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Serve this Strawberry Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe with fruit kabobs for a side dish that everyone will love. An easy fruit dip with Cool Whip that is a make-ahead recipe for family gatherings or weeknight dinners.
Every once in a while, usually when I’m hungry, I think of a random recipe from my childhood. Something my mom made or perhaps my grandmother. Both were amazing cooks. This Strawberry Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe is very close to one my grandmother made for filling cream puffs. This recipe is simple, quick and has an amazing texture. It sort of melts in your mouth. It’s make-ahead and pairs perfectly with fresh fruit. It would definitely work as for filling cream puffs!
I asked my dad if he remembered the recipe my grandmother used for her cream puff filling, but he did not. Our best guess was strawberries, whipped cream, and sugar. Maybe she added vanilla but we aren’t sure. The recipe I came up with is a little different, but worked perfectly and has just five ingredients.
A fruit dip with Cool Whip!
The cream cheese adds a stabilizing quality and great taste. I briefly considered using real whipped cream but decided on the old stand-by of a fruit dip with Cool Whip. Honestly, I love Cool Whip and if you wanted to cut a few calories you could use Cool Whip Lite.
Serve this fruit dip recipe with fresh fruit, but it can also be used in a variety of other ways.
- As a topping with angel food cake.
- As a dip with vanilla wafers (my personal favorite) or graham crackers
- As a filling for an icebox cake. Just make this Strawberry Icebox Cake but substitute this recipe for the Cool Whip.
- As a filling for cream puffs!
Strawberry Fluff Fruit Dip Recipe Sources
More delicious strawberry dessert recipes
- Strawberry Scones
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Skillet Cake
- Strawberry Streusel
- Strawberry Bars
- Strawberry Cheesecake Parfaits
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Muffins
- Strawberry Walnut Bread
- Strawberry Icebox Cake
- Strawberry No Churn Ice Cream
Strawberry Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 oz, cream cheese softened
- 2 cups fresh strawberries cleaned and sliced
- 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 oz. container whipped topping (Cool Whip)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a standing mixer with the whip attachment, combine cream cheese and strawberries. (A hand mixer can also be used.)
- Whip until strawberries are pulsed, about 2 minutes. Make sure to scrape the sides often.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix just until combined.
- With a spatula by hand, fold the entire container of Cool Whip into the cream cheese mixture.
- Do not over mix.
- Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Serve with fresh fruit, vanilla wafers, graham crackers or as a topping for angel food cake.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Using this for my wedding fruit kabobs. Thank you.
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Sounds good – I’m going to try it over summer. Thanks!
Ann I love these simple and so so easy recipes. Strawberry season is here and I will be making this recipe for sure. Thank you for sharing. 😎🍓🍓
I will be making this recipe; I love fresh fruit and this dip looks like it is a winner!! Thanks for sharing:)
I have made this using 1 sm strawberry yogurt with cool whip and fresh berries…no sugar needed. Yum…😋
Here is my moms recipe. . It might be the one you were looking for. .
1 jar Marshmallow Fluff
1 block cream cheese
1 box of strawberry jello
container of cool whip ..
Just mix it all together and it is AMAZING
That looks so good and perfect for the season. Thank you for sharing.