The Best Summer Grape Salad

Anytime I need a refreshing dessert I know people will love, I make grape salad. Apparently, the words “grape” and “salad” make people think it’s healthy, despite the ingredients. So they inhale it. 😛

This is the perfect dessert to take to a barbecue. It’s juicy and not too heavy.

You can also substitute the grapes with any fruit! Strawberries are a wonderful substitution.

So if you need a cool summer dessert that will keep you from having a heat stroke in the kitchen, this summer grape salad recipe is just the thing! Blend, mix, and you’re done!

The Best Summer Grape Salad

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 8 oz sour cream or plain green yogurt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-2 1/2 lbs seedless grapes
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Step 01: Use a hand mixer to blend cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl. Add sour cream and vanilla. Stir in the grapes. Top with brown sugar and pecans. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

So easy. The brown sugar and walnuts are optional.

Despite the instructions, I almost never chill this overnight. I eat it as soon as I make it and it’s delicious. You can also leave the grapes out and just dip fruit in the cream cheese mixture.

I should also note that, despite popular opinion, this isn’t healthy. Sugar isn’t good for you and this has a ton of it. But, hey, you only live once.

The Best Summer Grape Salad

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Serves: 8 Prep Time: 10m Cooking Time: 5m

Ingredients

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 8 oz sour cream or plain green yogurt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-2 1/2 lbs seedless grapes
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans or mixed nuts

Instructions

Step 01: Use a hand mixer to blend cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl. Add sour cream and vanilla. Stir in the grapes. Top with brown sugar and pecans. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

The Best Summer Grape Salad was last modified: April 26th, 2017 by Chelsey