Creamy Grape Fruit Salad

Grape Salad tossed with a sweet and creamy light cream cheese dressing, and paired with crunchy pecans for contrast! This is one of those simple satisfying sides that people love at cookouts. It uses basic ingredients yet produces incredibly delicious results!

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp seedless red grapes, washed and dried well
• 1 lb seedless green grapes, washed and dried well
• 6 oz. Neufchatel cheese (AKA 1/3 less fat cream cheese)
• 2/3 cup light sour cream
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 – 2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer whip Neufchatel cheese until smooth and fluffy, while occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Add in sour cream, honey, granulated sugar and vanilla and mix until well combined.

Place red and green grapes in a salad bowl. Pour in sour cream mixture and about 3/4 of the pecans. Toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle top of fruit salad with brown sugar then sprinkle with remaining pecans. Keep chilled, serve within a couple of hours.

Recipe source: Cooking Classy