Best Southern Grape Salad with Pecans
The Best Southern Grape Salad with Pecans is a delightfully tasty make-ahead dish that can be served as a salad or a dessert. You are going to love this recipe!
Best Southern Grape Salad with Pecans
What makes this Dish southern?
There has been a great debate about the origins of this salad. In fact, the debate made major news outlets. Minnesota claims to have invented the grape salad.
So what is the difference between
Here in the south we add cream cheese and top it with pecans and brown sugar.
What does Best Southern Grape Salad with Pecans Taste Like?
Delightfully creamy, slightly tart, and subtly sweet, this dish has a combination of bright green and purple grapes coated with smooth sour cream and cream cheese and topped with crunchy pecans.
What To Serve With Southern Grape Salad
With the sweet and tart taste of the salad, Southern Grape Salad pairs with a variety of things. I recommend, cheese, white fish, red meats, white pasta sauce dishes, turkey, chicken, and pork.
Occasions To Serve This Southern Salad
- Potlucks
- Brunch
- Sunday Lunch
- Thanksgiving
- Friendsgiving
- Easter
- Christmas
- Kentucky Derby Party
- Birthday Lunch
- Mother’s Day Brunch
Best Southern Grape Salad with Pecans Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups green seedless grapes: washed, drained, dry, stems removed
- 2 1/2 cups red seedless grapes: washed, drained, dry, stems removed
- 1 – 8 ounce package whole cream cheese softened
- 1 – 8 ounce container whole sour cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (Dixie Crystal recommended)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup pecans, chopped (My favorite place to buy Georgia Pecans is The Nut House. Click here for online ordering.)
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Instructions
Add the prepared graped into a mixing bowl.
Add the cream cheese, sour cream, granulated sugar, and vanilla into a mixing bowl and mix at medium speed until smooth. Next, add in the prepared grapes and gently coat.
Before serving, pour into a bowl, top with chopped pecans and sprinkle on the brown sugar.
Southern Grape Salad Tips
- Make a day ahead!
- Store in an airtight container for up to two days.
- Serve cold.
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Best Southern Grape Salad with Pecans
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups green seedless grapes: washed drained, dry, stems removed
- 2 1/2 cups red seedless grapes: washed drained, dry, stems removed
- 1 – 8 ounce package whole cream cheese softened
- 1 – 8 ounce container whole sour cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar Dixie Crystal recommended
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Add the prepared graped into a mixing bowl.
- Add the cream cheese, sour cream, granulated sugar, and vanilla into a mixing bowl and mix at medium speed until smooth. Next, add in the prepared grapes and gently coat.
- Before serving, pour into a bowl, top with chopped pecans and sprinkle on the brown sugar.
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