This Banana Strawberry Cheesecake Salad recipe is a quick and easy, healthy cool treat you can serve as a side dish or save for later as a light dessert. It takes 15 minutes to make a rich and creamy cheesecake filling and fold in your favorite fresh fruit – no cooking or baking needed!
No-Bake Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad
Our creamy Strawberry Banana Fruit Salad is an easy, no-bake classic recipe that quickly combines a smooth and silky base with an abundance of juicy sliced strawberries and sweet bananas in only 15 minutes.
Instead of using instant cheesecake pudding mix to create the cheesecake flavor, this banana strawberry dessert uses cream cheese, yogurt, whipped topping, and vanilla to make its velvety cheesecake mixture.
This strawberry banana salad is the perfect combination of my favorite creamy cheesecake filling flavors mixed with the freshest berries and ripe bananas that make the most delicious fruit dessert.
A strawberry and banana salad is a healthier way to cure your cheesecake cravings because both fruits are loaded with essential nutrients, fiber, and vitamins, and cream cheese and yogurt are packed with protein and calcium.
Why We Love This Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad Recipe
- Quick and easy to make in one bowl.
- Uses simple ingredients that you can customize with your favorite fruits.
- Healthy, naturally gluten-free recipe that’s full of vitamins and essential nutrients.
- Tasty twist on a traditional banana and strawberry salad.
- Ultimate summer side dish or delicious light dessert.
- Perfect to eat alongside other savory sides at picnics, backyard barbecues, warm weather parties, and potlucks.
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Ingredients
- Cream cheese
- Granulated sugar
- Pure vanilla extract
- Strawberry banana yogurt
- Whipped topping or cool whip
- Fresh strawberries
- Bananas
Substitutions and Additions
- Swap Your Yogurt: You can substitute either strawberry yogurt or vanilla yogurt in this strawberry banana recipe.
- Fill With Fresh Fruit: Feel free to add other fresh berries to the strawberry and banana dessert, such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, pineapple, and even grapes. It is a very adaptable salad.
- Swap The Sweetener: Honey, agave, and maple syrup are good alternatives to refined sugar.
- Add Ins: For more of a dessert-like treat than a side salad, you can include chopped nuts, chocolate chips, miniature marshmallows, crushed cookies, or graham crackers in your banana and strawberry dessert.
Recommended Tools
- Large mixing bowl
- Handheld mixer
- Wooden Spoon
How to Make Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad
- Make The Cheesecake Mixture: Beat the cream cheese for 1 – 1 ½ minutes, until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla, beat for 1 ½ – 2 minutes, and fold in the yogurt and whipped topping.
- Chill: Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Serve: Just before serving, fold in the strawberries and bananas and garnish with reserved fruit. Enjoy!
Tips From Our Recipe Developer
- You can allow the cream cheese mixture to chill in the refrigerator overnight before adding the fresh fruit.
- You can squeeze fresh lemon juice over the sliced bananas to prevent them from browning. It will also add a little brightness and tang to your salad.
- Make sure your strawberries are completely dry before adding them into your salad. Excess water will thin out the creamy cheesecake mixture.
- Ripe bananas give the best texture and sweetest flavor.
Storage Tips
- To Store: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. (Just be aware that the longer the salad is in the refrigerator the bananas may brown slightly.)
Other Easy Summer Salad Recipes
- Watermelon Salad
- Watergate Salad
- Ambrosia Salad
- Fruit Salad Recipe
- Tropical Cheesecake Fruit Salad
- Pineapple Pretzel Salad
- Pineapple Fluff
Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad
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Ingredients
- 8 ounce package of cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1½ cups strawberry banana yogurt
- 8 ounce container whipped topping thawed
- 4 cups fresh strawberries washed, tops removed, hulled, and quartered (reserve ½ cup for garnish)
- 2½ cups ripe bananas peeled and sliced (just before you are ready to serve, reserve ½ cup for garnish)
Instructions
- Using a large mixing bowl and a handheld mixer on medium-high, beat the softened cream cheese for 1-1½ minutes until smooth.
- Add the sugar and vanilla, and continue beating for 1½-2 minutes until well incorporated.
- Fold in the yogurt and whipped topping until completely combined. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Just before you are ready to serve, gently fold in the 3½ cups of strawberries and 2 cups of sliced bananas. Garnish with reserved strawberries and sliced bananas.
Jenn’s Notes
- You can allow the cream cheese mixture to chill in the refrigerator overnight before adding the fresh fruit.
- You can squeeze fresh lemon juice over the sliced bananas to prevent them from browning. It will also add a little brightness and tang to your salad.
- Make sure your strawberries are completely dry before adding them into your salad. Excess water will thin out the creamy cheesecake mixture.
- Ripe bananas give the best texture and sweetest flavor.
- If you cannot find strawberry banana yogurt, you can substitute strawberry yogurt or vanilla yogurt.
- You can add other fresh berries to the salad, such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and even grapes. It is a very adaptable salad.
WONDERFUL!!!! I think I transcend to a heavenly place when I eat this!
these recipes are fantastic
🖐 5 stars
I’m going to make this for my husband he loves stuff like this and if he loves it I will be making it Mexico for Christmas dinner
Sounds delicious will try very soon. Thank you for sharing
I will try this for tomorrow football game ( Tailgating)