Creamy Pear Salad

Teresa Ambra

Creamy Pear Salad is absolutely delightful. This salad uses a creamy filling of cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla and sugar. After stirring in the pears, the salad is topped with brown sugar and pecans. It's so mouthwatering and a terrific side dish for company or holiday meals like Thanksgiving or Christmas. This delicious salad can also be made with canned pears. It's a quick and easy recipe that's also gluten free.

4 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 12

Total Time 12

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 145 kcal

Equipment

1 large serving bowl or trifle dish, or individual parfait dishes
1 mixing bowl
1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously finely diced
1 sharp knife to dice pears
1 small bowl
measuring cups
measuring spoons
1 electric mixer

Ingredients

3 large pears unpeeled, diced
1/4 cup lemon juice as needed
8 oz. block cream cheese softened
8 oz. ctn. sour cream
2 tsp. real vanilla extract
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3 tbsp. pecans chopped
1 to 3 tbsp. brown sugar packed (I usually use one tablespoon)

Instructions

Dice pears and swish in lemon juice.
Drain on paper towels.
Pat pears dry.
Set aside.
Combine cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla extract and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
Stir in pears very gently.
Transfer to a serving bowl.
Sprinkle with chopped pecans and brown sugar.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

NOTE: I prefer to use pears of different colors since they are not peeled.

NOTE: You can also use canned pears. Eliminate the lemon juice.

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Nutrition

Calories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 140mgPotassium: 166mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 0.3mg

Keyword cream cheese, gluten free, pears, pecans, salad, side dish

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