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Cream Cheese Fruit Salad
Prep
15 mins
Cook
0 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
This creamy fruit salad has been a beloved staple at my family gatherings for years, and honestly, it couldn't be easier to throw together. All you need is fifteen minutes and some basic ingredients to create a dessert that looks fancy but requires absolutely no baking or cooking. The cream cheese base mixed with whipped topping creates this wonderfully fluffy texture that everyone loves, while the combination of fresh and canned fruits keeps costs down without sacrificing flavor. Bananas in particular add natural potassium and fiber, so you can feel good about serving this at potlucks and celebrations. It's the kind of dish that tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen when really you just mixed everything in a bowl.
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Ingredients
- 11 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- ¼ cup white sugar, or to taste¼ cup white sugar, or to taste
- 11 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- 33 bananas, peeled and sliced
- 11 (15.25 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 11 (15.25 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained
- 11 large jonagold apple, peeled and chopped
- ½ cup sweetened flaked coconut½ cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 11 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and halved (optional)
- ½ cup chopped pecans (Optional)½ cup chopped pecans (optional)
- ½ cup golden raisins (Optional)½ cup golden raisins (optional)
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Instructions
- 1
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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