This easy Grape Salad recipe is a delicious sweet salad to serve as a side with dinner or even for dessert. Made in just 15-minutes with juicy grapes tossed with a sweetened cream dressing then topped with brown sugar and crunchy pecans.
Creamy Grape Salad
Whenever we have barbecue or a Holiday gathering, it’s always nice to have a sweet side salad to accompany the other flavors. This easy Grape Salad recipe is a delicious addition to any meal, and even for a quick and easy snack. I love making this for Christmas using red and green grapes. It looks so pretty and everyone always raves over it!
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Why You’ll Love This Grape Salad Recipe
Quick and Easy – It only takes 10-15 minutes to whip this up. The hardest part is waiting for this to chill before diving in.
Serve Anytime of Year – I love how this grape salad is perfect for Summer months and also loved for the Holidays during the Winter months.
Kid Friendly – Kids LOVE this salad! They gobble it up as a side dish and also love it as a dessert!
Ingredients Needed
Here’s what you’ll need to make the Creamy Grape Salad (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the easy to print recipe card).
- Cream cheese – regular full-fat or low-fat is fine to use. I do not recommend fat-free.
- Sour cream – full-fat sour cream is best.
- Vanilla – pure vanilla extract give a wonderful flavor.
- Grapes – the mixture of red and green grapes makes this salad really pretty, but feel free to use any grape that you prefer! Just make sure to use seedless grapes.
- Sugars – you need white granulated sugar for the cream mixture and brown sugar to sprinkle on top (this adds such a nice flavor and texture).
- Pecans – I like to use toasted pecans.
How To Make Grape Salad
Just a few simple steps (a full printable version of this recipe is available at the bottom of this post).
- Beat the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, and vanilla together until smooth and creamy.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss the grapes and dressing together to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate the grape salad until serving.
- Before serving, sprinkle the top of the salad with brown sugar and pecans.
What To Serve With Grape Salad
This is an easy side salad you can serve with brunch, lunch, dinner or even have for dessert!
- Chicken – this is great side dish for Summer potlucks with Fried Chicken!
- Brunch – Breakfast Casserole and grape salad go perfectly together.
- Holiday meal – we love this served with our Christmas dinner that usually consists of Christmas Ham, Mac and Cheese, Christmas Salad, Sauteed Green Beans and Mashed Potato Rolls.
Storing Leftovers
Keep the leftover grape salad in an airtight food storage container and refrigerate for up to three days. Stir well before serving again.
If you are making ahead, store in an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap for up to 2 days in the refrigerator. Wait until serving to add the brown sugar and pecan topping.
Tips and Variations
Cutting the Grapes – If you’ll have little ones or people who might prefer their grapes cut, you can slice them before mixing with the dressing. Just be aware that the grapes will very quickly begin to release juices into the salad, which will mess with the texture. If cutting the grapes, be sure to serve the salad immediately.
Wash the Grapes – Be sure to wash your grapes really well and then dry them. I laid them out and dried them on towels. If the grapes are wet the dressing won’t stick well.
Nuts – feel free to replace the pecans with any nuts that you prefer like walnuts, pistachios, almonds, etc…
Adjust the Sugar – I love this grape salad as is with sweetness, but you can adjust the amount of sugar to taste. Start with half the amount, taste, and adjust as needed.
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Creamy Grape Salad
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 pounds seedless red grapes washed and dried
- 2 pounds seedless green grapes washed and dried
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, and vanilla together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add the grapes and toss to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate the grape salad until serving. Before serving, sprinkle the top of the salad with brown sugar and pecans.
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18 comments on “Grape Salad”
Very easy to make ! Taste delicious!! Will make again!
Thank you Jeanne!
This is so easy & absolutely delicious! Just the perfect salad for these hot summer days! Tasty & refreshing!
I substituted the sour cream with hung yogurt. The result was delicious and refreshing too.
Great substitute Bina. Thanks!
I substitute crushed butterfinger candy instead of pecans to make it nut free. When doing this, I omit the brown sugar as well.
We really enjoyed using grapes in a salad. The grandkids did too!
Glad to hear that Deb. Thanks!
I tried this from a restaurant here in town so I had to find a recipe to make it at home. I tried this one and it is so good!!! I am addicted to this salad!
This is also great at Christmas….red & green!!
One of our favorites! Sometimes I just make the “dressing” and we dip all kinds of fruit in it. If I go too long without making it my son will remind me that it’s been a while since I’ve made grape salad. Hint hint
Glad to hear it Bonnie!
Couldn’t get enough of it at our potluck. Lots of compliments.
I made this and it was a big hit!! I got more than 8 servings. To calculate nutrition correct. What do you consider a serving size?
This has always been a great hit at parties as a delicious dish to pass! And so easy to make last minute. ❤
It was fabulous but the cream cheese did not smooth it looked like cottage cheese so I threw it away and started over. It did the same thing. Does anyone know why?
Delicious ❤️
Grape salad is one of our favorites!!! I have started using full fat Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream and my group likes it a little better. Adding a splash of “healthy” into our dessert!