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Whip up this easy Fruit Dip with Cream Cheese and strawberries for the perfect no-bake sweet treat. It’s a family favorite because it’s quick to make, incredibly fluffy and delicious, and only requires five simple ingredients.
The creamy dip makes an excellent everyday snack. We love it with strawberries, but serving it with graham crackers, cookies, chocolate, pretzels, and fruit kabobs really kicks this up a gear in the best way!
Similar to my 4th July dip, this fresh strawberry version is also great for the holidays! Bring it outside for a refreshing afternoon treat, or enjoy it after dinner as an irresistible no-fuss dessert!
Fruit Dip with Cream Cheese Ingredients
Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details!
- Fresh strawberries: Choose bright red, firm berries without blemishes. If strawberries are out of season, use frozen.
- Cream cheese: Room-temperature, full-fat, and softened cream cheese.
- Whipping cream: Use heavy cream straight out of the refrigerator for easy whipping.
- Maple syrup: Adjust to your taste.
- Vanilla paste: I use a thick, syrupy vanilla paste with lots of flavor, but vanilla extract will also work.
- Fresh fruit to serve: I like strawberries, but use any fruit you prefer, such as melon, grapes, pineapple, peaches, raspberries, cherries, or apple slices.
How to Make Fruit Dip with Cream Cheese
- Mix the fresh strawberries and cream cheese in a mini food processor.
- Whip the cream in a bowl until soft peaks form.
- Add maple syrup and vanilla paste to the cream.
- Fold the strawberry and cream cheese mixture into the whipped cream
- Spoon the dip into your serving bowl.
- Serve with fresh fruit.
Recipe Tip
Use a halved melon as a serving bowl. Spoon out the flesh and cut the edge in a zig-zag pattern.
Possible Variations
- Cream cheese: Swap for Greek yogurt, mascarpone, or sour cream.
- Strawberries: Use any berries you like for the dip.
- Maple syrup: Honey, date syrup, powdered sugar, or regular sugar is fine too.
- Add chocolate: Drizzle melted chocolate over the dip or add chocolate chips.
- Swap the fruit: Try sliced apples, kiwis, melon, peaches, pineapple, or grapes.
- Presentation: Serve the dip with colorful fruit kabobs. So fun for a party!
- Dippers: Swap fruit for wafers, graham crackers, cookies, or pretzels.
- Double up: Double or triple the recipe if you’re serving more than four people.
- Popsicles: Freeze the dip into popsicle molds to make refreshing ice lollies.
How to Store Leftovers
Keep the dip in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 2 days.
FAQs
Whisk the dip by hand until it has thickened (go slowly to ensure it doesn’t overwhip).
1-2 days in advance is fine. Store it in the fridge in an airtight container and give the dip a quick whisk before serving.
Add a spoonful of milk at a time until the cream has the desired consistency.
Yes! That’s perfectly fine. Blend them frozen, or thaw them at room temperature first. You can also heat the berries in a small saucepan with a sprinkle of sugar to taste for a few minutes, until they have a syrupy consistency. Allow to cool and then use to make the dip.
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Fruit Dip with Cream Cheese
Equipment
- mini food processor
Ingredients
- 175 grams strawberries
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese, heaped
- 130 ml heavy cream, 1/2 cup
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
- 200 grams strawberries, to serve
Instructions
- Halve the strawberries and blend them in a mini food processor.
- Add the cream cheese and mix again.
- Scrape the sides if necessary.
- Whip the heavy cream in a medium-sized bowl until soft peaks form.
- Add the maple syrup and the vanilla paste.
- Fold in the strawberry and cream cheese mixture (if the mixture seems a bit thin, use a manual whisk until the consistency is slightly thicker).
- Spoon the dip into a bowl. Garnish with a strawberry slice.
- Serve with all your favorite fruits.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
