6. Enjoy!

lemon cook, egg yolks, sugar, water, fruit cocktail, apple, bananas, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/wonderful-lemon-fruit-salad-408633 (may not work)