Description
Creamy tropical cheesecake fruit salad blends sweet, tangy flavors with rich cream cheese and fresh island fruits. Each spoonful promises a delightful escape to paradise that will tantalize your taste buds and transport you to sunny shores.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (227 g) cream cheese
- 3.4 oz (96 g) instant cheesecake pudding mix
- 1 cup (237 ml) French vanilla creamer
- 1 lbs (454 g) strawberries, sliced
- 20 oz (567 g) canned pineapple tidbits, drained
- 4 mandarin oranges, sectioned
- 2 mangoes, cut into chunks
- 3 kiwis, sliced into half moons
- 1 banana, sliced
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Cream Preparation: Whip cream cheese using an electric mixer until achieving a silky, homogeneous consistency, eliminating any lumps.
- Pudding Integration: Blend instant vanilla pudding mix into the cream cheese, adjusting texture with half-and-half or coffee creamer to create a smooth, pourable base.
- Fruit Selection: Dice strawberries, mandarin oranges, crush pineapple chunks, chop kiwi and mango into uniform pieces, ensuring even distribution in a large mixing bowl.
- Banana Treatment: Prevent banana browning by coating slices with fresh lemon juice, then drain excess liquid to maintain salad’s optimal texture.
- Mixture Fusion: Gently fold cheesecake cream into the fruit mixture, carefully preserving each fruit piece’s structural integrity and preventing over-mixing.
- Chilling and Serving: Refrigerate the tropical cheesecake fruit salad for 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld, or serve immediately for a vibrant, refreshing dessert experience that balances creamy and fruity elements.
Notes
- Prevent Browning: Lemon juice acts as a natural barrier against banana oxidation, keeping slices fresh and appetizing.
- Creamy Consistency Tip: Use electric mixer to eliminate cream cheese lumps, creating silky smooth base for fruit salad.
- Texture Adjustment: Half-and-half or coffee creamer helps thin dense pudding mixture, ensuring perfect blending with fruits.
- Chill for Flavor: Refrigerating 30 minutes allows ingredients to meld, intensifying tropical taste profile and enhancing overall dessert experience.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg