Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Creamy Frozen Fruit Cups

J.C. Taggart

J.C. Taggart

Published June 9, 2018 4:01 am
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Give your summer barbecues a refreshing boost with these cool and fluffy fruit cups!

Creamy Frozen Fruit Cups

Ingredients

1 — 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 — 10 oz. jar maraschino cherries, drained
1 — 11 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained
1 — 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 — 8 oz. carton frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

~In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.

~Halve nine cherries; chop the remaining cherries. Set aside halved cherries and 18 orange segments for garnish.

~Add the pineapple, pecans and chopped cherries to cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping and remaining oranges.

~Line muffin cups with foil liners. Spoon fruit mixture into cups; garnish with reserved cherries and oranges. Freeze until firm.

~Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving.

~Makes 1-1/2 dozen.

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