Enjoy this easy fruit dip recipe with your favorite fruits. This easy recipe for homemade dip made with a creamy base of cream cheese will take the center spot on your next special occasion.
One of my favorite desserts is a simple fruit dip. This easy fruit dip is made with just two ingredients if you can believe it. How much more simple can you get? To make this fruit dip you just need cool whip and cream cheese.
I love serving this ingredient fruit dip at get togethers and parties of all kinds: bridal showers, a baby shower, an after school snack, memorial day, a summer cookout, potluck parties and more!
It’s a great dip and simple recipe for a hot summer day. At parties, I like to make a DIY fruit dipping station with all kinds of delicious fruits and assortment of things and then this cream cheese fruit dip in a small bowl.
I just made this creamy dip this past weekend in this Fruit Trifle with a variety of fruits and it was the perfect way to have some good times with my family.
This healthy fruit dip is a great way to get the kids to eat their favorite fresh fruit more often.
How to Make the Best Fruit Dip
This really is the easiest dip recipe you can make and one of my favorite recipes.
Be sure to read the printable recipe card because that is where I have the full recipe instructions, ingredient list and recommended products.
You will need the follow 2 ingredients:
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 (8 ounce) tub sugar-free frozen whipped topping, thawed
- Optional: sweetener of your choice
- Beat the the cream cheese until it is fluffy with an electric mixer or stand mixer. Be sure to mix until all of the little lumps in the block of cream cheese are smoothed out. If mixing by hand, give a firm whip.
- Fold in the whipped topping.
- The last thing you want to do for best results, is to refrigerate fthis tasty fruit dip for about an hour to allow for the dip to cool and the flavors to come together.
- Serve with your favorite crackers or fruit of your choice
Try a Different Way to Add to Your Fruit Dip
Because this recipe is so simple, it’s very versatile. Here are some ways you can give your dip a flavor booster. Add these in when you are beating your cream cheese. It’s a great way to get some natural flavor in fewer steps.
- Add orange or lemon zest
- Add a few spoonfuls of marshmallow fluff or marshmallow cream to make a marshmallow fruit dip
- Add a few tablespoons of peanut butter to make a Peanut Butter Fruit Dip
- Use vanilla extract or almond extract
- Instead of plain cream cheese, try strawberry cream cheese to make a Strawberry Fruit Dip
- Mix in orange juice concentrate (it will taste just like an orange creamsicle)
- Swap out the softened cream cheese for vanilla greek yogurt and make it a yogurt fruit dip recipe
- Add a few teaspoons of sugar for a little bit of sweetness
- Swirl in a few tablespoons of lemon curd to make a lemon cream fruit dip
Dipper Ideas for Your Fruit Dip
Any of your favorite cookies or an assortment of fruits: Graham crackers, animal crackers, pretzel sticks, celery sticks, apple slices, fresh berries, oreo cookies, nilla wafers, fruit skewers, and fruits of all kinds. In the summer, I keep a ton of delicious fruit in my house.
I love to top a fresh fruit trifle with the fruit dip, serve it with a rainbow fruit tray or even on top of our favorite watermelon pizza.
Can I Make Fruit Dip in Advance?
Sure! Cover your dip with plastic wrap or keep it in an airtight container. Your fruit dip will stay fresh for about a week.
If you love fruit dip recipes as much as we do, you have to try these amazing fruit dips that I love to make:
- Pineapple Cream Cheese Dip
- Dark Chocolate Hummus
- Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Fruit Dip
- No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Dip
- Brownie Batter Dip
Easy Fruit Dip Recipe with 2 Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 (8 ounce) tub sugar-free frozen whipped topping, thawed
Instructions
- Beat together the cream cheese until fluffy and no lumps remain.
- Fold in the whipped topping.
- Refrigerate until serving time.