Description
Strawberry banana cheesecake salad blends creamy cheesecake flavors with fresh fruit in a delightful dessert. Sweet strawberries and ripe bananas mingle with a luscious cream cheese mixture, creating a refreshing treat you’ll crave all summer long.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits:
- 2 pounds (907 grams) strawberries, washed, hulled, and sliced
- 3 bananas, peeled and cut into rounds
Dairy and Cream:
- 1 package cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (60 milliliters) heavy cream
Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers:
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Thoroughly rinse strawberries under cold water, removing any dirt or debris. Carefully dry the fruits using clean paper towels.
- Hull the strawberries and slice them into uniform pieces, transferring to a spacious mixing vessel.
- Peel bananas and create round medallions, incorporating them with the strawberry slices.
- Drizzle fresh lemon juice over the fruit collection, delicately tossing to ensure even coating and prevent banana oxidation.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, honey, and pure vanilla extract.
- Utilize an electric mixer to whip the ingredients, creating a silky, uniform mixture with a luxurious consistency.
- Gradually stream heavy cream into the mixture while continuing to blend, developing a velvety, aerated texture.
- Tenderly fold the creamy cheesecake mixture into the fruit medley, ensuring each slice becomes thoroughly enrobed.
- For an elegant presentation, consider garnishing with additional strawberry and banana slices atop the salad.
- While the dessert can be enjoyed immediately, refrigerating for 30 minutes allows flavors to harmonize and intensify.
Notes
- Secret weapon for preventing banana browning is a splash of fresh lemon juice across sliced fruit.
- Mixing fruit with cheesecake cream creates an unexpected dessert that looks gorgeous and tastes incredible.
- Chilling allows flavors to develop deeper complexity, transforming simple ingredients into a restaurant-worthy treat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 206
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg