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Creamy Cinnamon Apple and Walnut Fruit Salad
The perfect autumn fruit salad! It's loaded with crisp, sweet apples, cranberries and walnuts and covered in a rich, cinnamon cream cheese dressing. What's not to love?
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 20 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
For the dressing: In a mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, whip together Neufchatel cheese, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg on high speed until light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 3 minutes.
ground cinnamon2 tsp
2
Add sour cream and vanilla and blend until combined. Chill until ready to serve salad.
3
For the fruit salad:I n a medium mixing bowl combine water and lemon juice. Dice apples into cubes, while cutting out core, and as your cutting them in batches dump them into the lemon water mixture and let rest about ⏱️ 1 minute then drain on paper towels (this just reduces the browning).
cold water, (for soaking apples)2 cupsfresh lemon juice, (for soaking apples)2 Tbsp
4
Transfer apples to a bowl along with about 3/4 of the walnuts and 3/4 of the cranberries, and the Neufchatel cheese mixture.
5
Toss to coat apples evenly. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 of the walnuts and cranberries over top. Keep chilled and serve within an hour for best results*.
Nutrition Facts
calories
247 kcal
fat Content
13 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
28 g
sodium Content
83 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
20 mg
carbohydrate Content
37 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
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