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No bake Christmas fruit cake

December 2, 2013 by Roxana 19 Comments

Forget the heavy traditional fruit cake. This year impress your friends and family with this light no-bake Christmas fruit cake.

Thanks to Whole Foods Market and Kitchen PLAY for sponsoring this post.

This year impress your friends and family with this light no-bake Christmas fruit cake. Only 6 ingredients needed!!!

Christmas is by far my favorite time of the year. Ever since I was a little girl I helped my mom organize the Christmas dinner party. My favorite thing to do was decorate the Christmas cake. My mom used to make a few desserts for Christmas. Every year she would change the menu but a few things always stayed the same. A chocolate cake, roll cake and her famous Christmas layer cake. Now, being thousands of miles away from my mom, I need to make my own family Christmas tradition. Blend some of my own heritage, stir in some American touches and we’re set.

This year impress your friends and family with this light no-bake Christmas fruit cake. Only 6 ingredients needed!!!

For the past couple of years I have tried different recipes for the classic fruitcake. Some were OK, some were terrible. I was still looking for the one!

That is, until a couple of weeks ago when it hit me! I don’t have to make a heavy, booze flavored fruit cake when I can keep the basics and make one I know my family will enjoy. For my no-bake Christmas fruitcake I kept the dried fruit, the nuts and the spirits. I prefer to soak my fruit in wine, but you can also use a brandy or liquor of your choice. If you’re planning on sharing the cake with the little ones, please soak the fruit in 100% juice of your choice.

no-bake fruit cake ingredients

For this cake I used Pacific almond mix and Backcountry Bundle from Whole Foods Market. I prefer the pacific almond mix since it offers a variety of dried fruit but at the same time I love Backcountry Bundle since it has plenty of dried cranberries, just perfect for the touch of color in this cake.

While you’re at Whole Foods Market, grab a container of classic chocolate chip cookies too. And a bottle of Port wine or whatever spirit you prefer.

You’ll also need some heavy cream and powdered sugar.

That’s all! Just 6 ingredients needed!

No bake Christmas fruit cake. Only 6 ingredients needed!

This year Whole Foods Market is helping you celebrate the holidays, with hundreds of products made to help you get through the season without stressing too much. For instance, these bags of pre-chopped dried fruit helped me put this cake together is no time.

Since this cake doesn’t require any baking, the crumbled store-bought chocolate chip cookies substituted for the cake layer offering not only support for the creamy layers but also adding some crunchy texture.  For a spicy touch I added a pinch of ground ginger to the heavy cream. You can leave it out or use a spice of your choice.

No bake Christmas fruit cake. Only 6 ingredients needed!

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No bake Christmas fruit cake recipe

Yields one 9 inch round cake

Forget the heavy traditional fruit cake. This year impress your friends and family with this light no-bake Christmas fruit cake.

15 minPrep Time

12 hrTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 cups dried fruit, finely chopped (Pacific almond mix from Whole Foods Market)
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
  • 3/4 cup Port wine (or fruit juice)
  • 6 oz Whole Foods Market classic chocolate chip cookies
  • 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl add the dried fruit. Pour the wine over it and let the fruit soak for 2-3 hours, until most of the liquid is absorbed.
  2. Line a 9-inch springform with plastic wrap. Leave 3-5 inch of plastic war hanging on the sides.
  3. In a food processor add the cookies and the nuts. Pulse a few times until finely chopped. Set aside.
  4. In a mixing bowl add the heavy cream. With the whisk attached to the mixer, start whisking at medium speed until soft peaks form. Slowly add the sugar and the spices (if using). Continue whisking until firm peaks form.
  5. Mix the dried fruit with the heavy cream. If there is still wine left in the bowl, add it to the cream as well. With a spatula stir gently until combined.
  6. Sprinkle almost half of the cookie nut mixture on the bottom of the prepared pan and arrange with your fingers to evenly cover the bottom the pan.
  7. Spoon half of the fruit cream mixture on top of the cookie crumbles.Gently spread it evenly without disturbing the cookie crumbles.
  8. Sprinkle more cookie nut crumbles on top on the fruit mixture, leaving just about 2 tablespoon aside for decorating.
  9. Spoon the remaining fruit cream mixture and spread it evenly.
  10. Sprinkle the reserved cookie crumbles over the second layer of fruit cream and cover with the plastic wrap.
  11. Freeze the cake for at least 8 hours.
  12. Before slicing it, leave the cake for 15 minutes at room temperature. With a sharp knife, slice the cake.
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Roxana

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  1. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    December 2, 2013 at 9:25 am

    I've always been so hesitant to make fruitcake because it seems so ingredient-heavy, but this version sounds perfect! Love that it's no-bake, too. :)
    Reply
  2. Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says

    December 2, 2013 at 9:46 am

    This is definitely not your ordinary fruit cake! It looks pretty amazing!!
    Reply
  3. Romina says

    December 2, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Hi, can I used whipping cream instead of the heavy cream? At the moment that is all I have at home and since I cannot wait to try this out, was wondering if I can used whipping cream instead! Thanks
    Reply
    • Roxana says

      December 2, 2013 at 9:54 am

      Hi Romina, Whipping cream and heavy cream are the same thing. Please come back and tell me how you like it Roxana
      Reply
  4. Laura @ Laura's Baking Talent says

    December 2, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    Love this idea. A definite twist on the traditional cheesecake. Thanks for sharing :)
    Reply
  5. Carolyn says

    December 2, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    Yum, what a great way to use some prepared foods to help make the holiday season stress-free!
    Reply
  6. Dionne Baldwin says

    December 2, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    I do love a good no bake recipe, that is for sure! What a great way to use chocolate chip cookies! Besides eating them, of course. :-) Your cake is gorgeous! This is going on my to do list.
    Reply
  7. Suzanne says

    December 2, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    Wow, that is a wonderful fruit cake, definitely better than the baked variety in my opinion.
    Reply
  8. The Café Sucre Farine says

    December 2, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    Roxana, this looks way better than any fruitcake I've ever seen!
    Reply
  9. Martha@A Family Feast says

    December 2, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    Wow Roxana! This looks amazing! I'm wishing I could reach right into my computer and take a bite! This is going on my must-make list for the holidays!
    Reply
  10. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    December 3, 2013 at 1:40 am

    Such a pretty cake and I love that it's no=bake!
    Reply
  11. Jan Staebell says

    December 3, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    This looks like the perfect wrap up to a Christmas dinner. Thank you!!
    Reply
  12. Liene says

    December 16, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    Hi, really want to try this, but wanted to clarify - by freezing you mean putting it in freezer, not just chilling in the fridge?
    Reply
    • Roxana says

      December 16, 2013 at 5:36 pm

      Hi Liene, I actually put the cake in the freezer, just like I would do with an ice cream cake. Roxana
      Reply
  13. Great Fruitcake says

    December 18, 2013 at 7:34 pm

    There is nothing in this that resembles an actual fruitcake, which makes it sound (and look) so wonderful.
    Reply
  14. Autumn says

    December 20, 2013 at 10:23 am

    I was wondering, once you take the cake out of the freezer and prepare it to serve, do you leave the cake on the plastic wrap or do you transfer it to another dish? I'm only wondering because when you go to slice it and the plastice wrap is still on the bottom would you risk cutting that too?
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    • Roxana says

      December 20, 2013 at 11:24 am

      Hi Autumn, Once the cake is frozen, it's very easy to transfer from one dish to another. This way you can remove the plastic wrap without worrying you'll ruin the cake Happy Holidays, Roxana
      Reply
  15. jackie says

    April 13, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    could I use fresh fruit. I have 4 kinds of fresh fruit.
    Reply
    • Roxana says

      April 14, 2014 at 10:21 am

      Hi Jackie, You can not use fresh fruit. Due to the high water content in the fresh fruit, the cake will not hold together. It will be too water-y
      Reply

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