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Strawberry Banana Fruit Salad
Donna

Strawberry Banana Fruit Salad

This Cheesecake Salad is the ultimate sweet, refreshing, lusciously creamy side dish bursting with fresh fruit that everyone clamors for - plus it’s so easy to make! It’s the perfect side dish for potlucks, pool parties, barbecues, the back porch or at home on a warm day. Rich and creamy cheesecake filling is folded into vibrant strawberries, bananas, pineapple, and blackberries (or fruit of your choosing) to create the most lusciously creaming, drool-worthy fruit salads ever!
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Servings: 10
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 3.4-ounce pkg. instant cheesecake pudding, unprepared
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 8 ounce pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup Greek vanilla yogurt (nonfat is great)
  • ¾ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 lbs. fresh strawberries, quartered
  • 4 bananas cut into thick slices
  • 2 cups chopped fresh pineapple
  • 6 ounces fresh blueberries
  • 6 ounces fresh blackberries

Equipment

  • Electric mixer
  • handheld mixer
  • mixing bowl

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Beat pudding mix with heavy cream with a handheld mixer until stiff peaks form; set aside.
  2. Add cream cheese to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or use a mixing bowl and hand mixer. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes (no less!). Add sugar, yogurt, lemon juice, and vanilla, and beat until blended.
  3. Fold cheesecake pudding mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
  4. If not serving for an hour or more, chill fruit and cheesecake filling separately. When ready to serve, drain fruit and fold DRIED fruit into the cheesecake filling.

Notes

This cheesecake salad is incredibly quick and easy to make and wonderfully versatile so it’s ideal for any family dinner or gathering.