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Old Fashioned Frozen Fruit Salad

Frozen fruit salad is a unique retro recipe that tastes like a cross between fruit salad and ice cream. It's straight out of our great-grandmother's recipe box!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cream cheese, fluff, fruit, salad
Prep Time 30 minutes
Freezing Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 311kcal
Author Sara Garska
Cost $12

Equipment

  • Hand mixer
  • Spatula
  • Large bread pan
  • Mixing bowls

Ingredients

  • 1 can apricots
  • 1 can pineapple slices or chunks
  • 2 packages cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup mayonaise
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 bottle marachino cherries

Instructions

  • Cream the cream cheese and mayonnaise
  • Add sugar to the whipped cream
  • Combine whipped cream mix and cream cheese mixture
  • Dice the fruit and drain liquid from them.
  • Add chopped and drained fruit to the cream mixture and gently fold in.
  • Spoon the mixture into a large bread pan. Cover with foil so that it does not touch the top. Freeze overnight.
    frozen fruit salad in a bread pan
  • To serve, run a wet warm washcloth along the sides and bottom of the bread pan.
  • Cut the frozen fruit salad into slices and remove from pan. Cut the slice in half for smaller sized serving.
  • Top with whipped cream and a cherry to serve.

Notes

Nutrition information is provided as an estimate, but your actual values will vary based on exact ingredients used and serving size.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 129mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 829IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg