Fruit Salad With Whipped Cream

4.67 from 3 votes

Fruit salad with whipped cream is the easiest dessert or healthy side dish. Combine berries, grapes and apples (or your favorite fruits) in a large bowl. Mix in some lemon zest and fresh minced basil and fold all ingredients into sweet, homemade whipped cream.

Prep Time20

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cream Fruit Salad, Easy Dessert Salads, Easy Fruit Salad, Gluten Free Side Dish

Servings: - (4 oz servings)

Calories: 117kcal

Author: Stacey Adams

Equipment

Large Mixing Bowl
Small Mixing Bowl
Microplane/Citrus Zester
Electric Mixer

Ingredients

1 cup (about 6 ounces) strawberries *diced *see note below
1 cup (about 6 ounces) blackberries
1 cup (about 6 ounces) blueberries
1 cup (about 6 ounces) grapes *see note below
1 medium green apple
½ cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract *Pure is best, but imitation will work.
1 & ½ tablespoons sugar *See note below for sugar free option.
Zest from one lemon
1 tablespoon fresh basil *minced

Optional toppings:

Additional lemon zest or fresh basil
Chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds
Mini marshmallows
Shredded coconut flakes

Recipe notes:

Strawberries: generally, the smallest package of strawberries you can buy weighs 16 ounces. Since we're only using 6 ounces here, I recommend freezing the rest to use in smoothies later. Here's a fun recipe to try: Strawberry Banana & Chocolate Protein Smoothie. Blackberries and blueberries are sold in smaller, 6oz quantities.

Grapes: seedless black, red or green grapes will work! I recommend splitting a small quantity of grapes off of a bunch so you don't have to get through a whole giant bag.

Sugar: or substitute a monkfruit/erythritol blend. I love using this substitution and personally haven't noticed any difference in taste.

Instructions

Rinse and dry all fruits. Dice apple and strawberries. Halve grapes.
1 cup (about 6 ounces) strawberries, 1 cup (about 6 ounces) blackberries, 1 cup (about 6 ounces) blueberries, 1 cup (about 6 ounces) grapes, 1 medium green apple
Transfer all fruits to a large mixing bowl, add lemon zest and fresh minced basil.
Zest from one lemon, 1 tablespoon fresh basil
Measure heavy cream, pure vanilla extract and sugar into a separate, small mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer, on high, until stiff peaks begin to form. This will take 3-5 minutes. (*Tip - keep heavy cream nice and cold before whipping)
½ cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1 & ½ tablespoons sugar
Transfer whipped cream to bowl containing fruits and gently fold all ingredients together until well incorporated.
Place fruit salad in a serving bowl and add toppings if desired. Chill or enjoy immediately!
Additional lemon zest or fresh basil, Chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds, Mini marshmallows, Shredded coconut flakes

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