Fresh berries take center stage in this decadent and creamy fruit salad recipe. An easy to make, creamy deliciousness made with only a handful of ingredients and 5 minutes of time.
Next time try this mango fruit salad with a delicious honey dressing.
A simple syrup, sour cream and table cream is mixed together to create a luscious cream. Berries are folded into this creamy base and top with fresh sliced fruit. It's a fun dessert for adults and kids.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- A no bake dessert
- Use fresh seasonal berries
- A creamy fresh fruit dessert
- Kids love this sweet treat
Creamy fruit salad is a fun, easy, no bake dessert that comes together quickly. This is the kind of fresh fruit salad that screams summer, although delightful any time of the year. Light airy topping smothers tender and juicy fruit.
📝 Ingredients
- Crema Table Cream: Canned cream, you can use brands such as Nestle. This is a thick cream like pudding that adds richness to both sweet and savory dishes.
- Sour Cream: A cool creamy favorite.
- Simple syrup: A mix of equal parts of sugar and water, for sweetness.
- Fruit/berries: Use your favorite berries more or less depending on what you like.
🥄 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.
- In a large bowl, mix the sour cream, table cream and simple syrup very well together.
- Mix in your fruits, leaving some for garnish. Chill in the fridge for an hour. Scoop into serving bowls and decorate with fresh fruits on top.
💡 Expert Tips
- You can flavor the simple syrup however you'd like. Some suggestions are vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, rose water ...etc
- Add your favorite kind(s) of fruits.
- Start by adding a half a cup of simple syrup and taste the cream mixture to adjust sweetness.
⌛ Make Ahead
- Fruits can be cut up ahead of time, covered tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerated overnight.
👩🍳 Variations
- A variety of fruits can be used in place of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, give a try to blackberries, grapes, mandarin oranges, kiwi, or pineapple chunks.
- Sliced up apples, pears or bananas taste great together as well. Dip them in lemon juice first to make sure they don't turn brown.
- Add shredded coconut or mini marshmallows!
🧺 Storage
- Creamy fruit salad should be wrapped in an air tight container and stored in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days.
💬 FAQs
Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are favorites, but you could also use mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks and sliced kiwi. Maraschino cherries are fun to use as well!
When choosing fruits choose fruits that will hold up like strawberries, blueberries. After washing fruit, be sure to pat dry with paper towels or let it air dry before mixing with the cream. Also, when storing in your refrigerator, cover tightly.
It is recommended to use fresh fruit in this recipe, however if it is not readily available, you could make this creamy fruit salad with canned fruit or frozen (thawed fully) fruit. For canned fruit, drain the liquid out before adding and for frozen fruit, let it completely thaw and drain before adding it to the cream. If it is not drained properly, it could change the color of the cream.
📣 Related Fruit Recipes
- Try this beautiful and delicious fruit trifle with layers of vanilla custard, fresh whipped cream, fruit, and soft angel food cake.
- This candy fruit recipe is called Tanghulu and it is one of the most popular Chinese snacks.
- Topping any fruit salad with this creamy marshmallow frosting is a kid's dream come true. Try it with cupcakes too so delicious.
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Creamy Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup Table cream
- 2 cups Sour cream
- 12 ounce Fresh raspberry 2 (6ounce) containers
- 12 ounce Fresh blueberry 2 (6ounce) containers
- 1 pound fresh strawberries washed and cut
Simple syrup
- 1 cups sugar
- 1 cups water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
Make the simple syrup:
- In a sauce pan over medium high heat add the sugar, water and the vanilla.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Simmer for 5-10 minutes more.
- Remove from heat and let it cool down completely
Make the cream dressing:
- In a deep bowl, mix the sour cream, table cream and 1/2 cup of the simple syrup well together. Taste to adjust sweetness.
- Mix in your fruits, leaving some for final decoration of the serving bowls.
- Chill in the fridge for an hour.
- Scoop in serving bowls and decorate with fresh fruits on top.
Notes
- You can use a can of table cream any brand like Nestle, found at your local supermarket.
- You can flavor the syrup with vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, rose water or any flavor you like.
- Start by 0.5 cup of simple syrup then taste the cream sauce, add more if needed.
- Add your favorite kinds of fruits and adjust according to your liking.
- If you do not have sour cream you can also use Greek yogurt instead.
- You can top with some crushed crackers or nuts for a crunch.
- Please check the nutrition disclaimer policy.
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First published Sep 6, 2016 . Last updated August 19, 2022 with important tips, clear step by step instructions and readability.
John/Kitchen Riffs
Love a fruit salad like this! Good stuff. And I'm all about sharing too -- no secrets for me! So glad this one isn't a secret!
marie kléber
That looks quite good Amira! Thanks for sharing this recipe - glad it did not stay a secret...
Fruits are delicious with cream.
Have a lovely day too!
Jacqueline G. Emrys
Amira, what, exactly, are you calling Table cream?
Is that evaporated milk or condensed milk?
Or heavy whipping cream?
I'm notvreally sure, but were you to use either a can of condensed milk or maybe a can of dulse de leche, you could fispense with the simple syrup all together.
I think that the amount of sugar per serving would still go down, but the flavor would even out quite nicely any tart notes from the fruit or Sour Cream,
One last suggestion would be to use 1 cup keffir, lebneh or Cabot Cove whole milk plain Greek yogurt to 1 cup Sour Cream to 1 can of condensed milk or dulse de leche.
You could thin it with up to 2oz of Almond milk, refrigerated Almond Breeze unsweetened Vanilla or Silk unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
Amira
Jacqueline, table cream like Nestle brand, this is the one I used https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nestle-For-The-Table-Media-Crema-Cream-7.6-Fl-Oz/10804326, can be found at walmart or kroger stores. Condensed/evaporated or dulse de leche will not deliver the same flavor and creaminess plus they are much sweeter to my taste. But feel free to experiment and see which works best for your taste buds.