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This Cheesecake Apple Salad is so simple and delicious! It’s a dessert salad made with cream cheese and fluffy marshmallows mixed with apples and nuts for the perfect potluck dish.
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Apple Cheesecake Salad Fluff
Ever had an apple cheesecake salad fluff? This decadent dessert is a mouthful in more ways than one! Not only does cheesecake apple fluff salad sound delicious, but the combination of flavors will tantalize your taste buds.
You are going to love this fruit salad recipe for the Summer. It’s almost too easy to put together: just toss simple ingredients in a bowl and mix! It’s is full of marshmallows, soft cream cheese and some nuts to give it some crunch.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Fluff salads are so easy to put together
- Customizable to your liking!
- Completely NO BAKE!
- Feeds a crowd so it’s the perfect potluck side dish!
Ingredients Needed
- Cream cheese: room temperature. I used one whole block of Challenge Cream Cheese. heavy cream cool whip whipped cream
- Sugar: we’ll mix the granulated sugar and whipped topping to make the cheesecake portion
- Whipped topping: I wouldn’t recommend swapping anything for this since whipped cream is not as stable as cool whip.
- Apples: I diced 5 apples. Use any you like; I used a combination Fuji and Granny Smith.
- Nuts: chop any of your favorite nuts for some crunch. I used chopped walnuts but pecans would also be delicious
- Marshmallows: you can’t forget the mini marshmallows. This is what adds the “fluff” to this apple cheesecake salad recipe.
The no-bake cheesecake portion of this cheesecake apple salad recipe is made with my favorite cream cheese: Challenge Cream Cheese. I’ve been working with Challenge Dairy for years now and it’s a natural fit for me; I grew up on Challenge Butter. It’s the only brand of butter I use, and the cream cheese is my favorite. It’s smooth and silky and almost spreadable straight out of the refrigerator.
How to make cheesecake salad
- Beat softened cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth.
- Mix in sugar.
- Stir in whipped topping until the cheesecake mixture is smooth and lump-free. It should be fluffy and soft to the stir.
- Add diced apples, nuts, and marshmallows to the cheesecake pudding mix. Stir to coat the mixture evenly.
- Serve immediately! Or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.
Expert tips
- Instead of adding nuts, you can add mini chocolate chips!
- Don’t use any frozen fruit since they will make the salad soggy when it melts.
- This is best eaten within 24 hours.
FAQs
24 hours in the fridge.
I do not recommend freezing apple salads.
Cheesecake Apple Salad Fluff Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 ounces (226g) Challenge Cream Cheese room temperature
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 8 ounces whipped topping
- 5 apples diced (use any you like; I used a combination Fuji and Granny Smith)
- ½ cup chopped nuts walnuts or pecans
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Place cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until smooth, then mix in sugar. Mix or stir in whipped topping until the mixture is smooth and lump-free.
- Add the apples, nuts, and marshmallows. Stir to coat.
- Serve immediately, or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.
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Last Updated on June 28, 2023
This recipe is very similar to one I’ve made for 50+ years, using marshmallows and pineapple tidbits but blending pineapple custard with the whipped topping. I’m interested in adding the cream cheese and pecans but will eliminate the sugar…unnecessary with the marshmallows.
The salad was too heavy and too sweet. Next time I will cut out the sugar and add less marshmallows. I was thinking that a pudding would lighten it up.
Can I use Frozen strawberries also or is that to much?
I wouldn’t – they will make the salad soggy.
This dish is incredible. I, personally, love it to pieces! However, my family members are not fans. They think it tastes, and I quote, “Too sweet, and a little too crunchy”. But now, I’ve replaced the nuts with mini chocolate chips, and my family loves it! Thank you for the recipe 🙏🏻
My youngest daughter wanted an apple salad and I found this recipe. We have made it several times. It is simple and delicious!
We don’t have “whipped topping” (what even is it?!) in Australia…. What can I use instead?
I made this today to take to a diner tonight to a friends house. First of all let me say how easy this is to put together. Love that part !!
Of course I had to taste it, OK , I had to have a small dish to test it out before I took it diner tonight. It is a big hit! What a beautiful array of flavors and it’s light, cold, refreshing and very tasty. A great one for the summer months !
It’s a keeper !!
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Can I sub the whipped topping for anything?
I don’t recommend it because whipped cream is not as stable as cool whip.
For the Cheese cake fluff what can I sub fir the nuts, A lot of nut allergy in the family
You can skip the nuts no problem. Adding mini chocolate chips would be yummy!
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