Chicken Salad Chick Grape Salad Recipe

This sweet, creamy grape salad, infamously popular at Chicken Salad Chick, is the perfect chilled side dish for brunches, barbecues, and summer potlucks. Made with cream cheese, sugar, and juicy red grapes, then topped with toasted pecans and brown sugar, it’s the comfort dish no one sees coming but everyone keeps craving.

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Prep Time 10

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings: 4

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Southern

Calories: 280

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

1 lb seedless red grapes washed and dried
1 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup brown sugar for topping
1/2 cup chopped pecans lightly toasted

Equipment

Mixing bowl
Spatula
Measuring cups
Small skillet (for toasting pecans)
Refrigerator-safe dish

Method

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, sour cream, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
Fold in the grapes gently until fully coated.
Cover and refrigerate the mixture for at least 1 hour to chill and set.
Just before serving, sprinkle brown sugar evenly across the top.
Toast chopped pecans in a dry skillet for 2–3 minutes until fragrant, then sprinkle on top.
Serve chilled as a sweet side dish or light dessert.

Notes

Calories: ~280 kcal
(For reference: Healthline – Calories in Chicken)

📝 Recipe Notes

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Don’t freeze, it’ll change the texture of the grapes. Toasted pecans should be added just before serving to maintain crunch.