This simple Berry Cheesecake Salad recipe is quick and easy to make! Rich and creamy cheesecake filling is folded into your favorite berries to create the most amazing fruit salad ever! Your family will go nuts over it.
Course Dessert, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Calories 111kcal
Author Michelle
Ingredients
8ouncescream cheesesoftened
¼cupsugar
1tablespoonlemon juice
½teaspoonvanilla extract
¼cupheavy cream
1(8 ounce) container frozen whipped toppingthawed
6cupsmixed berriessuch as blueberries, blackberries, strawberries that have been cut into quarters, raspberries
Additional berries and mint sprigs for garnish
Instructions
In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy.
Mix in vanilla and heavy cream until well blended.
Fold in whipped topping.
Fold in berries.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Top with additional berries and mint sprigs before serving.
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Notes
This recipe makes a LARGE batch! It's great for potlucks and cookouts, and I still rarely have leftovers because it's so good.
Make sure your cream cheese is very soft and gets beaten completely smooth before you add in the other ingredients. This will prevent lumps.
Substitute any kind of berries you like into your salad! Blackberries, raspberries, cherries,...
Use flavored coffee creamer, such as sweet cream or French vanilla, in place of milk for an extra flavor kick.
If you can't find Cool Whip, substitute vanilla yogurt or fresh whipped cream (not the canned kind!).
Add flavor accents such as lemon or lime zest, or almond or vanilla extract.
Reader tip: Sub mascarpone for cream cheese for an even richer, creamier texture.
Serve with graham crackers to make it taste even more like cheesecake!
This salad is best served the day that it’s made. By the next day, the berries will start bleeding some of their color into the filling.
To make ahead: Prep cheesecake filling, and keep in an airtight container. Stir in berries just before serving. You can prep the filling 2-3 days in advance.