This is the most delicious fruit dip recipe I’ve made! Our recipe combines cream cheese, cream, and orange. It’s insanely good!
Imagine you’re at a party with a table filled with tempting treats. At one end, you see chocolate cupcakes. At the other end, there’s a bowl of this irresistible creamy fruit dip. Where will you find me? I’ll be practically attached to that fruit dip bowl, happily devouring it. Honestly, I hardly even need the fruit – this dip is so good that I could eat it with a spoon!
Serve this incredibly delicious dip with fresh fruit, graham crackers, or homemade shortbread cookies. It’s a guaranteed hit at parties, and kids absolutely love it!
Key Ingredients
- Cream Cheese and Cream: I love the combination of cream cheese and heavy cream. I use the same base for the frosting of my favorite carrot cake. It’s so simple, yet so good!
- Orange: Fresh orange is best since it allows you to use some of the zest, which adds an extra pop of orange flavor.
- Vanilla: Use your favorite vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste, which would be amazing.
- Powdered Sugar: I use 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, which makes this fruit dip slightly sweet but not overly so. You can reduce or increase based on your tastes.
How to Make Fruit Dip
This fruit dip is incredibly easy to make! Simply combine cream cheese, vanilla extract, orange zest, powdered sugar, orange juice, and cream in a bowl. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to beat the ingredients together until the dip is light, whipped, and creamy.
You can make this fruit dip in under 10 minutes, making it a perfect last-minute treat. It also stores well in the refrigerator for up to 2 days, so you can easily make it in advance.
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This is such a simple recipe for fruit dip and it tastes just like an orange creamsicle. It’s delicious served alongside fruit or cookies.
You Will Need
4 ounces (113g) cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange zest
1/2 cup (55g) powdered sugar
1/4 cup (60ml) fresh squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup (60ml) whipping cream
Directions
1Add cream cheese, vanilla, and the orange zest to a medium bowl, then beat on medium speed with a hand mixer until smooth (or use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment).
2Add powdered sugar a little at a time, mixing after each addition.
Add the orange juice, then beat until smooth.
3Pour in the cream and beat with the mixer until thick and creamy, about 1 minute.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Storing: Keep tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.
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Dip came out to thin as well but tasted great. Added extra cream cheese and still was thin.
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Can half and half be substituted for the whipping cream?
Hi Jackie, Whipping cream is best here since it thickens much better than half and half.
I made this to put on pancakes this morning. It was awesome! My little boy was eating it with a spoon after he ate it on his pancakes.
Do you recommend folding the whipped cream rather than mixing?
Since we add the cream as a liquid, we use a hand mixer to mix it in. Alternatively, you could whip the cream separately and then fold it into the dip.
Delicious with ginger snaps!
Great dip. I omitted the sugar and it was still delicious as the fruit sweetened it.
can i put it in a danish and cook it??
Hi Flo, we don’t recommend it. If we were going to turn this into a danish filling we’d probably remove the cream and orange juice then add an egg or two so it sets nicely.
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Is powdered sugar the same as icing sugar?
Yes.
This is wonderful, just made it tonight for dessert and it works just as well with lactose free cream cheese and lactose free cream which we need for our boys – nothing lost in the taste.
Is the whipping cream just a garnish? Unless I missed it, the steps never say to add the 1/4 whipping cream…
No, the cream is added towards the end. -Joanne
This is delicious. I made it last night to take to a birthday party at work. People devoured it!
I need to make a fruit dip for about 50 people. What would you suggest I multiply your recipe by? CAN’T WAIT to try it!!!
Hi there — We would make 6 to 7 servings for 50 people.