Creamy Fruit Salad with Block Cream Cheese

Serves 6 in about 1 hour. An oven recipe built around mandarin oranges well.

Ingredients

• 2 cans fruit cocktail in light syrup, well drained
• 1 can mandarin oranges, well drained
• 1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 (8 oz) tub whipped topping, thawed
• Maraschino cherries, optional garnish

Method

1. Drain the cans of fruit and let them sit in the strainer while you make the creamy dressing. The drier the fruit, the better.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until it is creamy and fluffy.
3. Fold in the tub of whipped topping. Stir well.
4. Tip in the fruit cocktail and ⅔ of the Mandarin oranges. Gently mix.
5. Garnish with the extra slices of Mandarin oranges, and Maraschino cherries, if you have any.
6. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.

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