APRICOT SALAD

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This is a great salad for the holidays due to the very festive orange color.

Provided by Cindy Carnes

Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Dessert Salad Recipes Jell-O® Salad

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) package apricot flavored Jell-O® mix
⅔ cup white sugar
⅔ cup water
2 (4 ounce) jars apricot baby food
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
⅓ cup chopped pecans
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Steps:

In a small saucepan, combine gelatin, sugar and water. Bring to a boil and mix until dissolved. Remove from heat, add baby food and pineapple with juice. Stir, set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk, mix together until smooth. Pour into fruit mixture and whisk together.
Stir in pecans and pour into a 9x13 inch pan. Refrigerate until chilled. Top with thawed whipped topping if desired. Sprinkle with pecans to decorate and cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 256 calories, Carbohydrate 37.8 g, Cholesterol 21.1 mg, Fat 10.9 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 102.6 mg, Sugar 35 g