Cherry Fruit Salad

Teresa Ambra

Fabulous fruit salad with a cream cheese base that includes maraschino cherries, marshmallows, walnuts, pineapple and fruit cocktail.

5 from 1 vote

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Salads and Salad Dressings

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

29 oz. can fruit cocktail reserve juice
20 oz. can pineapple chunks drained
16 oz. jar maraschino cherries drained and halved
2-3 cups KraftJet-Puffed miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped Diamond walnuts or pecans
4-5 tbsp. reserved fruit cocktail juice
5-7 drops McCormick red food coloring
8 oz. pkg. Philadelphiacream cheese softened
16 oz. container non dairy whipped topping
3 heaping tablespoons powdered sugar

Instructions

Mix cream cheese, whipped topping, powdered sugar, 5 tbsp. reserved fruit cocktail juice, and a few drops of red food coloring.
Add fruits, fruit cocktail, marshmallows and nuts. Stir.
Refrigerate overnight if possible.

Notes

NOTE: I like to blot the cherries, pineapple and fruit cocktail dry with paper towels before adding so the salad stays nice and thick and doesn't get watered down from the syrup the fruits come in.

Keyword cherries, fruit cocktail, marshmallows, pineapple, salad

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!