Easy Berry Cheesecake Salad, or Dessert, is so tasty, your guests will be begging for the recipe. The nice part about this recipe is how fast it works up. And you can get rid of some of the guilt because it has delicious healthy berries in it.
The 4th of July is this weekend and this salad is the perfect dish for the occasion. Just look at those beautiful red, white and blue colors. If you are having burgers and hotdogs, this will be a nice side to go with them.
Who are you needing to impress? Your neighbors, family or friends? Here is the perfect best kept secret salad. I highly recommend you try it today or on the 4th.
I can’t wait for my grand kids to try it. Yum.
What Ingredients Do I Need For Easy Berry Cheesecake Salad?
Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make this salad (scroll down for the full recipe):
Cheesecake Salad:
- Cream cheese
- Powdered sugar
- Whipped topping
- Berries
Example of Berries to Use:
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
How Do I Make Easy Berry Cheesecake Salad?
Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make this salad (scroll down for the full recipe):
Cheesecake Salad:
- In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Then with a large spatula fold in the thawed whipped topping.
Berries:
- Add your berries that have been washed, and if the strawberries are large, slice then in half.
- Fold carefully into the cream cheese mixture.
- Serve right away!
Tips and Tricks for Easy Berry Cheesecake Salad:
- Use nice, plump, juicy berries.
- Cut your Strawberries into bite size pieces.
- You can substitute whipping cream for the Cool Whip.
- Blackberries would also be a good berry that you could use.
- If someone tells you that this is a dessert, not a salad, tell them OK. It can really be used as either.
Don’t you just love this time of year when it is relatively easy to find fresh berries of all kinds? I think that that is one of the things that I like most about this time of year. I also love that it seems to be the time of year when we eat more salads. And I must tell you that this is one of our favorite salads. Also, just a fair warning – there will be no leftovers of this salad!
More Delicious Salads that Could also be a Dessert:
Strawberry Pecan Pretzel Salad
Easy Berry Cheesecake Salad
Easy berry cheesecake salad is so tasty it can be used as a salad or dessert! Loaded with delicious berries of your choice.
Ingredients
Cheesecake Salad:
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 (8 ounce) container whipped topping, thawed
- 5-6 cups berries
Example of Berries to Use:
- 2 cups strawberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cups blackberries
- 1 cup raspberries
Instructions
Cheesecake Salad:
- In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Then with a large spatula fold in the thawed whipped topping.
Berries:
- Add your berries that have been washed, and if the strawberries are large, slice then in half.
- Fold carefully into the cream cheese mixture.
- Serve right away!
Nutrition Information
Yield
12Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 217Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 2mgSodium 12mgCarbohydrates 50gFiber 16gSugar 30gProtein 4g