Enjoy fruit with brown sugar cream this winter or anytime! The homemade whipped cream is stabilized with cream cheese and is easier to make than you think!
Summertime versus Wintertime Fruit
I love fresh fruit in the summertime because you can often buy produce at local farms or farmer’s markets. Berries and peaches are plentiful, and there are opportunities for picking your fruits at the height of their ripeness. However, winter fruits offer many choices and are as delicious as summer’s fresh offerings.
Citrus Fruit with Brown Sugar Cream
Citrus fruits are in season during the winter in my area and form the basis of many fruit bowls. Look for firm oranges without any shriveling or soft spots. Store them in the refrigerator to extend their shelf life and retain their vitamin C. This also applies to other citrus fruits such as tangerines, clementines, and grapefruits. Also, separate and discard citrus fruits that grow mold on their surfaces.
Cutting Oranges for Fruit with Brown Sugar Cream
Oranges can be divided into their natural sections or sliced crosswise. If you cut them into crosswise slices, remove the skin first. Cut off the ends of an orange and then slice off the skin in strips, moving around the orange for each cut. Finish by cutting the orange into round slices. This is a pretty way to serve oranges in a salad, and it looks appetizing because all the white pith is removed.
Winter Fruits
For a winter salad, look for seasonal fruit or fruits available year-round. Here are some to consider:
- Oranges
- Apples
- Grapes
- Kiwi
- Pineapple
- Bananas
- Pears
- Kumquats
- Grapefruit
Pomegranates are available during the fall and winter, although they can be found throughout the year in some locations.
Fruit with Brown Sugar Cream
Top your fruit with homemade brown sugar whipped cream. It is tasty enough to eat on its own! It is made with cream and brown sugar. Cream cheese stabilizes the cream to help it keep its shape after whipping. If you are not used to working with whipping cream, you might be surprised at how easy it is to make a whipped topping. This one uses vanilla bean paste with hundreds of vanilla beans to add flavor. However, you can substitute vanilla extract for the paste if that is what you have on hand.
Try Other Orange Recipes
If you like orange recipes, you might also like:
- Orange Chicken Recipe
- Orange Fluff Salad
- Orange Pretzel Salad
- Blood Orange Tart
- Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
- Orange Rolls
- Orange Cream Tart
- Orange Winter Salad
Fruit Salad with Brown Sugar Cream
Ingredients
Brown Sugar Whipped Cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- â…” cup brown sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup heavy cream
Fruit
- 1 navel orange, peeled and sliced
- 1 large green kiwi, peeled and sliced
- ½ cup pomegranate arils
- 1 small pineapple, peeled and cubed
- 1 large unpeeled red apple, cut into cubes
Instructions
Brown Sugar Whipped Cream
- Beat the cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla bean paste for 2 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until thick and creamy.
Fruit
- Use a knife to cut off the ends of the orange. Then stand the orange on one end. Cut off the peel, rotating the orange for each cut until the peel is removed. Then turn the orange on its side and slice it into thin round pieces.
- Peel the kiwi and cut it into thin round slices.
- Peel the pomegranate and remove the arils. Use 1/3 to 1/2 for the salad.
- Peel and core the pineapple. Then cut it into small cubes.
- Wash and dry a red apple. Leaving on the peel, slice it into cubes.
- Add all the fruit to a medium-sized bowl, reserving some of the pomegranate arils for garnish. Gently stir the fruit to mix it. Then garnish with the leftover pomegranate. Serve in bowls with the brown sugar whipped cream on top. Keep any leftovers covered in the refrigerator.