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Nana's Fruit Salad

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

Instructions

  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.

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