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Fruit with Brown Sugar Cream

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 might 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 also opportunities for picking your own fruits at the height of their ripeness. However, winter fruits offer many choices and are as delicious as summer’s fresh offerings.

Fruit with Brown Sugar Cream

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 any citrus fruits that grow mold on their surfaces.

Fruit with Brown Sugar Cream
Make orange slices without the peel by cutting off the orange ends first. Then slice off the peel–from top to bottom all the way around. Finally, cut the orange into round slices.

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, working all the way around the orange. 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.

Fruit with Brown Sugar Cream

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

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.

Fruit with Brown Sugar Cream

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Fruit Salad with Brown Sugar Cream
Winter fruit with brown sugar, vanilla bean paste, and cream cheese whipped cream
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Prep Time 20 minutes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
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Instructions
Brown Sugar Whipped Cream
  1. Beat the cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla bean paste for 2 minutes.
  2. Add the heavy cream. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes until thick and creamy.
Fruit
  1. 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.
  2. Peel the kiwi and cut it into thin round slices.
  3. Peel the pomegranate and remove the arils. Use 1/3 to 1/2 for the salad.
  4. Peel and core the pineapple. Then cut it into small cubes.
  5. Wash and dry a red apple. Leaving on the peel, slice it into cubes.
  6. 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.
Recipe Notes

Substitution

You can substitute an equal amount of vanilla extract for the vanilla bean paste.

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