Name: Tropical Cheesecake Fruit Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz. cream cheese-softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 8 oz. cool whip-thawed; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 6 cups chopped fruit (I used crushed canned pineapple, kiwi, bananas, maraschino cherries and mango); 1/4 cup shredded coconut (divided); 2 Tbsp. toasted flaked coconut +1 Tbsp. shredded coconut to sprinkle on top before serving

Description

If you can’t afford to travel to some tropical paradise this summer, you can totally afford this sweet dessert – Tropical Cheesecake Fruit Salad. Refreshing fruit salad with cherries, kiwi, and more, will have you feeling cool and at ease in no time. Combine it with a chocolate Reese’s Cheesecake, and your guests are guaranteed to love it!

Ingredients

8 oz. cream cheese-softened
1/2 cup sugar
8 oz. cool whip-thawed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
6 cups chopped fruit (I used crushed canned pineapple, kiwi, bananas, maraschino cherries and mango)
1/4 cup shredded coconut (divided)
2 Tbsp. toasted flaked coconut +1 Tbsp. shredded coconut to sprinkle on top before serving

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Instructions

Beat together softened cream cheese with sugar and vanilla until light and smooth.
Stir in thawed Cool Whip (or whipped cream) and shredded coconut .
In a large bowl place crushed pineapple(drained), diced mango and kiwi, sliced bananas and maraschino cherries(drained). Add cream cheese mixture and gently fold in.
Before serving sprinkled with toasted flaked coconut and 1 tbsp. shredded coconut.
Serve immediately or place in the fridge to chill.