Description
A delightful and creamy fruit salad featuring fresh fruits, a rich cream cheese base, and a crunchy topping, perfect for gatherings and celebrations.
Ingredients
- Fresh fruits (strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, diced apples, bananas)
- Cream cheese
- Caramel sauce
- Crunchy topping (crushed graham crackers, or crushed nuts/granola)
- Sugar
- Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare the fruits by washing berries and slicing apples and bananas.
- Make the creamy base by whipping together softened cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Combine the fruits with the cream mixture gently to avoid breaking them up.
- Prepare the crunch by mixing crushed graham crackers with melted butter.
- Layer the fruit mixture and drizzle with caramel sauce, sprinkling the crunchy topping in between layers.
- Chill the salad in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving.
Notes
Use ripe fruits for the best flavor and adjust sweetness to taste. Allowing the salad to chill is crucial for melding flavors.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: fruit salad, cheesecake salad, caramel dessert, summer salad