Cream Cheese Fruit Salad

SUBMITTED BY: Shaina_Ryder

"This creamy, satisfying summer salad or dessert is also a family favorite at Thanksgiving. My mother-in-law could be counted on to bring this dish to all our family functions."

PREP TIME	15 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 15 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 8 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup white sugar, or to taste
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
3 bananas, peeled and sliced
1 (15.25 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (15.25 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained
1 large Jonagold apple, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and halved (optional)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cup golden raisins (optional)

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DIRECTIONS

Beat the cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl. On high speed, beat in the whipped topping. Fold in the bananas, pineapple, fruit cocktail, apple, and coconut. If desired, mix in the maraschino cherries, pecans, and raisins. Pour the salad into a serving bowl, and chill 1 hour before serving.

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Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2007 by mwhitehead

I added another can of fruit cocktail to this recipe to make it a little thicker. It was great! This was really good the first day, but really doesn't keep in the fridge well. So, if you're fixing it be ready to eat it all quick!

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Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2007 by TEXTUCKER

12/25/07 Great recipe!!! I used a small can of chunked pinapple instead crushed, didn't use coconut (no one but me likes it) although I bet it would have been good in it. And I left out the raisins. I made my own whipping cream using heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla, way better then store whip cream. This was the first time I made my own whip cream and was worried about how it would work in a recipe like this. It turned out great. I always make "Gourmet sweet potato classic" (The best sweet potatoes ever!!from this website) for the holidays and end up throwing away 3/4 of the heavy cream. I will never throw away the cream again. Thanks for this recipe! I WILL make it every holiday. BTW I put the left over fruit salad in the freezer in small freezer bags to eat later.

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Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2007 by Shaina_Ryder

Please note that because of the bananas, this isn't a storable recipe. I should have put that in the recipe info, but I'm new to this! Make this dish close to its serving time.

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