Creamy Grape Salad Recipe
This authentic Minnesota recipe mixes grapes with a creamy cream cheese mixture and is topped with crunchy nuts and sweet brown sugar.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 333kcal
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Grapes approximately 4 cups
- 4 oz Cream Cheese softened
- 1 cup Greek Yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons White Sugar or to taste
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 Tablespoons Crushed Pecans optional, toast the pecans prior to crushing.
- 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Wash and dry grapes thoroughly.
- In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, yogurt, white sugar and vanilla extract. Taste and adjust sweetness to personal taste.
- Stir the grapes in the dressing until completely covered.
- Refrigerate grape salad for at least 30 minutes before serving. I recommend at least 1 hour, if possible.
- Optional, in a large griddle on medium-high heat toast the pecans on the stovetop.
- Mix the brown sugar and crushed pecans together to form a crumb topping.
- Sprinkle the pecan-sugar mixture over the grape salad just before serving (either on the full bowl or on individual servings).
Nutrition
Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 464mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 498IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 1mg