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Cranberry Ambrosia Cream Cheese Spread




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List of Ingredients




2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 (6 oz) package sweetened dried cranberries, divided use
1 (15 1/2 oz) can crushed pineapple
1 (11 oz) can mandarin oranges
1 (3 1/2 oz) can shredded coconut, divided use
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
8 pecan halves, toasted
gingersnaps (to serve)


Recipe



Stir together cream cheese and sugar until blended. Add dried cranberries, reserving 1/4 cup cranberries.

Drain pineapple and oranges; pat dry between layers of paper towels. Set oranges aside.

Stir pineapple and coconut into cream cheese mixture, reserving 1/4 cup coconut. Stir in chopped pecans. Spoon mixture into a serving bowl.

Sprinkle reserved dried cranberries around edges of bowl. Arrange orange sections around inside edge of cranberries. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup coconut in center, and top with pecan halves. Serve with gingersnaps.

Makes 24 appetizer servings