This cheesecake fruit salad recipe is loaded with four different berries, cream cheese, and whipped cream. It’s a sweet, tangy dessert salad perfect for any occasion.
If you love berries, then this fruit salad is for you. It’s full of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. Yummo!
Cheesecake Fruit Salad Recipe
This was inspired by my other fruit salad recipe on this site. I decided to skip the dipping and just put the fruit right in there! It makes a great dessert with this amazing BBQ meatloaf recipe.
Ingredients
It only takes a handful of simple ingredients to make this recipe. You’ll find them all easily at your local grocery store.
- Softened cream cheese
- Sugar
- Cool Whip
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
See the recipe card at the end of the post for quantities.
Instructions
This is one of the easiest recipes you’ll ever make. It only takes 3 simple steps.
Step 1: Combine the Cream Cheese and Sugar
Beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth and creamy in a large mixing bowl.
Step 2: Fold in the Cool Whip
Gently fold in the Cool Whip.
Step 3: Add the Berries
Add the berries and mix well. Enjoy!
Hint: Use a spatula to fold the Cool Whip easily into the cream cheese mixture.
Substitutions
Don’t have the correct ingredients on hand or want to change something up? Here are some helpful tips for you to change this cheesecake fruit salad recipe.
- Any Whipped Topping – You can use your favorite brand of whipped topping.
- Homemade Whipped Cream – If you’re feeling fancy, you can make your own whipped cream for this recipe.
Variations
Want to personalize this cheesecake fruit salad recipe? Here are some of my tried and true tips for changing up this recipe.
- Other Fruits – You can use apples, raisings, pineapple, and other fruits in this salad for a different flavor.
- Nilla Wafers – Add Nilla wafers to this salad for more sweet flavor.
If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy this whipped cream dessert. Heck, if you have a minute check out all of my trifles. They are out of this world good and perfect all year ’round!
Equipment
It only takes a few simple pieces of equipment to make this recipe.
- Measuring cups
- Mixing bowl
- Spoon
- Spatula
Storage
You can store this fruit salad for up to 5 days in the refrigerator in an air-tight container.
Tips
I only have a couple of tips for this recipe. It’s so easy, it’s almost impossible to mess it up.
- Use a spatula to fold in the whipped cream easily.
- Mix the berries well, but not vigorously. You don’t want to smash the berries.
More Cream Cheese Recipes
Do you like cream cheese? Here are some recipes you may also like to try.
FAQ
Do you have questions about this cheesecake fruit salad? Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about this cheesecake fruit salad recipe.
Fruit salad is any number of various recipes using mixed fruits and a sweet base of some kind. These bases can be creamy or more thin.
Fruit salad as we know it today – fruits mixed with a sweet creamy base – seems to have originated in the 1800s, although no one knows exactly who made it first or where.
It will last for up to 5 days in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Cheesecake Fruit Salad
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Berry-licious Cheesecake Fruit Salad
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- mixing bowl
- spoon
- spatula
Ingredients
- 1 brick (8 oz) cream cheese softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup (8 oz) cool whip
- 1 cup strawberries diced
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 cup blackberries
Instructions
- Get out and measure your ingredients.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar together.
- Fold in Cool Whip.
- Add berries.
- Stir well.
- Serve immediately
- Enjoy every bite!
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