Description
A delicious and creamy grape salad featuring seedless red and green grapes coated in a sweetened cream cheese and Greek yogurt mixture, topped with crunchy walnuts and light brown sugar. Perfect for a refreshing side dish or a light dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit
- 3½ cups seedless red grapes
- 3½ cups seedless green grapes
Salad Mixture
- 4 ounce cream cheese softened (½ 8-oz package)
- 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
- Wash Grapes: Place the red and green grapes into a strainer and wash thoroughly over the sink. Pat the grapes completely dry to remove any moisture.
- Make Creamy Mixture: 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 Mixture: Carefully add the dried grapes to the cream cheese mixture and gently fold until all the grapes are well coated with the creamy dressing.
- Add Walnuts: Fold in 1 cup of the chopped walnuts until they are evenly distributed throughout the salad.
- Chill: Refrigerate the salad for at least 1 hour or up to overnight to allow flavors to meld and for best texture.
- Garnish and Serve: Before serving, top the salad with the remaining ¼ cup chopped walnuts and sprinkle with light brown sugar for a sweet, crunchy finish. Serve cold.
Notes
- Store leftover grape salad covered in the refrigerator for up to one week to keep it fresh and prevent drying out.
- Do not freeze grape salad as it does not thaw well and will affect texture.
- For an extra sweet twist, add marshmallow cream or chopped candy bars such as Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, Rolos, or 3 Musketeers to the salad.
- Add additional fresh fruit like apples, strawberries, or bananas to customize the salad and enhance the flavor.
- Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs, chopped pecans, or crushed pretzels on top for added crunch and a tasty garnish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
