When I am entertaining, I love to make platters and appetizer boards because they are so easy to put together and they look so impressive to serve! This fresh and vibrant fruit platter is accompanied by a sweet and delicious cream cheese fruit dip, which is so easy and quick to make. You only need 4 ingredients to make the cream cheese dip, then your choice of fresh fruits for the board. This is one delicious way to get lots of goodness in!
What’s in This Fruit Dip Recipe?
Cream Cheese: Makes the dip rich, creamy, and tangy! Vanilla Extract: Enhances the sweet flavor of the dip. Powdered Sugar: Sweetens the dip without making it gritty. Heavy Cream: Helps thin the cream cheese to a dippable consistency without sacrificing richness or flavor. Fruit: I used watermelon, pineapple, grapes, strawberries, cantaloupe, kiwis, blueberries, and blackberries for my fruit board. Of course, feel free to use your favorite fruits!
Tips for Success
Soften the cream cheese before using it so that it combines more easily. I like to take it out of the fridge 30 minutes before I’m ready to make the dip. Full-fat cream cheese delivers the richest and creamiest flavors, but you can make it with a reduced-fat one if you prefer. It’s quickest and easiest to make this dip in a stand mixer. If you do do it by hand, make sure that it’s smooth at every step.
How to Store
The sweet cream cheese fruit dip will keep well covered in the fridge for up to 5 days. It’s best not to make the fruit platter too far ahead of time so that it’s nice and fresh. You can cut and arrange the fruits and keep them covered in the fridge for up to 12 hours.
