Caramel Apple Dip
Homemade Caramel Apple Dip is a delicious dessert dip with a sweet cream cheese base and rich caramel, topped with salty peanuts and mini chocolate chips. Fast and easy caramel apple dip you can make in about 5 minutes.
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Caramel Apple Dip with Cool Whip: At a Glance
- You'll need: Cream cheese, brown sugar, caramel sauce, Cool Whip, vanilla, and cinnamon
- For the topping: Extra caramel, chopped peanuts, and mini chocolate chips
- Time: 5 minutes to mix, plus time to soften the cream cheese. No cooking!
- Dip with: Apple slices (I love Honeycrisp or Granny Smith!), pear slices, graham crackers, or pretzels
- Make ahead: Mix it up to a day ahead, then add the toppings right before serving
- Serves: A crowd (about 24 servings), perfect Thanksgiving appetizer or dessert
Cream cheese caramel apple dip is a decadent and easy dessert dip you can mix up with just a few simple ingredients.
This creamy caramel dip is made with cream cheese, brown sugar, caramel sauce, Cool Whip, and a kiss of cinnamon. Then it's topped with even more caramel, chopped peanuts, and mini chocolate chips.
Apples and caramel dip is the perfect appetizer or dessert for Thanksgiving, holidays, fall gatherings, or an after school snack.
For more Caramel Desserts, try my Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake, Caramel Puff Corn, and gooey Caramelita bars.
Caramel Apple Fruit Dip Ingredients
Cream cheese. Let the cream cheese come to room temperature so it mixes together smoothly without lumps.
Brown sugar. Brown sugar adds that caramel molasses flavor to this caramel apple dip recipe. I like to use dark brown sugar, but light brown sugar will also work well.
Caramel sauce. You can use the caramel sauce you find in grocery stores or use homemade caramel sauce. I use caramel ice cream topping because it's thin enough to drizzle on top.
Cinnamon. A little bit of cinnamon adds warm, cozy flavor to this caramel dip recipe.
Cool Whip. The secret to super fluffy caramel apple dip is ½ tub of Cool Whip. You can also use Truwhip.
Roasted peanuts. Salty dry roasted peanuts are so yummy on caramel apples, they're also perfect on top of the caramel apple dip. Instead of nuts, you can use Heath toffee bits or Skor bits.
Mini chocolate chips. Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips add rich chocolatey flavor and a bit of crunch.
How to Make Caramel Apple Dip
With a stand or hand mixer, mix the cream cheese, brown sugar, caramel sauce, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon together until smooth and creamy.
Fold in the Cool Whip until completely incorporated.
Chill until ready to serve. If made a day ahead, stir again if some of the caramel separates.
Before serving, place the dip in a shallow serving bowl and drizzle caramel sauce over the cream cheese layer. Sprinkle chopped roasted peanuts and mini chocolate chips over the caramel. If desired, add a sprinkle of sea salt.
Serve with sliced apples, pear slices, graham crackers, pretzels, or any of your favorite dippers.
Expert Tips
Use softened cream cheese so it easily combines with the rest of the ingredients without lumps.
Fold in the Cool Whip to keep the caramel apple cream cheese dip nice and fluffy. Over stirring Cool Whip can cause it to become runny.
FAQs
There are several methods that will keep the oxidation process at bay long enough to enjoy fresh apples. Here are two of my favorite ways.
Citrus juice. This is the one I have always relied on. Toss the apple slices in lemon, lime, or even orange juice, let them sit for about 5 minutes, then rinse them in a colander with tap water.
Salt. This is a great method to stop browning because I always have salt, but I don't always have a lemon. Dissolve ½ teaspoon of kosher salt per cup of water, soak cut apples for 5 minutes, and rinse them under running water.
For more methods to try like honey, lemon-lime soda, and citric acid, check out this article.
This delicious caramel apple dip recipe doesn't usually last long, but if you have leftovers, store them covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Yes! Mix it up, keep it chilled, then add the caramel drizzle, peanuts, and chocolate chips right before serving. If you make it a day ahead, you may have to give it another stir before serving.
This easy caramel apple fruit dip is made with cream cheese, brown sugar, caramel sauce, vanilla, cinnamon, and Cool Whip.
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Caramel Apple Dip
Ingredients
Caramel Apple Dip
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup caramel sauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 ounces Cool Whip or Truwhip
Toppings
- 2 tablespoons caramel sauce
- 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese, brown sugar, ½ cup caramel sauce, vanilla, and cinnamon together with an electric mixer. Use a spatula to fold in the Cool Whip.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Before serving, drizzle with caramel sauce and sprinkle with roasted peanuts and mini chocolate chips.
- Serve with apple slices, graham crackers, and pretzels.
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Best apple dip I've ever made! Thank you!!
That's awesome to hear, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the nice note 🙂 Cara