This Tropical Cheesecake Fruit Salad is a delightful and refreshing dessert that combines the flavors of fresh fruit with a creamy cheesecake mixture. Its perfect for summer gatherings, potlucks, or any occasion that calls for a sweet, fruity treat.
Ingredients:
- 13.5 oz cream cheese fruit dip I used Marzetti brand
- 8 oz whipped topping, thawed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 20 oz canned pineapple chunks in juice, drained
- 16 oz jar maraschino cherries, drained
- 10.5 oz canned mandarin orange slices in juice, drained
- 1 cups red grapes
- 1 cups banana slices about 3 bananas
- 1 cups kiwi about 3 kiwis, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 cups mango about 1 mango, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
Directions:
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the cream cheese fruit dip, thawed whipped topping, and vanilla extract. Fold all the ingredients together until completely combined.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the drained pineapple chunks, drained maraschino cherries, drained mandarin orange slices, red grapes, banana slices, diced kiwi, diced mango, and sweetened shredded coconut.
- To the bowl of fruit, add the cream cheese fruit dip mixture and fold all the ingredients together until all the fruit is coated with the cream cheese fruit dip mixture. Be careful not to break apart the fruit pieces when mixing.
- Transfer the tropical cheesecake fruit salad to a large serving bowl. If you reserved a couple of pieces of each fruit and the sweetened shredded coconut to use as a garnish, you can add it at this point. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Servings: 12