Creamy Fruit Salad III

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 (15.25 ounce) cans fruit cocktail in light syrup, drained and liquid reserved
• 2 bananas, peeled and sliced
• 1 pint fresh strawberries, rinsed and sliced
• 1/2 honeydew melon, fruit removed with a melon baller
• 1/2 cantaloupe, fruit removed with a melon baller

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Beat the softened cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.

2. Beat in the sweetened condensed milk until fully combined and creamy.

3. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the reserved fruit cocktail syrup to loosen the mixture slightly, adding more only if it is still very thick.

4. Drain the fruit cocktail well and fold it into the cream cheese mixture with a spatula.

5. Scoop the honeydew and cantaloupe flesh with a melon baller and gently fold them into the mixture.

6. Slice the bananas and strawberries, then fold them in gently so the slices stay intact.

7. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour until well chilled and set before serving.