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Creamy, sweet, and fruity Grape Salad is perfect for all of your summer occasions! Picnics, backyard barbecues, and everything in between is made more delicious by this easy to make fruit salad.
Both red and green grapes are blended with a mixture of cream cheese, honey, and more, then it’s all topped off with crunchy walnuts!
There’s never really a bad time to serve a Grape Salad, but I know the best time, and that’s summer! Juicy, ripe grapes tossed together in a creamy, sweet concoction just sounds like bright, summery flavors in a bowl. I love serving this simple, yet flavorful salad at all summertime gatherings because it’s hardly a salad. It’s as much of a salad as Easy Strawberry Pretzel Salad.
While the grapes are definitely the star of the show, the base of this salad is also something that keeps you digging back in for more! Cream cheese is the key ingredients that is enhanced (in both consistency and flavor) by plain greek yogurt, honey, and vanilla extract. It’s a simple and sweet mix of ingredients that compliments the natural flavor of the grapes without overpowering them.
If you’re from the Midwest, you’ve likely had this salad before, or something similar to it! Legend has it that the first Grape Salad was whipped up in Minnesota. No matter where you live, consider bringing Grape Salad to your next potluck – it’s always a huge hit with crowds of all kinds.
How to Make Grape Salad
Easy Grape Salad comes together in just a few minutes with a handful of simple ingredients! You’re going to love this inexpensive (and it bears repeating – EASY) salad recipe!
- Create the cream cheese mixture. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, yogurt, honey and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the grapes. Fold in the grapes stirring until coated.
- Chill. Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Enjoy! Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts just before serving.
Recipe Tips and Substitutions
- Use real vanilla extract, not imitation! Of course, imitation will work in a pinch, but pure vanilla extract is always preferred.
- Want your Grape Salad to be even sweeter? Sprinkle a little brown sugar on top with the chopped walnuts! While I personally find this salad to be sweet enough for my tastes, some people do like brown sugar on top too.
- As always, try to use a good quality honey for all of your recipes. Local, organic honey will always yield the best results! If you can head to your local farmer’s market for locally sourced honey, DO IT! The flavor will always be richer and more satisfying than what comes in the little plastic bear from the grocery store.
- Let your cream cheese fully soften prior to mixing it with the other ingredients. You’ll need to leave it on your kitchen counter for at least 30 minutes. If you try to combine it with the grapes before it’s soft, you may crush some of the grapes in your effort. Also, you don’t want any lumps of cream cheese left in the salad.
How to Make Grape Salad In Advance
Once the Grape Salad is tossed together, cover it tightly with plastic wrap and keep it stored in the refrigerator. It’ll stay fresh for about 3 days, making it an awesome make ahead recipe. Just sprinkle the walnuts on right before you serve.
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Grape Salad Recipe
Equipment
- bowl
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound seedless green grapes
- 1 pound seedless red grapes
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, yogurt, honey and vanilla until smooth.
- Fold in the grapes stirring until coated.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts just before serving.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I put crushed Butterfingers throughout the salad and then put some in top so good.
YUM! That’s a fantastic idea!
Very important to thoroughly dry the grapes after washing off pesticides and dirt or the cream cheese won’t stick as well and it can get too runny. I like to spread out the washed grapes on clean tea towels, cover with another clean tea towel and gently roll the grapes around a bit to remove most of the moisture, then uncover and let air dry, then mix with the cream cheese mixture.
We don’t usually run into problems but this is a great tip! Thank you!
I believe the recipe should read:
1 pound seedless red grapes, (not 1 teaspoon)
That’s correct! Thank you!