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Leo_Benson
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Aug 16, 2012

Grape salad

I made this today for a picnic. It's worth a bump but the six year old thread is closed. I used lite sour cream and cream cheese. Just to be different I added a drop of grape extract. OP is April Showers.

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2 lbs red seedless grapes
2 lbs green seedless grapes
Wash and dry completely

1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese at room temp.
1 8oz sour cream
½ C. Sugar
1tsp. vanilla
Mix all together in a deep bowl with a mixer

Pour over the grapes and gently toss to coat

½ C. chopped pecans
½ C. brown sugar
Sprinkle over salad just before serving.

Very refreshing summer salad.

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  • Leo_Benson's avatar
    Leo_Benson
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    Aug 17, 2012
    Leo Benson wrote:
    MarshaNichols wrote:
    This sounds great! Would you suggest cutting the grapes in half? How many do you think this would feed? I like the idea of fat/low fat on both the cream cheese and sour cream. Toast pecans? Marsha

    No, it would get runny.
    And I've used pecans before. Sometimes I replace part of the nuts with rolled oats and cinnamon. Coconut flakes is good in the topping, too.

    Four lbs is a lot of grapes, it depends on how much people take, I guess. It makes a fairly large bowl.
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    Leo_Benson
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    Aug 17, 2012
    swtgran wrote:
    Do you think it would work with yogurt instead of the sour cream?

    I don't see why not. If the yogurt is sweetened, I'd reduce the sugar. If its plain yogurt, you might need to increase the sugar.
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    swtgran
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    Aug 17, 2012
    Do you think it would work with yogurt instead of the sour cream?
  • Leo_Benson's avatar
    Leo_Benson
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    Aug 17, 2012
    MarshaNichols wrote:
    This sounds great! Would you suggest cutting the grapes in half? How many do you think this would feed? I like the idea of fat/low fat on both the cream cheese and sour cream. Toast pecans? Marsha

    No, it would get runny.
    And I've used pecans before. Sometimes I replace part of the nuts with rolled oats and cinnamon. Coconut flakes is good in the topping, too.
  • MarshaNichols's avatar
    MarshaNichols
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    Aug 17, 2012
    This sounds great! Would you suggest cutting the grapes in half? How many do you think this would feed? I like the idea of fat/low fat on both the cream cheese and sour cream. Toast pecans? Marsha
  • KLO's avatar
    KLO
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    Aug 16, 2012
    I just love that grape salad, have to half it for just the 2 of and it's still a lot. Worth it tho, it's really good!
  • Merrykalia's avatar
    Merrykalia
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    Aug 16, 2012
    I LOVE grape salad, but this is a great way to eat grapes and kids will absolutely LOVE it.

    2 - 3 lbs assorted seedless grapes, white and red
    1 pkg regular cherry jello mix

    Remove grapes from stems and wash. Let drain for a few minutes, then place in a large plastic container with a lid. Sprinkle jello powder over grapes, close lid and shake. Place in refrigerator for at least one hour and they are ready to eat.
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    swebber
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    Aug 16, 2012
    My sister made this for Sunday dinner recently....was very tasty !!!

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