Bud'S Creamy Frozen Fruit Cups - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, drained
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 (8 oz.) carton Cool Whip, thawed
fresh mint (optional)

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Halve 9 cherries. Chop the remaining cherries. Set aside halved cherries and 18 oranges for garnish. Add pineapple, pecans and chopped cherries to cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping and remaining oranges (can cut the oranges in half or thirds). Line muffin cups with paper or foil liners. Spoon fruit mixture into cups. Garnish with reserved cherries and oranges. Freeze until firm. Store in Ziploc bags and remove as needed from the freezer 10 minutes prior to serving. Top with mint, if desired.