Name: Berry Cheesecake Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 (3.4 oz) box cheesecake instant pudding; 1 1/2 cups milk; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 4 oz softened cream cheese; 4 cups strawberries (2 (16 oz) packages (reserve some for topping)); 2 cups blueberries (1 (18 oz) package (reserve some for topping)); 2 cups mini marshmallows ((reserve some for topping))

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No-bake berry cheesecake salad is a fruity fluff recipe loaded with cheesecake flavor and plenty of fresh berries and marshmallows!

Why you’ll love this recipe:

I’m all about simple, and this simple side dish or dessert is as easy as they come! 7 ingredients, 15 minutes, and a little love is all you need to make this easy berry cheesecake salad! Perfect for parties, grill outs, or patriotic holidays like Memorial Day and fourth of July!

Two words… cheesecake salad! I love a salad that actually shouldn’t be called a salad at all, and this berry cheesecake dessert fluff salad is one of my favorites. It can be a side dish or a dessert, or could even be a topping for shortcakes, angle food cakes or pound cakes.

Ingredients you’ll need:

Instant cheesecake pudding
Milk
Cream cheese
Heavy whipping cream
Powdered sugar
Strawberries
Blueberries
Mini marshmallows

This berry cheesecake salad is the perfect summer dessert recipe. It’s a light and fluffy dessert salad loaded with no-bake cheesecake and plenty of fresh berries! A little sweet, a little creamy, an absolute crowd pleaser.

Instant cheesecake pudding and cream cheese gives this berry cheesecake fluff all the delicious flavors of berries and cheesecake, without the fuss of making cheesecake! Need I say more?

How to make the best mixed berry cheesecake salad:

In a large mixing bowl, combine milk and instant cheesecake pudding. Whisk out any lumps, then set aside for 5 minutes to thicken.
In a separate bowl, combine heavy cream and powdered sugar. Whip until the mixture reaches stiff peaks.
Add softened cream cheese to your bowl of thickened pudding, along with the whipped cream. Mix to combine.
Wash and dry your berries, then slice the strawberries into bite sized pieces. Add the berries and mini marshmallows to your creamy mixture and fold to combine.
Transfer the fluff to a serving bowl and top with more berries and marshmallows for serving.

Fresh, seasonal berries like strawberries and blueberries create a festive red, white, and blue color scheme too! Good thing this dessert is mostly fruit because I could sit down with a spoon and finish the whole bowl on my own!

This simple dessert can be served alongside graham crackers, vanilla wafers, or cookies for dipping. Personally, I’m a fan of enjoying by the spoonful.😉

My top tips:

Feel free to mix up the instant pudding flavors in this recipe! I’ve used white chocolate pudding, vanilla pudding or even strawberry! Just be sure it’s instant pudding.
To make this recipe even more convenient, you can use a thawed tub of whipped topping (aka cool whip) instead of whipping heavy cream and powdered sugar. I just prefer the flavor and richness of real cream!
Stay away from frozen fruit for this recipe. The frozen stuff releases too much liquid and can take your creamy berry fluff to berry soup fairly quickly!
Be sure you’re using softened cream cheese! Cold cream cheese right out of the fridge won’t incorporate into the pudding smoothly and will leave you with a lumpy mixture. Nobody wants that!
I recommend using an electric mixer for whipping the heavy cream and powdered sugar. You can do it by hand, but it’ll take you much longer. An electric mixer is also handy for combining the pudding, cream cheese, and whipped cream because it makes the mixture extra light and airy.
Be gentle when folding in the fruit. You want to avoid smashing the blueberries and deflating the cheesecake and whipped cream mixture.
If you’re making this no-bake dessert ahead of time, I recommend only doing it 1 day in advance. This fluff does lose some of its integrity after about 2 days in the fridge. The fresh fruit will start to release its liquid and the whipped cream will begin to separate.

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