Originally, this recipe was just known as “Grape Salad” and that was what I intended when I started to make it. However, there must have been a grape thief in the house because when I went to look for my ingredients, I did not have enough red grapes and I had no green grapes. (The recipe called for equal amounts of red and green grapes.)
What to do? Improvise of course! I did have some Granny Smith apples that needed to be used. So rather than make another trip to the grocery which I really dislike having to do, I added chopped apples to the recipe in place of the grapes. You know what? I really liked it much better! The sour and crunch from the apples made a great addition to the texture and sweetness of the grapes.
Grape and Apple Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-4 Granny Smith apples, diced
- 1 pound seedless red grapes
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
any substitutions for sour cream if you don’t like sour cream
I haven’t tried it, but sometimes plain yogurt is substituted for sour cream.
i may try that
I’ve been searching for this simple recipe because I had something similar about a year ago and no one anywhere had this; thank you so much!
I’m so glad you found us! This salad is simple & really yummy!
I make one with cool whip and cream cheese.
This is AWESOME! Just got done making it and had to try a sample! Can’t wait to have it once it’s been chilled! Thanks!