Description
Sweet Hawaiian cheesecake salad blends creamy textures with tropical fruit sensations. Crisp pineapple, smooth cream cheese, and marshmallow fluff create a delightful dessert you’ll savor with pure island-inspired joy.
Ingredients
Scale
Creamy Base Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
Fruits:
- 1 ½ cups fresh pineapple (cut into chunks)
- 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries (hulled and sliced)
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup fresh grapes (halved)
- 1 can (15 ounces/425 grams) mandarin oranges (drained)
- 2 bananas (sliced)
Garnish Ingredients:
- ¼ cup shredded coconut
- ¼ cup chopped macadamia nuts
Instructions
- Thoroughly whip softened cream cheese in a spacious mixing vessel until achieving a silky, uniform texture.
- Incorporate powdered sugar and pure vanilla essence, blending meticulously until completely integrated and no granular remnants remain.
- Slowly stream in heavy cream, gently stirring to create a luscious, pourable consistency that maintains a light, airy quality.
- Dice tropical pineapple chunks into precise, bite-sized cubes, ensuring uniform pieces for consistent flavor distribution.
- Slice mandarin oranges into delicate segments, carefully removing any potential membrane to enhance the salad’s elegant presentation.
- Gently fold prepared tropical fruits into the creamy mixture, using a soft spatula to prevent crushing the delicate fruit pieces.
- Sprinkle toasted coconut flakes across the surface, providing a delightful textural contrast and enhancing the Hawaiian-inspired profile.
- Cover the salad and refrigerate for at least one hour, allowing flavors to meld and develop a harmonious, chilled essence.
- Before serving, garnish with additional coconut flakes and optional macadamia nut fragments for an extra layer of tropical sophistication.
Notes
- Soften cream cheese completely at room temperature to ensure a smooth, lump-free mixture that blends easily.
- Use full-fat cream cheese for the richest, most luxurious texture and deepest flavor profile in the salad.
- Consider swapping heavy cream with coconut milk for an extra tropical Hawaiian-inspired twist that enhances the overall taste experience.
- For a lighter version, replace some cream cheese with Greek yogurt to reduce calories while maintaining a creamy consistency.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg