Description
A refreshing and creamy grape salad featuring red and green grapes coated in a tangy cream cheese and Greek yogurt mixture, topped with crunchy walnuts and a sprinkle of light brown sugar. Perfect as a chilled dessert or side dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits
- 3½ cups seedless red grapes
- 3½ cups seedless green grapes
Salad Base
- 4 ounce (½ 8-oz package) cream cheese softened
- 1¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup brown sugar lightly packed
- 1 tsp lemon juice (about ½ of one small lemon)
Toppings
- 1¼ cups walnuts chopped and divided
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
Instructions
- Prepare Grapes: Place the red and green grapes into a strainer and wash thoroughly over the sink. Pat the grapes completely dry to remove excess moisture.
- Make Dressing: In a large serving bowl, stir together the softened cream cheese, plain Greek yogurt, brown sugar, and lemon juice until fully combined and smooth.
- Combine Grapes and Dressing: Carefully add the dried grapes to the bowl and mix until all the grapes are evenly coated with the cream cheese mixture.
- Add Walnuts: Fold in 1 cup of the chopped walnuts gently until they are evenly distributed throughout the salad.
- Chill: Refrigerate the grape salad for at least 1 hour or up to overnight to allow flavors to meld and the salad to chill thoroughly.
- Garnish and Serve: Before serving, top the salad with the remaining chopped walnuts and sprinkle with light brown sugar for added texture and sweetness. Serve cold for best taste.
Notes
- Store leftover grape salad covered in the refrigerator for up to one week to keep it fresh and prevent the cream from drying out.
- Do not freeze grape salad as it does not thaw well and texture will be compromised.
- For a sweeter variation, add marshmallow cream or chopped candy bars like Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, Rolos, or 3 Musketeers.
- Enhance the salad by incorporating additional fresh fruits such as apples, strawberries, or bananas for extra flavor and variety.
- Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs, chopped pecans, or crushed pretzels on top for an extra crunchy garnish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
