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Peach Dessert Salad

Peach dessert salad is a creamy, no-bake fruit cream salad made by thickening instant vanilla pudding with milk, then folding in sour cream and soft-peaked whipped cream. Fresh peach chunks and sweet berries are folded through for a light, airy texture, finished with a cinnamon dusting and chilled until set.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
chilling 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Peaches
  • 4 peaches ripe, peeled and diced
Berries
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries or raspberries
Instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 package (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix
Whole milk
  • 1.5 cup whole milk
Heavy cream
  • 1 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks whip to soft peaks
Sour cream
  • 8 oz sour cream
Vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp cinnamon

Method
 

Make the creamy pudding base
  1. Whisk instant vanilla pudding mix and whole milk together until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes, watching the mixture turn glossy and set slightly.
  2. Fold in sour cream and vanilla extract until combined, keeping the mixture thick and creamy without overmixing.
  3. Fold whipped heavy cream into the pudding mixture gently until light and airy, using slow strokes so the soft peaks stay intact.
Fold in fruit and chill
  1. Add diced peaches and berries and fold gently to distribute, stopping as soon as the fruit is evenly coated.
  2. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and the salad to firm up slightly before serving.
Serve
  1. Dust the top with cinnamon right before serving, then serve cold for the best texture.

Notes

For the smoothest texture, whisk the pudding and milk until there are no dry lumps before it thickens. Store covered in the refrigerator up to 1 day; freezing is not recommended because the whipped cream and dairy can separate. If you want it lighter, swap the heavy cream for whipped topping made with lower-fat cream, keeping the “soft peaks” fold-in method.