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Ice Box Fruitcake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
0 mins
Servings
14
Difficulty
Easy
This Ice Box Fruitcake is my go to dessert when I need something impressive but don't have hours in the kitchen. There's no baking involved, which means you're done in about twenty minutes. I love how the crushed vanilla wafers bind everything together with sweetened condensed milk, creating this wonderful fudgy texture that's almost like a candy. The nuts and dried fruits give you plenty of fiber and antioxidants, especially from the raisins and walnuts, so you can feel a little better about indulging. Just chill it in the refrigerator overnight and you've got a fancy looking treat that tastes like you actually spent all day cooking.
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Ingredients
- 11 cup chopped pecans
- 11 cup chopped walnuts
- 11 cup chopped raisins
- 11 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
- 11 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 11 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers, crushed
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Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl, stir together the pecans, raisins, walnuts, cherries, condensed milk and vanilla wafers. Dough will be very thick, you will need to use your hands.
- 2
Form dough into a ring shape on top of a dinner plate. Wrap in many layers of plastic wrap and/or aluminum foil. Allow to age in the refrigerator for at least a week. The flavors will have a chance to blend and all of the milk will be absorbed into the cake.
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