Cherry Fruit Salad is one of the best fruity and creamy salads ever. This fabulous fruit salad includes a cream cheese base with maraschino cherries, marshmallows, walnuts, pineapple and fruit cocktail. It's rich, decadent and sweet enough to be served as dessert. This vintage recipe is one of our family's favorite recipes.
1/2cupwalnuts or pecans, chopped (measure after chopping)
4-5tbsp.reserved fruit cocktail juice
5-7dropsred food coloring
8oz. pkg.cream cheesesoftened
16oz. containernon dairy whipped topping
3heaping tablespoonspowdered sugar
Instructions
Mix cream cheese, whipped topping, powdered sugar, 5 tbsp. reserved fruit cocktail juice, and a few drops of red food coloring in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer.
Add fruits, fruit cocktail, marshmallows and nuts.
Stir well to combine.
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.