Please share your favorite way to serve grapes

17 years ago

I've made this for dinner tonight. Hope HD likes it since grapes are one of his favorite fruits! I have only made half of the recipe and I'm using red grapes..because that's what I have on hand... hope I have 2 lbs...oh well, if not...lots of creamy sauce to enjoy!

Grape Salad

SERVES 15

Ingredients

2 lbs green seedless grapes

2 lbs red seedless grapes

8 ounces sour cream

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract, to taste

Topping Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar, packed, to taste

1 cup crushed pecans, to taste

Directions

1 Wash and stem grapes.

2 Set aside.

3 Mix sour cream, cream cheese, white sugar and vanilla by hand until blended.

4 Stir grapes into mixture, and pour in large serving bowl.

5 For topping: Combine brown sugar, and crushed pecans.

6 Sprinkle over top of grapes to cover completely.

7 Cover and chill overnight.

Note: I tend to increase the vanilla flavoring in most recipes (just a personal preferance)...and I have lightly roast the pecans...before mixing with the brown sugar...enjoy!

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Comments (17)

Jodi_SoCal
17 years ago
We like to freeze them and eat them like tiny round Popsicles.

Jodi-
pattico_gw
17 years ago
I love that recipe....

Got that one from Glenda somewhere around thanksgiving...and I think we've had it three time since.

Our family loves it.

patti
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donna_oh
17 years ago
Ditto--Patti

I've made it several times & everyone loves it!

Donna (^_^)
grinch_gut
17 years ago
Sounds great might have to make it myself....Stacy
lynn_d
17 years ago
As Patti and Donna have noted, I call it Glenda's Grape Salad and anytime I take it to a get together it gets raves. Enjoy!!
jannie
17 years ago
Dip them in beaten egg whites, then sugar. Yes I know you have to be careful with raw eggs. . .
wine50
17 years ago
I like them rolled in a combination of softened blue cheese and cream cheese, then rolled in crushed walnuts. I use this for celery also.
barbara3
17 years ago
Crushed, chilled, and poured into a long-stemmed glass!!
glenda_al
17 years ago
Sliced, tossed with softened cool whip and serve in a stem glass.
angelaid
17 years ago
Y'all are weird! LOL

I just pull 'em off the stem and stuff them in my mouth!
lydia1959
17 years ago
I like that recipe too. In fact, I think Glenda stole it from me! lol
wildchild
17 years ago
Right off the stem are best. Why mess with natures sugar.

I also make an avocado mandarin orange salad with baby lettuces that I add grapes to.

They are nice halved into a winter salad with apples and cranberries, nuts and mixed greens.
glenda_al
17 years ago
Here's recipe I used

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Grape Salad
1 1/2 lb each red and green seedless grapes, washed and patted completely dry
Mix 8 oz each fat free sour cream(room temp), ff cream cheese until well blended.
Stir in 1/2 cup sugar/ or splenda and 1 tsp vanilla.
Fold in grapes until completely covered.
Spread into a large glass container.
Slightly brown 4 oz chopped pecans or walnuts, when cool stir into 3/4 cup brown sugar.
Sprinkle mixture completely over top of grapes and give it a gentle pat.
Cover overnight, with seran wrap and ENJOY!
FlamingO in AR
17 years ago
I'm gonna go sit with Barbara. :)

I like grapes snipped into small bunches and served with nice cheese and ric crackers. Woody and the dogs like them frozen in a glass of wine. They mooch something fierce!
Nita__AZ
17 years ago
I like them sliced and put into chicken or tuna salad.
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17 years ago
Mingo - grapes aren't good for the pooches! See linky!

Here is a link that might be useful: Snopes - Grapes and Dogs
glenda_al
17 years ago
When my DS was into bodybuilding, he got me addicted to frozen grapes.

Please share your favorite way to serve grapes

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