Description
Creamy grape salad brings together sweet green and red grapes in a luscious cream cheese mixture. Crisp pecans and brown sugar crumble provide delightful crunch over this refreshing summer side dish you’ll want to serve at every gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Fresh Grapes:
- 4 cups green grapes
- 4 cups red grapes
Creamy Base:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Whip cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, and vanilla in a spacious mixing vessel until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Carefully fold in green and red grapes, ensuring each grape receives a delicate coating of the creamy mixture.
- Elegantly transfer the grape medley to a presentation dish, creating an inviting visual appeal.
- Generously dust the surface with a crumbly layer of brown sugar and scatter toasted, fragrant pecans across the top.
- Refrigerate the salad for a minimum of 60 minutes, allowing flavors to meld and the dessert to reach an optimal chilled temperature.
Notes
- Opt for room temperature cream cheese to ensure a smoother, lump-free mixture that coats the grapes evenly.
- Choose fresh, firm grapes at peak ripeness for the best texture and sweetness in your salad.
- Swap pecans with other nuts like walnuts or almonds to add variety and cater to different taste preferences.
- For a lighter version, use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream and reduce the sugar content to make the dish more diet-friendly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 290 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg