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Fruit Salad with Creme Fraiche

Published: May 5, 2021 · Modified: May 5, 2021 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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I love making simple but delicious fruit salads. They are so easy to make for dessert, a snack or even dinner.

Depending on the time of year and type of fruits that are in season you can completely change the taste and flavor of a fruit salad.

A bowl of fruit salad with a small bowl of crème fraiche.

Types of fruit salads

You can make a simple mixed fruit salad made with only three or four types of fruit or in the winter when citrus is in season a you can make a fresh citrus salad.

When I make a citrus salad I like to sprinkle just a tiny bit of sugar over the citrus fruit and let a light syrup develop while the fruit chills.

When the summer berries are in season I really love to top a bowl of mixed berries and banana slices with a dollop of homemade crème fraiche that I have sweetened.

What is Crème Fraiche?

Crème fraiche is French for "fresh cream", a thick cultured sour cream dairy product much like sour cream in the United States.

Mixing sugar with creme fraiche for fruit salad dressing.

It is a little expensive and not widely available in the US but can be found in some stores where the imported dairy and cheese products are located.

Crème fraiche can be used just like sour cream. And homemade crème fraiche is very easy to make!

My favorite way to eat it is sweetened and spooned over fruit salad. It makes a wonderful sweet, tart creamy fruit salad dressing.

How to make fruit salad with crème fraiche

Fruit salad is very easy to make. All you need is a combination of fresh and seasonal fruits.

A large white bowl filled with sliced strawberries, bananas, blueberries and cubed apple.

Step 1: Make the crème fraiche at least 24 - 48 hours before serving. You can find the step by step instruction to how I make homemade cultured crème fraiche in the recipe card below.

Step 2: Prep the fresh fruit.

Slice the strawberries and bananas, and cube the apples. Put the fruit in a large bowl and toss together to combine.

A bowl of mixed fruit.

To prevent the apple and banana from browning you can toss the fruit with a couple of teaspoons of lemon juice or use a fruit browning product like Fruit Fresh.

A bowl of fresh fruit topped with sweetened crème fraiche.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Homemade Creme fraiche: Make the crème fraiche at least 24 hours before needed.
  • Fruit: Use a combination of in season fresh fruit.
  • Prevent browning fruit: Sprinkle the fruit with a few tablespoons of lemon juice or a product like Fruit Fresh to prevent browning.
  • Culturing fresh cream: The crème fraiche is cultured in the first 24 hours and then it needs to be chilled for at least 12 to 24 hours to thicken.
  • Crème fraiche mother: Once you make the first batch of homemade crème fraiche you will then use about ½ cup of the mother batch to make the next batch. You can keep doing this for months. Each batch of homemade crème fraiche lasts 2-3 weeks and can be used sweetened to top a fruit salad or can be used in place of sour cream in any recipe that calls for sour cream.

More fruit salad recipes you'll love

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  • Fruit Salad with Ginger Infused Honey Dressing
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  • Frozen Fruit Salad Cups

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Fruit Salad with Crème Fraiche

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Simple fruit salads made with summer fresh strawberries, blueberries, sliced bananas, and cubed apples. A refreshing summer fruit salad that is topped with homemade sweetened Crème Fraiche that is the perfect fruit salad dressing.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Dessert, Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 358 kcal

Ingredients  

Crème Fraiche Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ cup lowfat buttermilk with live cultures

Fruit Salad Ingredients

  • 1 cup strawberries washed, hulled and sliced
  • 1 cup blueberries rinsed
  • 2 medium bananas sliced
  • 1 whole crisp apple, peeled, cored and cubed
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice (optional)
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Instructions 

Make the Crème Fraiche First

  • Begin in the morning 24 hours before serving the fruit salad.
  • Mix the heavy whipping cream and buttermilk in a quart size jar or a bowl. Loosely cover with cheesecloth or a clean dish towel. So air can circulate.
  • Place the jar in a warm area of the kitchen free of cold drafts for 12 hours. Check the crème fraiche after 12 hours. The crème should be thicker than sour cream.
  • If it has thickened remove the towel or cheesecloth. Cover the container and refrigerate overnight to thicken even more.

To Make Sweetened Crème Fraiche

  • Remove 1 cup of the crème fraiche from the container and put it into a small bowl or airtight container.
  • Add 3 tablespoons of sugar and stir well.. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Store the remaining crème fraiche in the container in the refrigerator for another use.

To Serve Fruit Salad with Crème Fraiche

  • Fill a small bowl with about a cup of the mixed fruit salad.
  • Stir the sweetened creme fraiche well and spoon some over the fruit.
  • Serve immediately.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • The homemade crème fraiche takes 12 hour to culture. You will then chill for an additional 12-24 hours before using so the crème fraiche has a chance to chill and thicken.
  • Once chilled it can be as thick as sour cream or in some cases almost as thick as room temperature butter.
  • Fruit: Fruit salad can be made with any combination of seasonal fruit.
  • Crème fraiche mother: Once you make the first batch of homemade crème fraiche you will then use about ½ cup of the mother batch to make the next batch. You can keep doing this for months. Each batch of homemade crème fraiche lasts 2-3 weeks and can be used sweetened to top a fruit salad or can be used in place of sour cream in any recipe that calls for sour cream.
  • Prevent browning fruit: Sprinkle the fruit with a few tablespoons of lemon juice or a product like Fruit Fresh to prevent browning.
  • Culturing fresh cream: The crème fraiche is cultured in the first 24 hours and then it needs to be chilled for at least 12 to 24 hours to thicken.
  • Crème fraiche mother: Once you make the first batch of homemade crème fraiche you will then use about ½ cup of the mother batch to make the next batch. You can keep doing this for months. Each batch of homemade crème fraiche lasts 2-3 weeks and can be used sweetened to top a fruit salad or can be used in place of sour cream in any recipe that calls for sour cream.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 271mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1212IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Lois Barrett

    May 05, 2021 at 8:19 am

    If using the “mother” for the second batch of Creme fraiche, is it in place of some of the whipping cream? Is it in place of the buttermilk?

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      May 05, 2021 at 2:32 pm

      Hi Lois

      You would use the crème fraiche mother in place of the buttermilk and mix it into the whipping cream.

      Reply
  2. Sara

    February 04, 2014 at 5:20 pm

    This sounds awesome!

    Thanks for linking up at Tell Me About It Tuesday. We hope you hop over and share with us again this week. (Sorry for the late comment!)

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      February 04, 2014 at 10:05 pm

      Thanks so much Sara!

      Reply
  3. Amanda Smith

    February 02, 2014 at 7:34 am

    This sounds great! I am trying to learn to ferment things. I am not so sure how my sourdough starter is doing. I am so glad I found this post on Weekend Round up! I am following and I will be checking out other posts, especially on fermenting foods.

    Reply
  4. aprila

    January 30, 2014 at 11:26 am

    I really like fruit salad I will have to make this soon. Thanks for linking up at Tell Me About It Tuesday. We hope you hop over and share with us again next week.

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      January 30, 2014 at 11:36 am

      Aprila

      Thank you for hosting a great link party!

      Reply
  5. Cheryl

    January 22, 2014 at 10:47 am

    You're making me hungry for something sweet and light! What a great idea to do things the old-fashioned way! It looks delicious! HUGS

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      January 22, 2014 at 11:25 am

      Cheryl

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Candi

    January 21, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    This looks so good and simple. I just pinned it.

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      January 21, 2014 at 10:06 pm

      Candi thanks!

      Reply

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