Recipe: Frosty Cranberry Salad Squares (freeze ahead)

FROSTY CRANBERRY SALAD SQUARES

"Creamy frozen fruit salads were often served for special occasions in the '60s and '70s. This updated version provides a nice variety in temperature and texture to holiday meals."

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 (16 oz.) can jellied cranberry sauce
1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen dark sweet cherries
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
2 tablespoons chopped nuts

In large bowl, combine cream cheese, condensed milk, mayonnaise and lemon juice; beat until smooth and fluffy. Add cranberry sauce; mix at low speed until blended.

Fold in cherries and pineapple. Spoon evenly into ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish. Sprinkle with nuts.

Cover; freeze 6 hours or until firm.

TO SERVE:
Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes or until slightly softened. Cut into squares.

MAKE IT SPECIAL:
Serve the salad on pretty holiday salad plates lined with lettuce leaves.

HEALTHY HINT:
To reduce each serving by about 7 grams of fat, use light cream cheese, low-fat or fat-free sweetened condensed milk and reduced-calorie mayonnaise.

Makes 12 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: Easy Holiday Recipes, Pillsbury Creative Cookbooks #202, December 1997