The Best and Easiest Fruit Dip Recipe
on May 14, 2013, Updated Jul 07, 2024
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Easy Fruit Dip is created with just 3 ingredients and goes great with all kinds of fruit. It is perfect alongside a summer barbecue spread or served for an easy dessert.
I’m all about easy recipes in the summer. After a day of swimming, hiking, or working in the yard, I want to pull something together quick for hungry bellies. The great thing about this dip is that it is made up of just 3 ingredients-cream cheese, marshmallow fluff, and cool whip.
This dip is so simple and delicious! I love how fluffy the texture is and it’s just the right amount of sweet. It’s not so sweet that it competes with the fruit, but it adds just what a sour green grape needs. This dip, some fruit, and a piled high sandwich is pretty much the perfect meal on a hot summer day.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simplicity: This recipe is incredibly easy to make – just a few ingredients and super quick prep time. It’s perfect for quick gatherings or last-minute snacks.
- Versatility: This dip goes well with a wide variety of fruits, from apples and strawberries to pineapple and grapes. It can also be used with crackers or cookies.
- No Cooking Required: Since there’s no cooking involved, this recipe is perfect for hot summer days when you want a refreshing treat without heating up the kitchen.
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Marshmallow Fluff
- Cool Whip: you can sub fresh whipped cream, if you prefer or have it on hand
See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities
How to Make The Best and Easiest Fruit Dip
Step #1. In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese and marshmallow fluff with a stand or hand mixer until smooth.
Step #3. Serve with fresh fruit.
Step #2. Fold in the cool whip or whipped cream.
Step #4. Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container.
Recipe FAQs
If you don’t want to eat your dip with fresh fruit, you can also try dried fruits like apple chips or banana chips! Pretzels, crackers, or cookies are also an excellent way to eat this dip.
Freezing the cream cheese in this dip can change the texture. It is best to avoid freezing the dip and keeping it stored in the fridge.
Fruit dip can last in the fridge up to a week. It makes it easy to pull out when you are looking for something to snack on throughout the day.
Expert Tips
- Use room temperature cream cheese so that it is easier to blend with the marshmallow fluff.
- A little bit of citrus zest (orange, lemon, or lime) or a dash of cinnamon blended into the dip will give a subtle twist to the flavor.
- This dip is easy to color to match special occasions with just a few drops of food coloring.
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The Best and Easiest Fruit Dip Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
- 1 small container Marshmallow Fluff, (7 ounces)
- 1 small container Cool Whip or 2 cups fresh whipped cream, (8 ounces)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine the cream cheese and marshmallow fluff until smooth. You can use a stand mixer or a hand mixer to beat it together well.
- Fold in the cool while or whipped cream.
- Serve cold with fresh fruit.
- Store extras in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Notes
- You can use reduced fat cream cheese if you’d like.
- Green grapes are my favorite with this recipe.
I make a similar three ingredient dip, but my third ingredient is not whipped cream….that’s not really needed as the dip is sweet enough just with the marshmallow fluff added to the cream cheese. My third ingredient that makes it pop and always has people asking what it is and coming back for more is cinnamon….SO MUCH cinnamon. 🙂 Just blend the other two ingredients and then add as much cinnamon as you’d like, then add some more! 😉
Best fruit dip ever! This was my sisters must have during her pregnancy. And now is one of my daughters favorites. This dip is always a hit at parties. Love it!
I love that, thank you for sharing! So great to hear from you~
I use one of the single Tropicana o
range juice with that and minis the cool whip . Sounds crazy but good.
Oh my goodness. I learned how to make something like this in college and then over the years I’ve forgotten the ingredients and always wished I could remember. Thank you for posting!!!!!
i do this same recipe but add a can of sweetened condensed milk… Mmmmmm it makes it so silky!!
Sounds yummy!
A year of dishes – that’s quite the gift!!
sounds like a creamy, yummy dip!