Icebox Fruit cake - Easy Fruit Cake - No Bake Fruit Cake

[@suelott9612]

HELLO TAMMY.... I MADE YOUR GRANNY'S ICEBOX FRUITCAKE FOR CHRISTMAS...... YOU SAID THAT IT WOULD LAST A MONTH IN THE REFRIGERATOR..... WELL.... MINE ONLY LASTED THREE DAYS !!!! EVERYONE LOVED IT !!!! IT WAS SOOOO DELICIOUS..... THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! YOUR MISSISSIPPI FRIEND ❤

[@thresiaross36]

Brings tears to my eyes... My granny always made them for Christmas and always made sure I had some to take home with me. Thank you

[@normarutledge]

Yes thank God for our Granny’s and our Mothers recipe’s made with love ❤

[@jolee3688]

I'm 66 years old and this has been a favorite fruit cake in our family, for a few generations. Thank you for sharing..I also love watching your videos.

[@denisepope8599]

You can make with vanilla wafers or saltine crackers and sweet and condensed milk. There are so many variations. I love my mom’s 30 pound fruit cake with all the candied red and green cherries, and pecans. That is all that is in it except the flour and fixings. An alcoholic beverage is poured over a cheesecloth to moisten it for a couple of weeks before we cut it on Christmas Day. It is the BEST Fruit Cake. My husband would never eat fruit cake until he ate my Mom’s. And no, you don’t get drunk on it. It just moistens it and is a preservative. My mom cooks I around Thanksgiving and add a little alcohol over I once a week.

[@belah33]

I love this recipe and any type of fruit cake . Thanks for sharing with us.

[@vickicarter60]

My mom is in memory care. She always made this. It's the only fruitcake I liked. I think I'm going to make it and take her some...❤️

[@CollardValleyCooks]

I bet she would love that!

[@tanyadavis6513]

I could smell it!! My mom made this every year. She passed away in 2018. Thank you for posting this. I wanted to make it but she did not ever write down the recipe.

[@maureennochannel]

From what I've seen on this channel your Granny really knew how to live!

[@sheilasuraj8131]

Thanks for sharing looks delicious

[@Cynthia2v]

You must have been a fly on the wall of my kitchen....my sister and I were talking about this yesterday and as I was going through my Mama’s cookbook, I came across the recipe! So many good recipes and sweet memories., she would make this and make mini loaves for our elementary teachers, some 50+ years ago. She was a treasure, thanks for sharing!

[@adamgallaspy7007]

That is such a nostalgic recipe, hadn’t had that in many years... Thank you for sharing ....

[@rosemarquinez1355]

Oh lord. Lookie here. I used to make this 30 years ago and luved it. Surprise, surprise, surprise...didn't realize it was older recipe. I used a graham cereal and did it like rice krispies treats. I like this version. Excited to try it.

[@ericsgranny8933]

This was the only fruitcake my mom liked and she made them when we were little. My sister and I helped, because it is a bit of a process. I am now 71 and have never seen this recipe in print. Thank you so much for this fabulous childhood memory! I have saved and sent to my sister. Loads of hugs!

[@tanyadavis6513]

My mom made it every year and never had a recipe. Most people don't even know what it is. So many memories in that taste.

[@lindajenkins3929]

Mrs.Tammy, my granny and mom would always make fruit cakes at Christmas for all of us grandchildren. My sweet granny had 13 children! And she wouldn't have money to buy gifts for all her children and their children so, she always made fruit cakes for each family. My mom was the only daughter that would help her so .That is how I learned how to make fruit cake. Thanks for sharing great memories. Have a blessed weekend 🙏

[@elcoreelcore]

Love fruitcakes! I’m need to make your version. Thank you

[@jeanharding6185]

I have looked for this recipe for years. Several out there, but the one you made is the exact one I needed. Thank you.

[@reginacarr1701]

My mom use to make this at Christmas to and I just love it and now I have the recipe to make it again thanks so much for all the wonderful recipes that you have been sharing

[@marshaalaynepetty3037]

Love icebox fruit cake girl! I love making my Granny Bradley’s old fruitcake cookie recipe

[@lawannamorgan8771]

Looks so good! My mom made an ice box fruit cake and this was her recipe... Ice Box Fruit Cake 1 lb. marshmallows, melted 1 box vanilla wafers, crushed 1 small can coconut 1 can condensed milk 3 small bottles of cherries Nuts as you like Mix all ingredients & put in refrigerator overnight. Wrap in tin foil or wax paper...

[@jcdbrw]

This is the one I remember. Vanilla wafers! Thank you

[@shirleyshipman-johnson4592]

I love this fruitcake. My sister in law made it every Christmas. But she would use condensed milk instead of butter and marshmallows.

[@familyticheli3285]

I have been lookin for this forever!!! Thank you!!!!

[@jarendagarner9488]

I don't care for fruit cake but this looks delicious! I love that it doesn't have candied fruit in it.

[@user-du7pe6pm7d]

my mother made this without fruit except raisins and without the cherry juice - she used marshmallows and whole milk and pecans - no butter of any kind -- it was much better than store bought fruit cakes - and butter or especially margarine is not very healthy at all -- it really didn't taste like they do at all - but it was very good - more like some kind of cookie or bar stuff - it was delicious -- yu may like trying that one - it was quite unique at Christmas time - I have had every kind I can find to try and or buy - they are not nearly as good as the one she made without all the other stuff - she kept hers in a Pyrex glass container in the fridge - 70 years later i still crave it -- ahahaha - i would think they have it on yutube - I have it anyway - i still make it at that time - and other times also - ahahahaha - I put every nut and seed I can get ahold of in mine -- ahahaha - cranberries sometimes even - for that twang they give after they are soaked in exotic rum for a couple of days --- hehehehehehe - I never try to do the exact same thing twice -- ahahaha - I am from the Hippie generation - so life is different for me -- hehehehe - just ask if needed - I like cherrys - I may just soak some of them -- hahahahaha

[@adrienneburroughs5777]

Love this! My Dad’s sister always made him one for Christmas. She put hers in a wax paper lined shoe box and Daddy kept it in a cool walk-in closet on a card table! I remember so well going in there with him to get a slice! Delicious! Thanks for the recipe!

[@galemartin3277]

Wow! What a concoction! Seems more like a candy. Bet its delicious! 😋

[@miles-away]

My Mama Dot made this icebox fruit cake. It was so good.

[@sheliaadams5971]

Fruit cakes are expensive to buy and are not that good. Definitely making your recipe. Thank you. Merry Christmas and God bless you 🙏🇺🇸💚

[@peachy75019]

I have been making an icebox fruitcake with vanilla wafers and Eagle Brand milk for 40+ years. My daughter asks for it every year. I think it's more like candy than cake 😋. Now I'm going to have to try yours (even tho I detest marshmallow) ... LOL ... Here's my recipe: Vanilla Wafer Fruit Cake 1 lb. box vanilla wafer (crushed) 1/2 lb. candied cherries (halved) 1 qt. pecans (chopped) [about 3 cups] 1 lb. white raisins 1 can Eagle Brand Milk Mix all together and press into a foil-lined pan. (I use the small disposable loaf pans) Refrigerate.

[@marillynsargent57]

This cake is very close to our family ice box fruit cake but with a few differences. There were three of us kids, so mom sat us down around thanksgiving and gave each of us a pair of scissors and an ingredient to cut up. Marshmallows, only the large ones, pitted dates, cherries, the kind in the bottle with liquid. She drained the cherries and saved the juice . Then she used a rolling pin to make crumbs out of a whole box of graham crackers. when we all had our ingredients ready, they were combined in a large bowl, using the cherry juice,the graham cracker crumbs and the cut up marshmallows, cut up dates and cut up cherries. This was a sticky mess. But then she made three logs out of it and rolled each log in more dry crumbs. She the rolled each log in wax paper and refrigerated them until Christmas. It took that long to dry out enough to slice. Before she served them she decorated each one with cut up candied cherries to look like poinsettias across the top. I once tried to make it with miniature marshmallows and it didn't work. You need the cut ones to help hold it together.

[@suesanders2940]

Oh wow my mom and grandma made the same fruit cake but they always put coconut in it too . It is so yummy I still make it for my family every year. We just love it. Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your family. Merry Christmas from North Carolina 🎄❤️

[@margiemasih982]

That looks real tasty.i used ,to make fruitcakes in October .wrap in cheesecloth and Putin big container with apples for moisture.by Christmas they were very good.

[@susanlunsford4352]

My husband and I make a similar version of this fruitcake every Christmas. Everyone loves it. We make smaller "logs" and give them to family and friends. This year we made 18! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@marthaalwalid505]

I have been looking for this recipe for years,thank you

[@HanokVillage]

Nice and looks sooo delicious! Merry Christmas❤️ 행복한 크리스마스 보내세요~

[@conniemoore3207]

Thanks. My Mama used to make this every Christmas. I've been looking for the recipe. She passed away in 1999.

[@lynnharrell9598]

My mother in law made this every year. This stuff is delicious and can be quite addictive. Even if you do not like traditional baked fruitcake, there is big chance that you will like this. It has a fudge like consistency. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

[@miu9780]

I love your ice box cake. Your recipe is higly recommended for the people like me who don't have an oven but want to make some dessert at home for the holiday season. Thank you👍

[@CollardValleyCooks]

I'm so glad!

[@lmacbay]

Wow this looks amazing and so easy! Thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful recipes! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@normarutledge]

My Mama made this but don’t recall her using marshmallows. Love real fruit not candied. She would decorate hers with candy corn and other little candies. So glad I found this

[@nicholasorsini982]

I just love Fruitcake and yours looks delicious!

[@cathygaddy3773]

We make this with a can of sweeten condensed milk instead of the marshmallows. Also we lined the graham cracker box with foil or waxed paper and packed the cake back in the box. Refrigerate. And oh so Yummy!

[@two4u443]

Miss Cathy...saw your post. So did you use 1 can of sweet condensed milk verses Miss Tammy's marshmallows and 2 sticks butter? I would really like to make this. I appreciate your help!♥️😁👍

[@cathygaddy3773]

yes.

[@cathygaddy3773]

@@two4u443 yes that is correct.

[@two4u443]

@@cathygaddy3773 Thank you!!!♥️ Blessings to you and your family!

[@deniceb1489]

THANKS FOR RESHARING THIS WITH ME....

[@deniceb1489]

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE HOW ASK YOU IF YOU KNEW HOW DO THIS. MY GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS MADE THESE & I DIDN'T HAVE RECIPE. LOVE WATCHING YOU COOK JUST LIKE I WAS RAISED DOING I'M IN 60 AND UNABLE TO COOK ANYMORE..THANK YOU & MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YAL

[@gloriaealy4670]

i visit my granny only living sister shes 94 years old and she still talking about how she be in the kitchen cooking for us all her family we just talking she said about this time she be making cakes she will make 4 cakes may be 3 pies home made cookies she still remember all of us be at house cousin nieces and nephews she was so happy to see all of us

[@CollardValleyCooks]

That is so sweet Gloria! I know she loves y'all!

[@nitalooney1259]

Thanks, Tammy! You always have the the best, most informative cooking shows! The way I was brought up! My momma use to make this cake, and I had lost the recipe. Thanks for sharing it here! You make everything look so easy! NITA

[@lanebashford3982]

My Canadian grandma made this for all holidays. I only recently found her recipe and it's pretty much the same as CVC uses. What a great memory of a great cook. My grandma was perfect and thanks for the memories, Nana.

[@sheashea44]

I tried this recipe for Thanksgiving 2022. My family really liked it. Thanks for the recipe. It's a winner 🏆

[@CollardValleyCooks]

Wonderful!

[@kimhoneycutt6258]

Boy howdy...that looks good!!!

[@Kathycnca]

I am so happy to have this recipe. A women used to bring it to work because it was a gift her family didn't like. I love it, kind of a candy really. I think there may have been some kind of pineapple on it too, not candied though. Thanks for another great recipe.

[@marylour253]

My Mother made a fruit cake similar to this every Christmas. When she passed away we didn’t know how to make it. Years after her death I came across the recipe. My brothers and sister were so happy. In Moms recipe you add spices cinnamon, nutmeg,cloves and ginger, candied fruits, candied cherries ,dates and nuts. This is why I love your channel because you truly do cook like Momma Did! Merry Christmas! May God Bless you and your family this new year!

[@cathydesaulnier794]

That looks absolutely delicious 😋

[@771blahblah]

Can’t wait to try this! Thanks, Tammy!

[@IloveLunches]

Super yummy

[@lizaw.7313]

This is so interesting, never knew it wasn't baked. May try it😏

[@melissamccool8953]

I made the icebox fruitcake today and my husband and I love it. I plan to take some to a church dinner tomorrow. Thank you for sharing the recipe. Love you Tammy. You have a wonderful and sweet spirit. You are also a good cook and teacher. Look forward to your next videos and also on Real Southern Woman.

[@CollardValleyCooks]

So glad you tried it Melissa!

[@quietyoutrash8150]

So yummy

[@patc.318]

Hi Tammy! My aunt makes this each Christmas, too! She always sends one to us along with a full gallon of her homemade boiled custard! Thanks for the recipe and another video!! Have a blessed and Merry Christmas! !

[@knightblossom8407]

My daddy loved date loaf candy - we all did actually. This sort of reminds me of it. My sister loves cherries, so I think I'll try this out for her. Thanks for sharing!! God bless!

[@hillarym4550]

Looks amazing! I have to try this!

[@sarahb2623]

I have wanted this recipe for the longest time! Thank you!

[@gregfoster4541]

Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New year to you and yours, thanks for all the recipes and most of all"Howdy from Texas 😁"!!!

[@sandrastar8141]

I never heard of ice box fruit cake nicely done

[@cherylvalentine693]

I have to try this I’m a fruitcake lover 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@juto4825]

That looks soooooo good!

[@catfishm.1361]

A friend made one last year, they are so good! 🎄🎄🎄

[@lindagilbert6888]

Wonderful

[@cynthiathomas4516]

I don't really care for fruit cake and I will try anything at least once. This is unusual to me and I think I could really like this . I will definitely try to make. Thanks

[@patriciahartless2095]

Thank you for sharing. Your Granny's icebox fruitcake. Will try it later on. Merry Christmas to you and family.

[@MixitMcGee]

This looks delicious! I’m definitely making this ❤️

[@jammi.salenom]

Nice video. Merry Christmas to everyone...

[@cherienicholas5649]

Wow, first I've heard of an icebox fruitcake. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@BIGREDART]

My husband loves fruit cake

[@lindajohnson3283]

I have wanted this recipe for a long time it looks delicious you are one great baker and cook.Thank you so much.

[@janemartin229]

Our recipe called for 1 lb. Graham crackers (finely crushed), 1 c. Carnation evaporated milk, 30 marshmallows, 1 lb. mixed candied fruit (cherries & pineapple), and 1 lb. chopped nuts. Heat the canned milk & melt marshmallows in it. Coat the fruit with some of the cracker crumbs so they won't stick together and mix all ingredients together. We used to line the cracker box with waxed paper and pack the cake inside to form (I think we cut it in half top to bottom so it would make 2 small loaves). Refrigerate for at least 3 days before slicing and eating. Yum! This is a good alternative recipe for those who like the candied fruits or have some to use up, like me.

[@lisebedard7247]

Sounds yummy....

[@lawannamorgan8771]

My mom used to make one when we were kids.... she used condensed milk... it was so good! I love your channel Tammy! Your recipes are awesome! We used to live in St. Mary’s GEORGIA... I was norm and raised in Waycross, Ga 😊

[@Lordixmar]

Love this!

[@garyweightman5936]

Never heard of this fruitcake - no bake. Interesting.

[@ginasellers3207]

Wow, this actually looks good. I have never like the original fruitcake, but this has everything I like to eat in it. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us Miss Tammy.

[@cathywhite321]

Oh Tammy that li yummy 🎉🎉🎉

[@suefox5162]

i am going to try this out. merry christmas everyone. i might have to wait awhile to take time to make it

[@cathywhite321]

Yummy

[@Gggls844]

My mother use to use orange slice candy and anything that she earned to put in that would be good and then put in a bunt pant.

[@sweetiepie7840]

YUMMY 😋

[@junderwood830]

I can hardly look at this! I ate so much of it years ago when I was a child that I got extremely sick. It is very rich. It was good, as I remember, but I was so sick I never want any more! LOL!

[@lisaglasgow7869]

Looks delicious!!! Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@carolynbecton3928]

I use the graham cracker box lined with wax paper and press the dough into it. cover with wax paper and the lid of the graham cracker box. Let it sit 2/3 days. Serve.

[@sheilac4368]

Thank you for the recipe ....My husband will love it... Yum..... Merry Christmas

[@sweetsavorywords3506]

Thank You!

[@jillxz9424]

I prefer the candied fruit. So much better

[@mycelticstardust]

Omg, my mom made this . I not find her recipe. Thank you for sharing and Merry Christmas!

[@normarutledge]

Why some toasted & others not just curious because I’m ashamed to admit this but I can’t wear my dentures no more because of so much weight loss but I love pecans. I am definitely doing this before holidays. I love the real fruit

[@anntravis8246]

My mom used sweet condensed milk and coconut with candied cherries but I want to try your recipe

[@sherierodriguez7708]

Hi Tammy Happy Holidays to you and your family. Thank you for sharing. Love y'all

[@cathywhite321]

❤

[@theresabollman8061]

I'm happy to say this NY girl has tasted that delicious fruitcake...now that's odd enough considering it's obviously a southern treat. But this one will really get you...I had it in Toronto Canada, made by a nice lady from Ireland! It's excellent, and now I'm thrilled to have the recipe. Thanks so much and Merry Christmas to you and to all of yours!

[@sheryladams1964]

Looks very good and not hard,. Do not like citron at all! But this looks yummy! Thank you for the recipe! ♥️

[@jeanreynolds993]

Never heard of this, but will definitely try it.

[@debrasanders6291]

👍👍👍👍

[@normarutledge]

I meant to ask did you just stored it in the fridge or freezer until it sets up. I’ve got everything to start putting this together tomorrow, & you did say 4 hours. My Mom she always put hers 6 weeks before Christmas. That’s all I ever wanted for Christmas & see what she going to make me every year and what she was going to fill my stocking with. It was always special & that’s the best Christmas memories is just that and know that I was loved & that I was loved because I was adopted and she always made Christmas the greatest treasuring only stored in my mind & heart ❤️. I miss my Mama everyday especially during the holidays, she also made my Easter basket to, I can’t help but to always remember I was just someone else’s child but I always thought of her as my mother God gave me the best treasures from a Mama & I’m certain when I see her again she will have everything I treasured the most was her love ❤️🙏✝️. Also can I use foil to wrap it or plastic wrap then foil. Thank you Tammy for sharing a little bit of Heaven through our Moms, Miss Tammy forgive me my brain doesn’t seem to want to play catch up with me anymore. I am not just body tired but brain tired

[@CollardValleyCooks]

The written recipe is in pdf for you on collardvalleycooks.com