Description
This creamy, refreshing grape salad combines sweet red and green grapes with a luscious mixture of cream cheese, Greek yogurt, and brown sugar, topped with crunchy walnuts and extra sweetness. Perfect as a chilled dessert or side dish for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits
- 3½ cups seedless red grapes
- 3½ cups seedless green grapes
Dressing
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (½ 8-oz package)
- 1¼ cups plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (about ½ of one small lemon)
Toppings
- 1¼ cups walnuts, chopped and divided
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
Instructions
- Wash grapes: Place the red and green grapes into a strainer and wash thoroughly over the sink. Pat the grapes completely dry to avoid excess moisture in the salad.
- Prepare dressing: In a large serving bowl, stir together the softened cream cheese, plain Greek yogurt, brown sugar, and lemon juice until the mixture is smooth and fully combined.
- Combine grapes and dressing: Carefully add the cleaned grapes into the cream cheese mixture and gently stir until all grapes are evenly coated with the dressing.
- Add walnuts: Fold in 1 cup of the chopped walnuts into the salad, distributing them evenly throughout.
- Chill: Refrigerate the grape salad for at least 1 hour or up to overnight to allow flavors to meld and ensure the salad is well chilled.
- Garnish and serve: Before serving, top the salad with the remaining ¼ cup chopped walnuts and sprinkle the light brown sugar over the top for added sweetness and crunch. Serve cold for best taste.
Notes
- To Store: Keep leftover grape salad covered in the refrigerator for up to one week to prevent the cream from drying out.
- Do Not Freeze: Freezing is not recommended as the texture and flavor will deteriorate upon thawing.
- For extra sweetness, you can add marshmallow cream or chopped candy bars such as Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, Rolos, or 3 Musketeers.
- Feel free to add other fresh fruits like apples, strawberries, or bananas to enhance the flavor variety.
- Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs, chopped pecans, or crushed pretzels on top for an added crunchy garnish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 220 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
