3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Apple Dip
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5
3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Apple Dip
Description
The dip combines softened cream cheese, packed brown sugar, and vanilla extract, whisked or beaten together for about two to three minutes until the texture becomes smooth and glossy, ensuring the sugar dissolves completely. This creates a creamy base with a rich sweetness balanced by vanilla aroma.
The presentation is minimal: fresh apple slices serve as dippers to complement the sweet and creamy dip. Additional dippers such as graham crackers, bananas, strawberries, grapes, pears, ginger snap cookies, or pretzels are mentioned as alternatives to apples.
For variation, reducing brown sugar and whipping the cream cheese and sugar first can create a fluffier consistency. To prevent apple slices from browning, soaking them briefly in water with lemon juice or similar acidic juice is effective before refrigerating. The recipe is flexible and easily prepared, making a quick treat or party offering.
Ingredients
- 1 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- apple
Instructions
- Place the softened cream cheese, brown sugar and vanilla into a bowl.
- Using a whisk, stand mixer or electric hand-beaters, mix them all together until smooth and all sugar grains have dissolved and texture changes to a shiny and smooth consistency. This might take 2-3 minutes.
- Serve immediately by dipping slices of apples into the dip. Or refrigerate dip for later.
Notes
- Ensure cream cheese is softened to achieve a smooth, even dip texture.
- To make the dip fluffier, use less brown sugar and whip cream cheese and sugar separately before adding vanilla.
- Prevent apple slices from browning by soaking them in water with lemon or pineapple juice for 10 minutes before draining and refrigerating.
- Try serving the dip with alternatives like graham crackers, bananas, strawberries, grapes, pears, ginger snap cookies, or pretzels.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 213 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 213kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 16mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 73mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 53g | 106% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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