old-fashioned holiday fruit salad

Name: Old-Fashioned Holiday Fruit Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 - 8 oz packages cream cheese; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 - (12 oz) containers frozen whipped topping, thawed; 6 - bananas, peeled and sliced; 2 can(s) (15.25) crushed pineapple, drained; 2 can(s) (15.25) fruit coctail, drained; 2 - granny smith apples, peeled and chopped; 1 1/3 cup(s) sweetened, flaked coconut; 2 jar(s) (4 oz) marischino cherries, drained and halved; 1 cup(s) pecans, chopped; 1 cup(s) golden raisins

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Jeanne Benavidez

Odessa, TX

Updated on Mar 6, 2011

I remember my Mamma making this every Thanksgiving or Christmas. It was a tradition that went on for many years. I found a handwritten version of this recipe folded and put in one of my old cookbooks.

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prep time 30 Min

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method No-Cook or Other

yield 15 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 - 8 oz packages cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 - (12 oz) containers frozen whipped topping, thawed
6 - bananas, peeled and sliced
2 cans (15.25) crushed pineapple, drained
2 cans (15.25) fruit coctail, drained
2 - granny smith apples, peeled and chopped
1 1/3 cups sweetened, flaked coconut
2 jars (4 oz) marischino cherries, drained and halved
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup golden raisins

How To Make old-fashioned holiday fruit salad

Step 1

Beat the cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl.

Step 2

Using a hand mixer on high speed, beat in the whipped topping.
Step 3

Gently fold in the bananas, pineapple, fruit cocktail, apple, cherries, pecan pieces and raisins.
Step 4

Pour into a serving dish and chill at least 2 hours before serving.
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