Light And Creamy Fruit Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, plus
• 6 -8 fresh strawberries, to garnish salad
• 2 cups fresh cherries
• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 1 cup banana, peeled and sliced
• 2 peaches, pitted and sliced (or nectarines)
• 1 cup mandarin orange segments (optional)
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese (similar to soft cream cheese)
• 1 tablespoon sugar (to taste, or sugar substitute such as splenda)
• 1/4 cup no-sugar-added strawberry preserves (or jam or spread, also you may try other fruit jams)
• 1/2-1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 1/2-3 cups whipped cream (or non dairy whipped topping)
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 place marscapone cheese, splenda(sugar substitute), strawberry preserves and lemon juice in a food processor and pulse until smooth. add whipped topping and vanilla and puree until nice and smooth and getting thick.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix fruit lightly together. place half of the fruit in a large bowl or trifle dish. spoon half of whipped topping mixture over top, spreading to edges.
• 3 place remaining fruit on the topping.
• 4 top with remaining whipped topping mixture almost to edge of bowl.
• 5 garnish with strawberries.
• 6 note: if using mandarin oranges, a little of the juice mixed in with topping is good!
• 7 serve and enjoy!