This easy Cream Cheese Fruit Dip is sweet, fluffy, and made with just four simple ingredients. Cream cheese, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla whip together into a light and creamy dip that takes about 15 minutes to make.
Serve it with a colorful platter of fresh fruit for parties, holidays, showers, or an easy dessert everyone can share.
For a quick simple savory dip that is perfect for the vegetable tray, try the easy and delicious Whipped Feta Dip.
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Why This Recipe Works
- Just 4 basic ingredients
- Ready in about 15 minutes
- Light and fluffy without using marshmallow fluff
- Easy to customize with mix-ins and toppings
- Perfect for fruit platters and party trays
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese - Use full-fat block cream cheese and soften it before mixing so it whips up smooth and fluffy.
- Powdered Sugar - Sweetens the dip and dissolves easily into the cream cheese.
- Heavy Cream - Whips directly into the cream cheese mixture, making the dip lighter and giving it a fluffy texture.
- Vanilla Extract - Adds a simple vanilla flavor that pairs well with almost any fruit.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to Make Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
- Step 1: Place the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Step 2: Using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar together. Start on low speed to incorporate the sugar, then increase to medium-high. Whip until the mixture is creamy, fluffy, and approximately doubled in volume.
- Step 3: Add the cold heavy cream and vanilla.
- Step 4: Mix on low until the cream is incorporated, then increase to high and whip until stiff peaks form.
Serve immediately or refrigerate until you're ready to assemble your fruit platter.
Hint: This is a special treat to pack in school lunches. My family especially loves this dip with bananas.
Variations
The basic recipe is simple enough to customize. Mix in a little caramel sauce, mini chocolate chips, toffee bits, pineapple juice, or maraschino cherry juice to change the flavor.
You can also dress up the finished bowl with chocolate or caramel syrup, mini chocolate chips, chopped sundae nuts, or halved maraschino cherries.
Diana's Tips For Success
Start with soft cream cheese. Cold cream cheese won't whip as easily and can leave small lumps in the finished dip.
Keep the heavy cream cold. Unlike the cream cheese, heavy whipping cream should come straight from the refrigerator so it whips properly and creates stiff peaks.
How to Soften Cream Cheese Quickly
For the smoothest dip, the cream cheese needs to be soft before you start whipping. You can simply leave it on the counter for about 30 minutes.
To speed things up, fill a large glass or bowl with hot water and let it warm for a few minutes. Pour out the water, dry the container, and place it upside down over the wrapped block of cream cheese. The trapped warmth will help soften it more quickly.
How to Build a Fruit Platter with Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
Choose fruits with different colors, shapes, and sizes to make the platter look full and inviting. Arrange cubed and sliced fruit in small piles, alternating colors, shapes, and sizes around the platter.
Larger pieces of melon, pineapple, apples, and grapes can form the base, while strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and other small fruits are perfect for filling gaps. Bright berries also add contrast around lighter-colored fruits like bananas, apples, and pears.
Storage
Store in the refrigerator and can be stored for up to five days.
Do not freeze! The fats in the cream cheese become chalky when frozen.
Related
Looking for more Easy Appetizers to fill your party table? Try these:
- Spanish Tomato Bread
- Easy Artichoke Pesto
- Shrimp Cocktail Platter with Homemade Cocktail Sauce
- Hot Italian Sub Sliders
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📖 Recipe
Cream Cheese Fruit Dip with Heavy Cream
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Hand Mixer
- Liquid and Dry Measuring Cup
Ingredients
- 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
- ½ Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Place the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar together. Start on low speed to incorporate the sugar, then increase to medium-high. Whip until the mixture is creamy, fluffy, and approximately doubled in volume.
- Add the cold heavy cream and vanilla. Mix on low until the cream is incorporated, then increase to high and whip until stiff peaks form.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate until you're ready to assemble your fruit platter.
Notes
Nutrition
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Diana Reis says
This is the perfect sweet treat to add to crisp cool fruit.