Nana's Fruit Salad recipe

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Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) can fruit cocktail, juice reserved
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
3 apples, cored and diced with peel
2 Bartlett pears, cored and diced
2 bananas
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Nutrition Info

730.6 calories
carbohydrate: 93.8 g
cholesterol: 61.6 mg
fat: 39.7 g
fiber: 11.6 g
protein: 8.4 g
saturatedFat: 14.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 186.9 mg
sugar: 49.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large bowl combine fruit cocktail, mandarin oranges, apples, pears, and pecans.

  2. In a small mixing bowl, mix cream cheese and lemon juice. Add enough fruit cocktail juice to achieve a smooth and creamy consistency.

  3. Fold the cream cheese mixture into the fruit mixture and toss. Cover and chill for 1 hour before serving. Prior to serving slice bananas, add to fruit salad and toss again.

Recipe Yield

10 to 15 servings

Recipe Note

My grandmother used to make this salad when I was a little girl. It's a tradition in my family now, for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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