Creamy Cinnamon Apple and Walnut Fruit Salad
- Preparing Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Served Person: 0
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 (8 oz) pkg neufchatel cheese softened slightly
- 1 (8 oz) pkg light sour cream
- 4 lbs crisp sweet apples chilled (i used a combo of gala, jazz and golden delicious)
- 2 cups cold water for soaking apples
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice for soaking apples
- 1 cup chopped fishers walnuts
- Carbohydrate 103.518239181915 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 0.841162019230769 g
- Fiber 5.82069982702854 g
- Protein 0.499942307822655 g
- Saturated Fat 0.137936346153846 g
- Serving Size 1 1 recipe (2448g)
- Sodium 37.2428077055223 mg
- Sugar 97.6975393548862 g
- Trans Fat 0.253149769230769 g
- Calories 399 calories
For the dressing:In a mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, whip together Neufchatel cheese, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add sour cream and vanilla and blend until combined. Chill until ready to serve salad.For the salad:In a medium mixing bowl combine water and lemon juice. Dice apples into cubes, while cutting out core, and as your cutting them in batches dump them into the lemon water mixture and let rest about 1 minute then drain on paper towels (this just reduces the browning). Transfer apples to a bowl along with about 3/4 of the walnuts and 3/4 of the cranberries, and the Neufchatel cheese mixture. Toss to coat apples evenly. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 of the walnuts and cranberries over top. Keep chilled and serve within an hour for best results*.*The dressing can be made a day in advance just don't cut the apples until your almost ready to serve this. Also, it makes a big batch so if you aren't serving that many you can cut the recipe in half.Recipe source: Cooking Classy
