A few months back I put together this Summer Berry Cheesecake Salad. Well, needless to say it has gone completely crazy on our site. It is already the #2 recipe of all time.
Our readers have enjoyed it so much that I though it was time to whip up a twist on the über popular recipe. I have been on a pudding kick lately. I tell you I have been testing several recipes with pudding as a surprise ingredient.
It is crazy how much pudding mix amps up the flavor of a recipe. So, when I was thinking of ways to twist up the cheesecake salad, I knew I needed to use pudding. It really kicks it up a notch.
I combined cream cheese, pudding mix and coffee creamer to create a spectacular rich and creamy cheesecake filling. In the fruit mixture, I squeezed fresh lemon juice over sliced strawberries and bananas. That prevents the bananas from browning, but it also gives the cheesecake salad a little brightness and zing!
This new summer salad is so good it is sure to take the place of your favorite fruit salad. And say goodbye to Aunt Ida's ambrosia salad and HELLO to Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad. The new queen of the summer picnic table.
We couldn't stop eating it, and you're going to go bananas over it too! <- Sorry, pun intended. I couldn't help myself.
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Helpful Tips to make Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad:
- Do not pour all of the creamer into the cream cheese at once. It will get clumpy and no matter how long you beat it, it will stay that way. Trust me on this one.
- If you have to substitute for the creamer, use 1 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
- To make this ahead: prepare the cheesecake mixture and refrigerate in a bowl. Mix all of the fruit in a large bowl and refrigerate. Before serving, drain any excess liquid from the fruit and then fold the cheesecake filling into the fruit. Serve and enjoy!
What you will need to make Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad:
- Electric Hand Mixer - I have had this one in my kitchen for ever (it seems like) at least 8 years.
- Instant Cheesecake Pudding - this is my favorite to use in my cheesecake salads.
Enjoy!
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Check out more of our favorite cheesecake salads:
Hawaiian Cheesecake SaladSummer Berry Cheesecake Salad
Snickers Caramel Apple Cheesecake Salad
Peach Cobbler Cheesecake Salad
Red, White and Blue Cheesecake Salad
Pina Colada Cheesecake Salad
See how easy this Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad is to make. Watch the video!!!
Yield: 16 (1/2 cup) servings
Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad
Simple Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad recipe comes together with just 6 ingredients. Rich and creamy cheesecake filling is folded into luscious strawberries and sweet banana to create the most amazing, glorious fruit salad ever!
prep time: 15 Mcook time: 40 Mtotal time: 15 M
ingredients:
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant cheesecake pudding, unprepared
- 1-1/4 cups Simply Pure Vanilla Coffee Creamer
- 2 pounds strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 3 medium bananas, cut into coins
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
instructions:
How to make Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad
- In a medium tall bowl, using an electric mixer, whip cream cheese until it becomes smooth. It may bind up in the beaters, but continue as is and it will loosen up. Add dry pudding mix. Beat until well combined.
- With mixer running slowly add creamer to the cream cheese mix. Add it about a tablespoon at a time and then mix until it becomes a smooth mixture and all of the creamer has combined into the cream cheese. Continue until all of the creamer has been added to the cream cheese. Whip until smooth.
- In a large bowl, combine sliced strawberries, banana coins and lemon juice. Stir until all the fruit is coated with lemon juice. Add cheesecake mixture to fruit. Gently fold cheesecake mixture into fruit.
- Chill until ready to serve or serve immediately.
DONNA'S NOTES:
- Do not pour all of the creamer into the cream cheese at once. It will get clumpy and no matter how long you beat it, it will stay that way. Trust me on this one.
- If you have to substitute for the creamer, use 1 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
- To make this ahead: prepare the cheesecake mixture and refrigerate it in a bowl. Mix all of the fruit in a large bowl and refrigerate. Before serving, drain any excess liquid from the fruit and then fold the cheesecake filling into the fruit. Serve and enjoy!
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