Ingredients:

6-8 apples

2 cups water (Boiling)

⅔ cup sugar

⅔ cup cinnamon red hots

½ cup cream cheese, softened

¼ cup coconut

¼ cup chopped dates

½ cup crushed pineapple with juice

½ cup sugar

¼ cup pecans, chopped

Directions:

Melt the cinnamon candies in boiling water; add the sugar.  Peel and core apples. Simmer in cinnamon liquid, basting and turning until apples are cooked but still firm.  They should be really dark pink in color. Cool; mix remaining ingredients. Fill center of apples with the mixture.

This is a really pretty salad especially during the holidays and is really versatile.  Use sour cream instead of cream cheese and as little or as much of the fruit as you desire.  Serve chilled, keep refrigerated.