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This easy Cream Cheese Fruit Dip recipe has only 4 ingredients and takes just a few minutes to whip together. It is smooth and creamy with a hint of citrus. It is a delicious complement to fresh fruit.
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- Ingredients in Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
- Fresh Fruit Ideas
- More Dippers for Fruit Dip
- Tips for Easy Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
- How to Soften Cream Cheese – 3 methods
- Make Ahead of Time
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More Fresh Fruit Recipes
- More Sweet Dip Recipes
- How to Make Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
- Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe
This Cream Cheese Fruit Dip is one of the most popular dessert dishes I take to family gatherings, baby showers, bridal showers, or church functions. Something about sweet whipped cream cheese makes any fruit just taste better! Kids love this as an after school snack too. Easy to put together, this marshmallow cream cheese fruit dip is sure to become your go-to treat to take to dinners, family picnics, or just an afternoon pick-me-up snack.
Ingredients in Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
This easy fruit dip recipe comes together with just a few simple ingredients. Nothing fancy, just tasty. All you need is a large bowl and these easy ingredients:
- Cream cheese – one 8-ounce package of full-fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature. You an also add greek yogurt to the mixture for more of a yogurt fruit dip.
- Marshmallow creme – 7 ounces fluffy marshmallow cream
- Frozen orange juice concentrate – just a couple of tablespoons adds a beautiful citrusy flavor to that rich cream cheese
- Orange zest – (optional) one tablespoon of grated orange zest adds a gorgeous color to the fruit dip.
- You can also add a dash of lemon juice for added fresh flavor that really complements the fruit.
- Favorite fresh fruit
- Additional garnishes: sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, dash of cinnamon, splash of vanilla, or a dollop of cool whip.
Fresh Fruit Ideas
This fresh fruit dip is smooth and creamy with a hint of citrus. It complements the flavor of every kind of fruit. These are some of our favorite fruits to use with this dip. Fresh fruit, in season and bought locally, is always the best. Even the best fruit dip can’t compensate for fruit that isn’t ripe. You can choose just one fruit to serve it with, or you can fill platters with lots of different kinds of fruit, kind of like a fruit charcuterie board!
- Apples
- Bananas
- Orange wedges
- Strawberries
- Pineapple
- Kiwifruit
- Grapes
- Watermelon
- Cantaloupe
- Honeydew
- Peaches
- Pears
- Cherries
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
More Dippers for Fruit Dip
This easy fruit dip recipe tastes so yummy on all sorts of things! Try dipping:
- Vanilla wafers
- Sugar cookies
- Graham crackers
- Pretzels
- Chunks of pound cake
- Animal crackers
Tips for Easy Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
This Easy Fruit Dip is always a hit at potlucks, parties, and for an after school snack. It’s a great way to entice kids to eat more fruit. A little creamy sweetness goes a long way to enhance the natural flavors of the fruit.
We have a few tips for making this Easy Cream Cheese Fruit Dip.
- First, and most importantly, soften the cream cheese. This makes all the difference. See our 3 methods below.
- Second, make the fruit dip at least one hour prior to serving to bring out the citrus flavors in the dip.
- Third, store the dip in an airtight container in the fridge, separate from the fruit, for up to a week.
- Last of all, serve this dip with fresh, seasonal fruit.
How to Soften Cream Cheese – 3 methods
It is very important to make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature when making the dip. If you use it straight from the refrigerator, no matter how long it is beaten there will still be little lumps. No one wants lumps in their fruit dip! There are a few methods I like to use for bringing cream cheese to room temperature depending on how much time I have.
- The first method is to simply set the cream cheese out on the counter for 30 minutes to an hour in its original packaging. It shouldn’t be left out much longer than an hour.
- The second method is a hot water bath. Fill a bowl with hot tap water and place the cream cheese, still wrapped in foil, in the bowl for 5-10 minutes to bring it to room temperature. If the foil has been opened, place the cream cheese in a resealable plastic bag before placing it in the water bath.
- The third method is to soften it in the microwave. This is my least preferred method because it can melt and overcook. Most microwaves have a “soften” setting. If not, cut 8 ounces of cream cheese in cubes and microwave on high for 15-20 seconds. Stir. If not softened to the desired consistency, continue to microwave at 10 second increments until completely softened. This recipe makes approximately 2 cups of dip.
Make Ahead of Time
In order to get the best flavor from this fruit dip, give it some time in the refrigerator. The addition of the orange juice concentrate is what makes this dip so good. A minimum of one hour will give the citrus flavors a chance to permeate through the dip. Making the dip a few hours, or even a day, ahead will give it even more flavor.
The dip is great to make ahead of time, but the fruit tray itself is best made the day you are serving. Wash, peel, cut and prepare the fresh fruit the day you are serving it.
Frequently Asked Questions
We love our recipe of cream cheese, marshmallow fluff, and some citrus flavors to enhance the fruit. But you could add cool whip, greek yogurt, maraschino cherry juice, cinnamon, or lime juice.
Yes, this is a great make ahead dip. You can make and freeze it ahead of time. Allow it to thaw in the refrigerator until it’s ready to serve.
Generally speaking, cream-based dips or recipes should only sit out about two hours, but any longer than that, it needs to be refrigerated.
This dip will last for a week in the fridge. Store it in an airtight container, and be sure to stir it well before serving again for a nice, smooth texture.
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More Fresh Fruit Recipes
If you love incorporating fresh fruit in your recipes as much as we do, try our delicious Fruit Pizza or Fruit Salsa or Grilled Fruit Kabobs. Bright colors and bold flavors make these fruit dip recipes the perfect treats for snacking, entertaining, and celebrating.
More Sweet Dip Recipes
Sweet dips are a great start to a party as an appetizer, as well as a delightful dessert. Try them with fruit slices, pretzels, cookies, and crackers.
How to Make Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
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Equipment
- Hand Mixer
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 7 ounces marshmallow cream
- 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
- Fresh fruit see ideas below
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese with a hand mixer or stand mixer until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Chill 1 hour in the refrigerator or until ready to use.
- Serve with fresh fruit.
Notes
Fresh Fruit Ideas:
- Apples
- Bananas
- Orange wedges
- Strawberries
- Pineapple
- Kiwifruit
- Grapes
- Watermelon
- Cantaloupe
- Honeydew
- Peaches
- Pears
- Cherries
- Raspberries
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
Tips for making this Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe:
-
- First, and most importantly, soften the cream cheese. This makes all the difference. See our 3 methods below.
- Second, make the fruit dip at least one hour prior to serving to bring out the citrus flavors in the dip.
- Third, store the dip in an airtight container in the fridge, separate from the fruit, for up to a week.
- Last of all, serve this dip with fresh, seasonal fruit.
Perfection for your next Charcuterie Board with all the delicious fresh fruit of the season and can be taken to a Bridal shower, Baby Shower, Church, or your next awesome party. This spread is super delicious and oh so easy to make
This will be my favorite as it can be for any time any season. Love it!
Especially yummy with apples, strawberries, bananas and grapes!
I find the ingredients list confusing as it calls for marshmallow creme, then proceeds to call it marshmallow fluff. These are two very different ingredients as far as texture is concerned.
Thanks for catching that – it should be marshmallow cream!
Yummy!! Love this
Can this be made overnight for next day?
Yes! Absolutely!
Can you substitute fresh orange juice? Frozen concentrate is not available where I live.
Sure! Just add it a little at a time so it doesn’t get too runny!
Can you use Whipped cream cheese instead of the block cream cheese?
Sure!