Grape Salad

Have you ever had one of those side dishes that was so good you thought it could easily be dessert? Our friend, Melissa brings grape salad to get togethers. It is so good.  I made it tonight for a party and wanted to share this VERY easy recipe with you.

This dish is so good you'll need to have copies of the recipe on hand, to share.

Grape Salad

• 2 lbs green seedless grapes
• 2 lbs red seedless grapes
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, to taste

Topping Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar, packed, to taste
• 1 cup crushed pecans, to taste

Directions:

1. Wash and stem grapes.
2. Set aside.
3. Mix sour cream, cream cheese, white sugar and vanilla by hand until blended.
4. Stir grapes into mixture, and pour in large serving bowl.
5. For topping: Combine brown sugar, and crushed pecans.
6. Sprinkle over top of grapes to cover completely.
7. Chill for several hours or overnight.

Do you want to lighten it up a bit?  Substitute nonfat vanilla yogurt for the sour cream.  Then, use 1/4 cup of sugar (instead of a half) and omit the vanilla flavoring.  Also, use fat free cream cheese.  The outcome is still delicious and it becomes a very low fat dish (the fat only being in the pecans).

Enjoy!!!