Best Mamas Icebox Fruitcake Recipes

ICEBOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Crush the graham crackers using a food processor or add them to a large ziptop bag and crush using a rolling pin. Coarsely chop the cherries.
• Combine crushed graham crackers, pecans, cherries, raisins, coconut, marshmallows, and sweetened condensed milk in a large bowl and mix well. Add reserved cherry juice by the tablespoonful until the mixture comes together, but isn't too soft. I usually add between 2 and 3 tablespoons.
• Turn out into the prepared dish and press flat with your hands. Cover and chill at least 6 hours, then cut into bars. Keep refrigerated.

MAMMA'S ICEBOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Mix graham cracker crumbs and milk until well blended.
• Add remaining ingredients until well blened.
• Mixture will be very stiff.
• Pack into a Christmas mold, which has been sprayed with oil, or form into logs and wrap with wax paper.
• Cover and keep refrigerated.
• Remove from mold just before serving.

ICEBOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Finely crush graham crackers and coarsely chop pecans and drained cherries.
• Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
• Turn out into a lightly buttered 9x13 baking dish and press flat into the pan with your hands. Chill for at least 6 hours.

MAWMAW'S ICE BOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• 1. Chop pecans and drained cherries. Put in large mixing bowl.
• 2. Add raisins. Mix well with pecans and cherries.
• 3. Put marshmallows and small can of pet milk in a large microwaveable bowl. Stir well to wet the marshmallows with the milk.
• 4. Microwave marshmallows and pet milk until marshmallows are softened. About 2-3 minutes on high. Adjust time to your microwave. Don't leave this alone, watch closely so marshallows won't burn.
• 5. Pour 1/2 finely crushed graham crackers into marshmallow mixture. Stir to wet the crackers. Add rest of crackers to this mixture and stir well again.
• 6. Add fruit and nut mixture to cracker mixture and stir well. Make sure all fruits and nuts are incorporated into cracker mixture. This takes some "elbow grease".
• 7. Press into an 8" square, glass pan. Press well, using your fingers if necessary. It may not look like all the cake mixture will fit in the 8" pan, but it will.
• 8. Refrigerate over night. Cut into 1/4" - 1/2" slices to serve. This is an easy fruitcake.

ICE BOX FRUITCAKE II

Steps:

• Combined crushed wafers, coconut, chopped cherries, pecans and pineapple and place in large bowl. Mix well. Also add raisins, if desired.
• Melt marshmallows in top of double boiler.
• Add milk to melted marshmallows and mix well.
• Remove from heat and pour onto wafer mixture. Mix well.
• If desired, pour 1/4 to 1/2 cup of any good sweet wine - scuppernong, blackberry, pear, etc. When cool enough to handle, form into "logs" and wrap in waxed paper.
• Chill at least 24 hours before serving -- the longer the chilling, the better.
• Serving Suggestions Slice into 1/2" slices and arrange on small platter.
• Best served cold.
• Can be made 2 weeks in advance.

ICE BOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the pecans, raisins, walnuts, cherries, condensed milk and vanilla wafers. Dough will be very thick, you will need to use your hands.
• Form dough into a ring shape on top of a dinner plate. Wrap in many layers of plastic wrap and/or aluminum foil. Allow to age in the refrigerator for at least a week. The flavors will have a chance to blend and all of the milk will be absorbed into the cake.

MOMMA'S ICEBOX FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix all dry ingredients and fruits. Add milk and then marshmallow cream. Mix well.
• 2. Put into a loaf pan and form into loaf shape or roll on buttered waxed paper to make about 3 rolls, Cover and refrigerate. Slice after well chilled.
• 3. Note: You can use red and green candied cherries and/or candied pineapple.
• 4. Note: I like to make rolls on buttered waxed paper. It makes nice attractive round slices and looks good on a serving platter.

ICEBOX FRUITCAKE (NO BAKING REQUIRED!)

Steps:

• Chop pecans, cherries and pineapple and mix together.
• Mash wafers and mix with above ingredients.
• Add sweetened condensed milk and mix well.
• Press into large loaf pan and put into icebox for at least 24 hours.