icebox fruit cake

Name: Icebox Fruit Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box(es) raisins (not the little boxes kids eat); 1 bag(s) frozen coconut--thawed; 1 bottle(s) cherries (small); 1 box(es) graham crackers, crushed (or graham cracker crumbs); 1 can(s) *eagle brand* sweetened condensed milk; 2 pound(s) shelled nuts (of course pecans is nut of choice)

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Cathie Valentine

Graniteville, SC

Updated on Nov 20, 2025

I am not a lover of fruitcake, but my Mom had about 5 different recipes for fruit cake in her recipe box. They were very popular in the 60s and 70s :-) I picked the easiest one. This is not a traditional fruit cake.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time

method Refrigerate/Freeze

yield 8-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 box raisins (not the little boxes kids eat)
1 bag frozen coconut--thawed
1 bottle cherries (small)
1 box graham crackers, crushed (or graham cracker crumbs)
1 can *eagle brand* sweetened condensed milk
2 pounds shelled nuts (of course pecans is nut of choice)

How To Make icebox fruit cake

Step 1

Mix together and put in icebox. This is exactly how the recipe read!!

Step 2

NOTE--I would place in a cake pan (Or loaf pan) Also, this recipe called for 1 fresh coconut. I don't know about you, but I decided on the frozen route :-) I also would use a box of graham cracker crumbs instead of crushing up a box of graham crackers. This show the age of the recipe. Oh yeah, one last thing, I would chop the nuts (not too fine)
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 949kcal, carbohydrates: 44g, cholesterol: 17mg, fat: 86g, fiber: 11g, protein: 14g, saturated fat: 10g, sodium: 64mg, sugar: 31g, unsaturated fat: 76g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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