This sweet cream cheese dip is perfect with your favorite fruits. With just five simple ingredients, it’s quick and easy to make and so light and creamy that you’ll want to eat it with a spoon. Our recipe is ready in about ten minutes and keeps for days in the refrigerator. It’s the easiest way to make your fruit platter more fun and get kids to eat more fruit.
We love to entertain, and these days, our party crowd is a good bit younger — we have six grandchildren! So, I’m always looking for new ways to get them to eat something other than chicken nuggets and french fries. This sweet cream cheese dip is perfect, and they devour it along with lots of fruit!
Why you’ll love this recipe:
EASINESS – This recipe comes together in about ten minutes. It takes longer to let the cream cheese soften than it does to make the dip. And you can make it a couple of days in advance.
TASTE – We went with whipping cream instead of marshmallow fluff, and I really like the creamy consistency of the blend of cream cheese and heavy cream. It’s delicious!
SERVING SUGGESTIONS – You’ll love this sweet cream cheese dip with our fruit kabobs or with any fruit tray. And think outside fruit — take a frozen pound cake (thawed!) and cut it in half. Layer some of this dip between the halves. Or make a sandwich with cookies, like these 4th of July Cookies or these Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies. There are so many possibilities!
I hope you’ll try this sweet cream cheese dip. I think you’ll love it, and your family will request it over and over!
Lucy
What you’ll need for cream cheese dip
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- 1 (8-ounce) package of cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract, and beat on medium speed with an electric hand mixer until the cream cheese is smooth and there are no lumps.
- Gradually add in the heavy whipping cream, and continue beating on medium speed until well mixed. Add in more whipping cream if you’d like a thinner dip. Cover and place in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.
Nutrition
What you’ll need for sweet cream cheese dip
Step 1. Whip the cream cheese. In a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, confectioners sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract, and beat on medium speed with an electric hand mixer until smooth and free of lumps.
Step 2. Add whipping cream. Gradually add the heavy whipping cream and continue beating on medium speed until well mixed. If you’d like a thinner dip, add more whipping cream. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
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