Cranberry Frost

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup chopped cranberries
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 2 large oranges
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped dates (optional)
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe

• in a mixing bowl, combine cranberries and sugar and let stand 10 minutes. meanwhile, peel and secton 1 orange. finely chop orange sections; set aside. sqeeze remaining orange to make total of 1/3 cup juice.
• combine the 1/3 cup orange juice, cream cheese, and vanilla. beat until fluffy. stir in orange sections, cranberries, apple and dates.
• whip cream until soft peaks form. fold cream into cream cheese mixture.
• turn mixture into a 5-cup mold, 8x4x2 inch loaf pan, or into about 10 to 12 paper lined muffin pans. cover and freeze until firm.
• to serve, let stand at room temperature for 10 miutues. unmold or peel off paper and garnish with orange sections.