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Strawberry Cheesecake Salad is a sweet and creamy dessert with fresh strawberries hidden throughout. This is the biggest hit at any potluck and SO easy to make!
No summer barbecue is complete without a creamy, delicious salad. For even more potluck dishes be sure to try ambrosia salad, creamy pea salad, or pineapple fluff!
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Strawberry Cheesecake Salad
I love anything that has to do with cheesecake. I mean who doesn’t? This is my go to recipe for any get together. It’s a huge hit and people are always asking for the recipe! I love it because it’s so easy to throw together but is the most perfect side. This salad is so creamy and the mixture of strawberries and bananas go together perfectly. Each bite is sweet, creamy heaven!
Now, I can already hear some of you saying… “that’s not a salad!”. And you’re right! In the traditional cold, chopped vegetable meaning of salad, no, it’s not. But in a creamy fruit salad kind of way… absolutely! Cheesecake salads are usually made with no-bake cheesecake filling/pudding and frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip), then folded together with fresh fruit. This version also utilizes some strawberry yogurt to bring even more fruit flavor into the dish!
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This recipe is Picky Eater Approved!
Strawberry Cheesecake Salad Ingredients
You only need 6 simple ingredients to make the best fruit salad. It’s an inexpensive side dish that’s great for feeding a crowd! If you’re looking for measurements, they can all be found below in the recipe card.
- Whipped Topping: Let this thaw in refrigerator overnight before you use it.
- Cheesecake Pudding Powder: Pudding mix gives this fruit salad the richness of cheesecake but with a light and fluffy consistency.
- Strawberry Yogurt: The creaminess of the yogurt mixes perfectly with the pudding and whipped topping to make a soft and sweet filling.
- Fresh Strawberries: The star of the show! Fresh is best, but you can also use frozen strawberries. Just make sure they’re thawed with any excess liquid drained to keep your salad from turning out watery.
- Bananas: Slice and wait to add them to the salad until the last minute to keep it as fresh as possible.
- Mini Marshmallows: Optional, but it’s my kids’ favorite part of this salad!
Substitutions You Can Use
To substitute the cool whip and cheesecake pudding powder, use 8 ounces of cream cheese, 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, and 2 cups of heavy whipping cream.
How to Make Strawberry Cheesecake Salad
This strawberry cheesecake salad recipe is foolproof. All you need to do is mix your ingredients together and let your salad chill in the fridge until you’re ready to serve it!
- Combine Ingredients: In a large salad bowl, mix together the yogurt, pudding and whipped topping. Put in the fridge and allow to set up for an hour.
- Add Sliced Fruit: Add sliced strawberries to the mixture with the marshmallows. Add in the bananas right before serving. Keep refrigerated.
How to Keep Fruit Salad Fresh
- Keep Fruit Dry: Any water that is present will cause the produce to soften faster. Keep air off of it and dry your fruit after you wash it. Save problem produce like bananas for the end and add right before serving.
- Store Fruit Separately: When making this recipe ahead of time, prepare the cheesecake mixture and refrigerate in a bowl. Separately, mix all the fruit in a large bowl and refrigerate. Then, before serving, drain any excess liquid from the fruit. Finally, fold the cheesecake filling into the fruit and its ready to be served and enjoyed!
Tips and Variations
Here are a few simple ways to make your strawberry cheesecake salad turn out even better! One more tip… you may want to double this recipe. Every time I bring it to a potluck, it’s gone in a snap!
- Use an Egg Slicer: Slice strawberries with a sturdy egg slicer for even pieces.
- Wait to Add Fruit: Add the fruit just before serving so it doesn’t get mushy or discolored.
- Use Sour Cream: For extra tanginess, use some sour cream in place of some of the yogurt.
- Adjust Consistency: The amount of strawberries used will depend on how much fruit-to-fluff that you want.
- Add Other Fruits: You can add any fruit you want to this incredibly versatile salad! Some great choices are pineapple, mango, mandarin oranges, grapes, kiwis, raspberries, blackberries, or melon slices.
Storing Leftovers
It’s best to serve this fruit salad fresh, but you can also keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. If you plan on making it ahead, store the cheesecake pudding and fruit separately and combine just before serving.
Summer Strawberry Recipes
Celebrate strawberries coming back into season with a few of these delicious desserts! They’re perfectly sweet, easy to make, and filled with juicy strawberry flavor. You’re going to love them!
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Strawberry Cheesecake Salad
Equipment
- Large Bowl
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 8 ounces whipped topping, thawed
- 1 small package cheesecake pudding powder 3.4 ounce
- 2 cups strawberry yogurt (About 3 (6 ounce) yogurt containers)
- 1 lb fresh strawberries, sliced
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
- 3 bananas sliced
Optional Substitute for whipped topping and cheesecake powder:
- 1 8 ounce cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix together the yogurt and pudding powder. Fold in the whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate to allow it to set up for about an hour.
- Add the sliced strawberries, marshmallows, and bananas right before serving. Keep refrigerated.
If using the cool whip and cheesecake pudding powder substitute:
- In a large bowl beat together cream cheese, sugar, and heavy whipping cream until it is creamy and stiff peaks form. Fold in the strawberry yogurt, strawberries, marshmallows and bananas.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Your Directions call for bananas, However, I see no bananas in the ingredients list.
Hello! They are listed on the recipe card at the bottom of the post! Let me know if you have any more questions! 🙂
Notes read: * Do not pour all the creamer in at once. Instead add it in gradually to keep the cream cheese from getting lumpy. I understand from a previous message, you no longer use creamer but cream cheese is not included in the ingredients listing either. I’m confused but it looks delicious! Add cream cheese?
There is no creamer or cream cheese in this recipe. I have made sure that the recipe card is correct! Go ahead and follow all of the ingredients and directions on the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This salad is SO delicious. You must let me know how it turns out for you!
Do you prepare the pudding or just use the powder?
You just use the powder!
I think you did a miss spell. I hope that putting is supposed to be pudding. I’m going to take it as such
By the way.i really your recipes. I have tried several and have enjoyed everyone
Thank you and God bless
Hi Jan,I think you missed a word you were,I’m hoping gonna put in your statement “I really your recipes”. I’m hoping that you were gonna say that you loved her recipes by the way.Just wanted to make sure you were aware of your missed word since your concern about the misspelled word was a lil more important than the actual recipe itself.I’m sure everyone could agree that we all knew exactly what she had meant so we didn’t have to bring that up or try to correct it.We just used our common sense to figure out thats what she meant and understand that not everyone is perfect and we all make mistakes sometimes!! Even YOU!! See you tried bringing that up and ended up messing up yourself..There were no reasons for that at all honestly.Just hope you now know to make sure you get everything right before trying to correct someone else.She misspelled a word,and you forgot the whole word.Impressive!!
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You don’t say whether or not to slice the strawberries. I plan on slicing the strawberries for this and it may be just common knowledge or Just kind of obvious but I guess I would think you would put that in the recipe. Whole strawberries might be kind of odd in this dish.
Definitely slice the strawberries! Let me know what you think!
In the tips and variations, you mention adding creamer a bit at a time and substitution for creamer, but you do not have creamer listed in the ingredients, either in the body of the post or in the recipe card. Is this an omission?
The recipe has been updated and I no longer use the creamer! Sorry for the confusion, I will fix that!
Oh, these colours!!! I’m drooling! Strawberries are my absolute favourite! The strawberry season is getting close so this could easily be my next experiment 🙂
The small package of cheesecake pudding powder I have is only 1 oz.
Recipe calls for 3.4oz. Should I use 3 boxes of that size?
Yes, you will want to use 3 of them.
I am making this and I noticed you have putting for pudding. You may can correct that. Looking forward to tasting when I am donr
Do you use any lemon juice with the bananas?
I did not for this recipe but I know you can if you are needing to make it ahead of time.
Am confused regarding the yogurt ingredient?? It states …”3 6oz yogurt” … are you saying it takes 3 …6 oz yogurts?? Couldn’t find anywhere this confirms this amount? Please respond…
Yes, it will be 3 containers of 6 oz yogurts.
Made for Easter dinner. Was a hit. Followed the recipe exactly as written, but added a small can of crushed pineapple which gave it a little boost of flavor. Will definitely make again.
Can’t wait to try this out! Looks like it will be a great hit with the grandkids!!!!!
Would you please share the nutritional information for your recipes?
I like to use skinnytaste.com or myfitnesspal.com to help with any nutritional information. Thanks for following along with me! XOXO
Looks good and refreshing. I think I’ll make this in the next few days!
I wonder how this would taste with some nuts in it, maybe pecans?
That sounds delicious! Let me know what your favorite is!