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When you have two different people, who don’t know each other, give you the same recipe, within a few days of each other, that is a pretty good indication that it’s going to be good.
Jennie, one of my lovely blog readers emailed me with a recipe for Grape Salad. Another friend told me about the same recipet a few days later. My old tired brain can not remember who that friend is though so if it was you please let me know and THANK YOU!
We had a potluck dinner to go to the week Jennie sent me the recipe so I decided to take the Grape Salad.  I think potlucks are a perfect opportunity to try new recipes. If it doesn’t turn out you just slip it on the table and no one has to know who brought it 🙂
Now I must admit. I use the term salad loosely. It is really more like dessert but since there is fruit in it I guess it can be called a salad!
Hidden underneath all those yummy pecans and masses of brown sugar are some red grapes which are covered in cream cheese and more sugar!
The sweetness of the sugar and the crunch of the grapes is a wonderful combination.
This salad(dessert) quickly disappeared at the potluck and I was licking the plate as I carried it home.
What’s your favorit potluck dish?
Grape Salad
Ingredients
- 4 lb red grapes
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 8 oz sour cream
Instructions
- Take stems off grapes and wash and dry them
- Set aside
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and sour cream
- Fold in grapes and lay them out on a platter, (that is better than a bowl)
- Sprinkle the top with 1 cup of brown sugar and chopped pecans. I think I used about a cup
Leigh Anne says
Karen,
I think it would be lovely served a wedding if you are looking for a sweet salad because it is sweet!
Karen says
Do you think the grape salad would be good to serve
at a wedding reception, along with cupcakes?
Shannon says
I had this at a beach party on the 4th of July 2010. Everyone loved it and applauded the woman who brought it. She stood up and took a bow. Everyone was trying to guess how to make it.
Jessica H says
My hubby and I made this salad a couple weeks for a ward BBQ and it was so yummy!! My hubby was really skeptical putting sour cream and cream cheese together and then adding grapes and nuts, but he loved it. I always love getting new salad recipes and this one is wonderfu! Thanks for sharing!
Tammy says
Leigh Anne,
I made the Grape Salad and as I expected, it was a HIT !!!!! Everyone loved it. The recipes I have tried on your site have all been fabulous !!! Wonder what to try out next……