Grape Salad

I first heard of Grape Salad several years ago when my sister said a friend of hers 

was going to make it for an event.

I thought to myself, 'grape salad'?

What in the world could that consist of?

Grapes aren't the most common ingredient, after all.

Well, unless you are making grape jelly, of course.

I never thought about grape salad again until several years later when I saw a recipe for it 

& decided that I'd give it a try.

Honestly, I was just ok with it.

I'm not sure why, but I just wasn't overly impressed.

The other day, however, I bought too many grapes {& too much other fruit}

& they just weren't being eaten.

I couldn't allow them to go to waste.

So, you guessed it ... I pulled out the ol' Grape Salad recipe & gave it another go around.

This time, it was amazing ... & was devoured quickly!

I have no idea what the difference was from last time til now

{I followed the same recipe},

but we absolutely loved it.

I snapped a couple pics & knew I'd have to share it with all of you.

This is one of those super quick & easy recipes.

In fact, halving the grapes is what takes the most time.

Grape Salad

• 1 ½ lbs green seedless grapes  
• 1 ½ lbs red seedless grapes  
• 8 oz sour cream 
• 8 oz cream cheese 
• ½ cup granulated sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans 

Topping

• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup chopped pecans
  
  

Remove stems from grapes, rinse & cut in half. 
Beat sour cream, cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla with a mixer.
Stir grapes & 1/2 cup of pecans into the mixture and place in a serving dish.
Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over top.
Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

I like to use fat free sour cream & low fat cream cheese & it greatly reduces the calories,
making this a pretty figure-friendly dessert.
That's always a bonus.

It's been pretty hot around here for days & this made the perfect, refreshing summer dessert.
If you are in the mood for something a little different, I hope you'll give this one a try ...
& I hope you'll like it the first time around ;)
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