Creamy Cheesecake Dip
Nov 18, 2011, Updated Mar 30, 2018
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Cheesecake doesn’t have to be in cake form. This sweet creamy cheesecake dip is perfect for any holiday party!
Hi all! I’m making this delicious dessert for a little event called Healthy Holidays by the lovely blogger Carly of Createlive. A few of us got together and created a few lighted up holiday dishes. Come check us out!
When I think of Thanksgiving I don’t think of turkey, or yams or even fresh baked bread. I think of dessert! Growing up there were a million different desserts. Every pie you could think of, cookies, brownies, jello molds (don’t judge, I grew up in the mid-west) and of course, cheesecake. The cheesecakes I always grew up with soft and creamy and never heavy and dense like you see in New York. This was probably because they were Jello No-Bake but I still loved them!
The cheesecakes of my past where a definite inspiration for this dip. If you are hosting dinner you need a quick dessert and this will totally fit the bill! You can put this dessert together in under 20 minutes and can even be made the night before. Over the summer I made cheesecake stuffed strawberries that I thought were the most simple cheesecake dish ever. I was wrong. This is even easier!
Creamy Cheesecake Dip
A sweet and delicious creamy cheesecake dip that is perfect for any holiday party. Serve with fresh fruit or graham crackers.
Yield: 1 cup dip
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces neufchatel cheese (low fat cream cheese)
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1-2 teaspoons vanilla paste (vanilla extract can be substituted)
Source: Nutmeg Nanny
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
Cut up fruit and graham crackers can be used to dip.
This looks great! The kids would love it. It’s also easy enough that they could help make it. 🙂
This looks absolutely delicious – I am a huge fan of cheesecake in any form.
I love neufchâtel cheese! This looks so yummy 🙂 I want some now, haha
I would totally forego all of thanksgiving in exchange for a meal’s worth of dessert. This cheesecake dip sounds fabulous! And with fruit dipped in…totally virtuous also.
We always had a ton of different desserts too! But never a cheesecake dip! So heavenly!
Sounds amazing, especially with the hint of caramelly brown sugar. Would be really nice after a huge meal where you don’t want a big dessert but you still feel like a little something…
OK, “healthy” wasn’t a word I expected to see in this post after reading the title! It was a pleasant surprise. 🙂 I remember your cheesecake strawberries and STILL really want to make them. They were brill, as is this dip! I love it. So, do tell, where did you grow up and what brought you to NY?
It sounds and looks delicious – a perfect addition to a little dessert or even appetizer bar.
What a delicious fresh looking dessert, strawberry cheesecake is a big hit with the Glam Teens. GG
Yum!! I cannot wait to make this… And then gobble it up. 🙂