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A close up picture of the finished Cheesecake Fruit Salad.
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5 from 10 votes

Cheesecake Fruit Salad

Cheesecake Fruit Salad is a classic dessert for a reason! It’s versatile, delicious, and so easy to make. 20 minutes is all you need to make it!
Prep Time20 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheesecake, fruit, salad
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 344kcal
Cost: $11.84

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • rubber spatula
  • Stand mixer or handheld mixer

Ingredients

CHEESECAKE CREAM:

  • 8 ozs cream cheese at room temperature
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups heavy cream

FRUIT:

  • 1 cup seedless green grapes halved
  • 2 large red apples any variety, cored and chopped
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1 cup Pineapple fresh or canned that’s been drained
  • 1 cup chopped strawberries

TOPPING:

  • 2 graham crackers crushed
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Instructions

MAKE CHEESECAKE CREAM:

  • Add cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl.
    Cream cheese, granulated sugar, and vanilla added to a clear glass bol with a blue handheld mixer in the background.
  • Use a stand mixer or handheld mixer fitted with a whisk attachment beat ingredients until combined and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
    A hand mixer beating the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and add heavy cream in a slow, steady stream; when almost fully combined, increase speed to medium-high and beat until mixture holds stiff peaks, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes more, scraping bowl as needed.
    The cheesecake cream after it's been eaten to stiff peaks.

ASSEMBLE FRUIT SALAD:

  • Add the fruit to the bowl. Fold the fruit into the cheesecake cream.
    Strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, grapes, and apples added on top of the cheesecake cream.

CHILL:

  • Cover the salad and chill until ready to serve.
    The fruit folded into the cheesecake cream.

ADD TOPPING AND SERVE:

  • Top with crushed graham crackers and serve.
    Overhead picture of the finished Cheesecake Fruit Salad that's surrounded by extra fruit.

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Notes

Makes about 10-11 cups of cheesecake fruit salad. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1051IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg