Copycat Chicken Salad Chick Grape Salad {with lighter option}

A delicious "salad" or dessert made with cream cheese, sour cream, Greek yogurt, grapes, and pecans. Lightened-up modifications included.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Chilling Time 8

Total Time 8 10

Servings servings

Calories 381kcal

Author Amee

12 oz cream cheese can use light cream cheese
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt (5%) you can use all Greek yogurt (regular or non-fat) and skip the sour cream. I, personally, love the flavor of blending the two together.
1/2 cup sugar I have substituted the sugar for Whole Earth sweetener (a stevia, monk fruit, and erythritol blend) with great success. You can also do half regular sugar and half Whole Earth sweetener.
1.5 tsp vanilla extract
2 lbs seedless grapes half red and half green
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup brown sugar can sub with coconut sugar for a natural option

Add the cream cheese, sour cream, Greek yogurt, sugar, and vanilla to the bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attached, and blend until smooth and creamy.
Rinse grapes and dry well. Then, add them to the bowl and gently toss until the grapes are fully coated in the sweet cream cheese dressing.
Scrape the grape salad into a casserole dish, cover it securely with a lid or plastic wrap, and place it in the fridge for 24 hours.
Remove from the fridge. Sprinkle brown sugar and crushed pecans over the top and serve chilled.

Nutrition info is for the classic version without the modifications. You can reduce the calories and sugar by making the recommended substitutions. Still incredibly delicious!
After rinsing your grapes, be sure to dry them thoroughly before tossing them with the sweetened cream cheese mixture. If there's excess moisture, it will prevent the mixture from clinging to the grapes and ultimately fall to the bottom of the bowl.
Be sure to use room temperature cream cheese for the best results.
Plan so you have time to make this grape salad the night before you plan to serve it. The flavors will become even more vibrant and tasty.
Wait to top with the brown sugar (or coconut sugar) and pecans until right before serving.