Strawberry-Sauce Crunchy Fruit Salad

This salad is beautiful, healthy, and delicious! The fruits can be chopped to use as a salad or sliced thinly and layered in a trifle bowl for a truly stunning presentation.

Ingredients:
 2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal
 1 1/2 cups chopped hazelnuts
 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
 1/2 cup margarine, melted
 1 pound fresh or frozen sliced strawberries
 1/3 cup orange juice
 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
 2 Red Delicious apples, cored and diced
 2 Golden Delicious apples, cored and diced
 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and diced
 4 seedless oranges, peeled and diced
 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the rice cereal and nuts into a baking pan. Stir in the brown sugar and margarine. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until toasty. Stir occasionally. Set aside to cool.
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.
To make the salad, toss the red, green and yellow apples with oranges and pineapple in a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with the nut crunch and spoon strawberry sauce over the top. Or you can serve the toppings on the side.