Creamy Grape Salad Recipe (2024)

This grape salad recipe is a creamy fresh fruit salad with a crunchy topping.

Fresh grapes are tossed in a simple sweetened cream cheese mixture and topped with crushed pecans and brown sugar.

This dish is best made ahead of time so it’s great for almost any gathering.

An Easy Dessert Salad

Grown-ups and kids alike love this sweet, crunchy, fruit-based salad!

• Six ingredients and three steps? Yes, please!
• Grape salad is ready in one bowl in less than 10 minutes!
• Serve it as a side dish or a dessert.
• This recipe is potluck perfect since grape salad is best made ahead of time.

Ingredients in Grape Salad

Grapes – Choose seedless red grapes or green grapes (I use both if I can find them). We prefer smaller grapes for this recipe, if the grapes are really large cut them in half.

Dressing – The grapes are tossed in a sweet creamy dressing. We find full fat cream cheese gives the best flavor. Brown sugar adds sweetness while whipped topping lightens the texture. Fresh whipped cream can be added in place of whipped topping.

Garnish – Finely chopped pecans (and a sprinkle of brown sugar) add a nutty sweet crunch to this grape salad. Swap them out for Walnuts (or any kind of nuts you have) if you’d prefer or use candied nuts, no brown sugar needed.

Variations

• Swap the whipped topping for marshmallow creme or even vanilla yogurt with a couple of tablespoons of brown sugar mixed in!
• For a less sweet salad, replace the whipped topping with Greek yogurt.
• Try other extracts in place of vanilla extract (maple or rum are great choices).
• Add in some chopped candy bars like Snickers or Butterfingers if you’d like.

How To Make Grape Salad

1. Mix cream cheese in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Stir in whipped topping, brown sugar, and vanilla per the recipe below.
2. Toss with grapes and refrigerate.
3. Sprinkle with the topping before serving.

Kitchen Tips for Grape Salad

• Use seedless grapes.
• If the grapes are very large (or if you will be serving kids) cut the grapes in half lengthwise.
• Ensure cream cheese is at room temperature ad mix with an electric mixer for best results.
• If time allows, toast the pecans in a dry non-stick pan until golden and fragrant. This adds extra flavor.

Got Leftovers?

Grape salad tastes best when it’s chilled, so keep it in the fridge until ready to serve. If using whipped topping or yogurt, then leftovers will keep up to a few days in the refrigerator.

If using real whipped cream, this salad is best served the same day. While the salad will still taste great, the whipped cream may not hold up and it can get watery.

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