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Italian Christmas Cream
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- SERVES
- 8
- CHILL TIME
- 8 Hr
- COOK TIME
- 5 Min
This colorful traditional-style chilled creamy Italian Christmas Cream mold is packed with bananas, grapes, Maraschino cherries and chopped walnuts. Great for the holidays or any entertaining year-round.
What You'll Need:
- 2 firm bananas, peeled and sliced
- 2 cups sliced seedless green grapes
- 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
- 1 cup coarsely chopped Maraschino cherries
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon peel
What To Do:
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix well. Coat a mold or Bundt pan with cooking spray; pour mixture into prepared casserole dish. Freeze 8 hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, let stand at room temperature 15 to 20 minutes.
Notes
If you like, you can unmold this onto a serving platter. Garnish with whipped cream and extra cherries.
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anitrasdance
Dec 26, 2012
Made this for Christmas and everyone loved it!!! Only I only froze it for 6 hours instead of 8 (made a similar recipe which called for the 8hrs which was too long which is why I only used 6 hrs for this recipe). Would definitely make this again. Huge success; was delicious !!!
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BJBG
Jan 15, 2012
I have made this 2 times, the first time I made it according to recipe. It was delicious but was difficult to eat. In the frozen state, you had to chisel to get a bite, if set out for 20-30 min. it started to crumble. The 2nd time I made it, I used @12 oz. Cool Whip & 1 C. sour cream and the texture was better. However, when I used the Cool Whip I did not use added sugar, that was a mistake. Next time I will add @ 1/4 C. of Splenda or sugar. The recipe is delicious, light, refreshing but I would like to hear how others serve this so that it is easier to eat & serve.
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llane 9285652
Dec 30, 2011
Made this today. It grows on you....liked it more as we ate more of it. It is light and refreshing even though it has 2 cups of sour cream in it. The sour cream and lemon give an interesting flavor. Thanks Mr. Food
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marilynbasel 3662733
Dec 28, 2011
My recipe for this uses fresh dark red cherry slices instead of maraschino, and leaves out the nuts. I use neufchatel cheese instead of cream cheese, because it has fewer calories and less fat. I add some almond extract too, gives it a hint of marzipan. My version was a big hit at Christmas Eve social this year! Thanks for sharing!
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PEGGYBIGNON 3981328
Dec 27, 2011
This desert was absolutely yummy. The only suggestion is that it needs about 30 minutes out before serving. That way the grapes are not icy.
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mcconnells 8981622
Dec 24, 2011
I clicked on Amish Church Spread and this came up instead in the list of December top 10 Most Popular Easy Recipes. Somebody goofed in the posting. Went back and tried 3 more times and it still came up incorrectly.
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Crafter 21155
Dec 22, 2012
Click on the picture of the Amish Church Spread instead of clicking on "Get Recipe Here" and the recipe for Amish Church Spread will open.
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rkohl 6781750
Dec 20, 2011
Tried the Italian Christmas Cream mold at a friends house. It was absolutely delicious and very refreshing. Will be making it for New Year's Eve.
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jmd201950 5364178
Dec 18, 2011
I don't have a bundt pan or jello mold, so I used an oblong flat container and cut it into squares to serve it. I put a dollop of whip cream and cherry on each cut square. Worked out fine.
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wesinkbeach 1351198
Dec 10, 2011
This dessert is not cooked just chilled. instead of bananas i will use a can of mandrin oranges.
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nanaknowsbest
Dec 10, 2011
I think it was wonderful...it was the talk at the christmas party.
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wachfran 8659282
Dec 07, 2011
How do you receive an answer when asked a question about this dessert?
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cookster32643
Dec 07, 2011
This sounds yummy, but can I use dried cherries or canned cherries since I don't like the maraschino cherries?
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ginnytrimble2010 4331895
Dec 06, 2011
Would fat free sour cream work just as well?
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marilynbasel 3662733
Dec 06, 2011
mascarpone cheese would probably work, too. Sour cream gives it that cheesecake texture & taste, though.
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sholly58 9230633
Dec 06, 2011
Can you sub w/cream cheese or possibly half sour crm and half crm cheese?
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ybutler 1992678
Dec 06, 2011
If you use whip cream in place of sour cream will you still need the sugar?
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xhia72 3916789
Dec 06, 2011
Wow, this looks so easy - I'm definitely going to make this dessert for the holidays! Thanks so much for sharing!
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nanas9 7517144
Dec 06, 2011
It sounds great !! Plan on making for the holidays.
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phylmc 6931738
Dec 06, 2011
This is an all time must at Christmas for many years!!!!
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Pene
Dec 06, 2011
Would like to hear from someone who has "actually" tried it.
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rosier4441 1220293
Dec 06, 2011
Sounds and looks spectacular! It's easy to make, and I will try it this weekend for a party!
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missygirl32001 0627670
Dec 06, 2011
Can't wait to make this.
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tolberta 4602945
Dec 06, 2011
I failed to see when the cook time takes place? I am going to try this and take it to a social, thank you Mr. Foods
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mscrssclrk 6126131
Dec 06, 2011
Looked good and easy. We will have to substitute for the walnuts because of allergies.
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jannjordan 1702947
Dec 06, 2011
I will be making it for my family during the Holidays.
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MJKuntz 7810002
Dec 06, 2011
Sounds good. Can't wait to make it. I will use plain or vanilla yogurt in place of sour cream. Probably one of each.
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kokointexas 7417333
Dec 06, 2011
What an awesome dessert idea. Thank you. Happy Holidays.
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finch49007 0211304
Dec 06, 2011
Sounds very good. To make this even healthier, you can add about 4 drops of maple syrup to 2 cups of fat free Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, I make this faux sour cream all of the time and as long as you don't add too much maple syrup it is very good.
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jermoon1 3872353
Dec 06, 2011
acass-- don't like sour creme-- try 1 C sour cream and 1 c cool whip
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nancy preast
Dec 06, 2011
Sounds so gooood. This I will be trying for our church Christmas Dinner.
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acass1997 3277110
Dec 06, 2011
I am wondering if there would be a substitute for the sour cream, I'm just not a fan!
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