Vegan Grape Salad
This creamy Vegan Grape Salad recipe is a sweet and easy Southern classic! This old-fashioned fruit salad is made gluten-free and allergy-free using dairy-free cream cheese, sour cream, juicy grapes, and sunflower seeds to make it nut-free! Simple and quick, just like the original dessert salad, it's a side dish perfect for potlucks, holidays, picnics, and every gathering in between!
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 0 Minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 12 Cups 1x
- Category: Side, Dessert
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs Red Grapes (about 5 cups)
- 2 lbs Green Grapes (about 5 cups)
- 8 oz Plain Vegan Cream Cheese (room temperature)
- 8 oz Vegan Sour Cream
- 1/3 Cup to 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar (or preferred granulated sweetener)
- 1 Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
Topping:
- ½ Cup Roasted Unsalted Sunflower Seeds
- 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar (or preferred brown sugar sweetener)
Instructions
- Rinse and dry the grapes completely and set aside.
- Add the softened vegan cream cheese, vegan sour cream, sugar, and vanilla to a large mixing bowl.
- Cream together the ingredients using an electric hand mixer until you have a smooth and fully combined mixture.
- Add the grapes to the creamy mixture and fold everything together so the grapes are fully coated in the creamy dressing. Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
- In a small bowl, combine the sunflower seeds and brown sugar. When you're ready to serve, sprinkle the sunflower seed brown sugar mixture over the chilled grape salad.
Notes
- After rinsing the grapes, make sure they are completely dry before mixing them into the creamy dressing.
- It's best to chill the salad in the fridge for 2-3 hours before serving.
- The topping should be added to the salad right before you plan on serving it; otherwise, the seeds will become soggy.
- Other fun mix-ins to include: coconut flakes, fresh mint, cinnamon, other sweeteners like vegan honey, maple syrup, or coconut nectar in place of granulated sugar.
- . You can also top the salad with crushed gluten-free graham crackers instead of the brown sugar sunflower seed topping!
- Leftovers: You can store leftover creamy grape salad in a closed container in the fridge for 4-5 days.
- Make-Ahead: If you plan on making the Southern grape salad in advance, do so the night before, but do not add the brown sugar sunflower topping until you are ready to serve! Do not freeze.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cup
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