Cream Cheese Fruit Dip (Quick & Easy!)

Name: Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature); ⅓ cup powdered sugar; ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 7 ounces marshmallow creme; 1 heaping cup thawed Cool Whip; 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice (optional)

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This classic Cream Cheese Fruit Dip is easy to make and delicious alongside fruit, diced pound cake, or even pretzels!

Plates of strawberries, cubed pound cake, and grapes on a marble countertop with a bowl of fruit dip

My favorite easy fruit dip
What goes in fruit dip?
How to make cream cheese fruit dip
Can this dip be made ahead of time?
Serving suggestions
Recipe FAQs
Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe

Say hello to your new favorite way to eat fruit. This Cream Cheese Fruit Dip is the perfect combination of sweet, tangy and oh-so fluffy goodness!

Serve it up with your favorite dipable fruit for an absolute treat everyone will love.

Trust me, even the cream cheese haters in my life are all about dipping ripe strawberries and little cubes of grilled poundcake into this creamy fruit dip! We love making it for every occasion, from holidays to summer barbecues to game-day parties.

Strawberries surrounding a bowl of fruit dip on a black plate. A whole strawberry sits on top of the dip.

My favorite easy fruit dip

You know the drill. I love dips of all kinds. If I can dip it or dunk it, I am a happy camper.

It doesn’t matter if it’s savory – like Homemade Ranch Dip, Spicy Guacamole, Buffalo Chicken Dip, or French Onion Dip – or sweet, like Cookie Dough Dip or this Cream Cheese Fruit Dip. I am ALL IN.

This Cream Cheese Fruit Dip is an easy classic. It’s quick to make (like, 5 minutes!), doesn’t use a lot of ingredients, and is always a hit at parties.

Honestly, it’s pretty great as a family game or movie night snack, too.

And if you’re a parent who is forever trying to get more fresh fruit into your kids, consider this your secret weapon.

Ingredients for fruit dip in a glass mixing bowl set on a marble countertop

What goes in fruit dip?

Most of the ingredients for this sweet dip are things I tend to keep in my fridge or pantry on a regular basis, so it’s pretty simple to whip this up for last-minute gatherings.

To make this dip, you’ll need:

1 8-ounce package room-temperature cream cheese
⅓ cup powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 7-ounce container marshmallow creme
1 heaping cup thawed Cool Whip
2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

Spatula stirring together fruit dip in a glass mixing bowl set on a marble countertop

See? I told you the ingredients were simple! The cream cheese makes the dip nice and tangy, while the marshmallow creme and Cool Whip make it sweet and light.

The maraschino cherry juice is totally optional, but I love the subtle pink color it adds.

If you’re out of powdered sugar, don’t panic. I’ve got a post that will teach you how to make a powdered sugar substitute that you can totally use in this recipe.

I’ve also got some tips for softening cream cheese in a jiffy if you forgot to set yours out ahead of time.

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How to make cream cheese fruit dip

This dip is so easy, it only takes about 5 minutes to mix together!

Just use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese for about 3 minutes. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla and beat for an additional minute.

Use a spatula to fold in the marshmallow creme, followed by the Cool Whip and maraschino cherry juice.

Cover the dip and refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before serving.

See? Wasn’t that easy??

Fruit dip on a serving platter surrounded by strawberries, set on a marble countertop

Can this dip be made ahead of time?

Even though I love throwing this Cream Cheese Fruit Dip together for last-minute gatherings, it’s great if you’re planning ahead, too!

You can easily make this dip the day or night before you plan to serve it. Just keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve it.

If you want to freeze it, keep in mind that you will need to whip it with an electric mixer after thawing. Cream cheese tends to split after being thawed, but a good mix with your hand mixer should bring it back together for serving.

Close up of fruit dip in a serving bowl surrounded by whole strawberries

Serving suggestions

The most obvious answer of what to serve with Cream Cheese Fruit Dip is right in the name – fruit!

Any fruit will do, but I particularly like strawberries, grapes, pineapple, and even cherries.

But don’t limit yourself to just fruit! Try serving it with cubes of cream cheese pound cake or Whipping Cream Cake. If you love the sweet-salty combo, you could even serve it with pretzels!

(How good would it be with homemade soft pretzels or cinnamon sugar soft pretzel bites??)

This dessert is so fun and easy, I know it’ll become a new favorite at your family gatherings. Try making a whole dessert dip table with this recipe, nutella fruit dip, orange fruit dip, and snickers dip!

Platter of fruit dip and strawberries set on a counter next to platters of grapes and cubed pound cake

Recipe FAQs

I don’t have any maraschino cherry juice. Is it really ok to leave it out?

The maraschino cherry juice really is optional! It gives the dip a pretty pink tint, but this cream cheese fruit dip is still totally delicious if you leave it out.

I don’t like using Cool Whip. Can I just use whipped cream instead?

The nice thing about Cool Whip is that it has stabilizers in it that keep it from breaking down when added to recipes like this fruit dip. Regular whipped cream won’t hold up as well over time, especially if you plan to make this dip more than a couple hours ahead of time.

If you don’t want to use Cool Whip, I would use stabilized whipped cream instead. It will hold up better and allow you to make the dip farther in advance.

Can I freeze this dip?

You can freeze it, but keep in mind that cream cheese can take on a strange texture after it has thawed. You will need to use your electric mixer to beat the dip for a few minutes to make it smooth again, and the texture may not be 100% the same.

It will still be delicious, though, so it’s an option if you need it!