Cheesecake Grape Salad
A super yummy grape salad recipe made with cream cheese and greek yogurt! This quick and easy sweet side dish is perfect for potlucks, bbq's and parties. Serve it cold with chopped pecans and watch it disappear.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 4 pounds grapes (any color)
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 tbsp brown sugar (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, greek yogurt, white sugar and vanilla extra until smooth.
- Stir in the washed and dried grapes.
- Spoon the cream cheese grape mixture into a serving bowl and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Just before serving, stir in half of the pecans with the grape mixture. In a small bowl, combine the remaining chopped pecans with brown sugar. Sprinkle the mixture over the grape salad. If you don't have brown sugar on hand, no worries! You can leave it out.
Notes
- Want to take this recipe up notch? Toast the pecans in a skillet over medium heat with about 1/2 tbsp of butter while constantly stirring and tossing. This should take 3-5 minutes. Allow them to cool completely before garnishing the salad.
- I prefer to use a mixture of red and green grapes because it adds a little more color and interest.
- You could also use walnuts for garnish, but granny prefers pecans. Toffee bits would also add a lovely crunch!
- If you want to use sweetened vanilla yogurt in place of the plain greek yogurt, simply omit the vanilla extract and cut the white sugar in half.
- When your husband makes a mess in the kitchen, you might as well go drink some more wine and forget about it cause he ain't ever cleaning it up.