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No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

No bake Fruitcake.

1 box graham crackers

1 stick butter

1 cup pecans

1/2 cup raisins

½ cup dates

1/2 cranberries

1/2 cup shredded coconut, firmly packed

1 jar maraschino cherries (10 oz)

1 tablespoons cherry juice

1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows

Instructions

Melt butter and marshmallows together.

Finely crush graham crackers and coarsely chop nuts and drained cherries.

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Pack in greased pan. Let refrigerate 48 hours.

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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

My mother made this every year. Its great for people who don't like fruitcake as it has no candied fruit in it.
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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

This is a very interesting recipe! Thanks for posting it! I was raised on Icebox fruitcake, family never cared for the "baked' ones. My recipe calls for the candid cherries(red & green), can use other fruits but I only use the cherries along with pecans, melted marshmellow, coconut,graham crackers etc. I think I will try yours this weekend! thanks again!

edited: just looked at my recipe(has been years since I made it) and it uses crushed vanilla wafers instead of the graham crackers!

going to the store today & get the M cherries & raisins and will make this recipe in the afternoon!

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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

This sounds really good AND easy to make for a no-baker like myself. Do you think I could use marshmallow fluff instead of melting the butter with marshmallows?

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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

It never last very long around here even though I eat a small portion due to its richness. BTW it works well with any nuts, candied fruit, your favorite vanilla extract, or rum{#emotions_dlg.biggrin}.

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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

On 12/8/2014 puglet1 said:

This sounds really good AND easy to make for a no-baker like myself. Do you think I could use marshmallow fluff instead of melting the butter with marshmallows? {#emotions_dlg.blush}

I don’t know why not, but I’m thinking you still need to melt it with the butter.

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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

I much prefer ice box fruitcake over the baked stuff. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

On 12/8/2014 woodyend said:
On 12/8/2014 puglet1 said:

This sounds really good AND easy to make for a no-baker like myself. Do you think I could use marshmallow fluff instead of melting the butter with marshmallows? {#emotions_dlg.blush}

I don’t know why not, but I’m thinking you still need to melt it with the butter.

Thanks, woodyend. I know this is kind of blasphemous on a Kitchen & Food Forum, {#emotions_dlg.laugh} but I'm really not a big fan of butter or the taste of it. Maybe I could just melt down the marshmallow fluff, maybe in a double boiler, which I don't even have, but could rig, lol.

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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

you have written down.......1/2 cranberries...........what is the amount? is it 1/2 cup?

are they the fresh whole cranberries???? do I cook them 1st.....please answer...I would like to make this for Christmas Eve...

thanks..

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Re: No bake Fruitcake made with Pecans and Graham Crackers.

On 12/8/2014 gkelly5744 said:

This is a very interesting recipe! Thanks for posting it! I was raised on Icebox fruitcake, family never cared for the "baked' ones. My recipe calls for the candid cherries(red & green), can use other fruits but I only use the cherries along with pecans, melted marshmellow, coconut,graham crackers etc. I think I will try yours this weekend! thanks again!

edited: just looked at my recipe(has been years since I made it) and it uses crushed vanilla wafers instead of the graham crackers!

going to the store today & get the M cherries & raisins and will make this recipe in the afternoon!

This is what I am used to, but this does sound like one to try for my dad.......ThanksCool

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