Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Dip is an excellent quick and easy dessert recipe! This creamy, rich, and delicious homemade fruit dip features a sweet cream cheese base layer, an ooey-gooey caramel middle, and a crunchy toffee nut topping. A 15-minute party appetizer or dessert!
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Quick, Easy, & Delicious Fall Dessert Recipe
One of the best apple treats is caramel apples! They are on par with apple pie, apple crisp, and apple cider donuts.
And I adore them! However, I detest the mess that comes with cooking and eating them.
This is where apple dip with caramel and cream cheese comes in! Or my Caramel Apples on a Sheet Pan. In any case, this dip is a quick and easy dish that consists of three delicious layers: a rich, ooey-gooey caramel center, a crunchy nut and toffee topping, and a sweet cream cheese foundation!
Additionally, this dip is a simple and sharing appetizer, snack, or dessert that tastes just like the traditional apple season treat! It is a big hit at any festival, potluck, or party.
Check out my savory dips if you want to try some more of my favorites! Any spread would benefit from the addition of Baked Cream Cheese Salsa Dip and Easy 2 Ingredient Smoked Cream Cheese.
Ingredients
Caramel apple cream cheese dip requires only a few simple ingredients. It's an ideal last-minute dessert for autumn gatherings. Or honestly, gatherings at any time of the year!
Ingredient Notes
- Cream Cheese: This delectable dip's basis is cream cheese! It offers the ideal creaminess and tangy flavor. You will need one 8-ounce block.
- Powdered sugar helps to sweeten this simple apple dip. One-third cup is all you need!
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract gives this recipe its characteristic flavor.
- Caramel Dip: For the caramel layer, use 1 cup of pre-made store-bought caramel. You can find this in the produce area of most supermarkets! This is exactly the one I used.
- Crunchy Toppings: The crunchy toppings complement this creamy dip well! Combine 2 tablespoons toffee bits, 2 tablespoons peanuts, and 2 tablespoons walnuts. Or however much you want!
- Apples: Fresh apples are an excellent accompaniment here. I recommend some lovely, juicy, and tart apples.
Additional Mix-Ins & Pairings
Although this toffee apple dip is quite tasty on its own, you can customize it with a few different ingredients to suit your own tastes!
Fruit: Crisp apple slices go well with this apple dip, but you could also use other fresh fruit! similar to slices of pear or peach.
Dippers: In addition to fruit, you may dip in a lot more. Cookies, pretzels, vanilla wafers, or graham crackers are all excellent options. The pretzels with cinnamon sugar would be amazing!
Toppings: You could really put anything on top as a topper! Chocolate chips, chopped candy, additional nuts, and a dash of cinnamon or brown sugar are all excellent choices, in my opinion.
How To Make This Easy Recipe
Making this caramel apple dip at home is really simple! All you have to do is prepare the sweet cream cheese spread, cover it with creamy caramel, and garnish it with delectable crunchy bits.
Step By Step Instructions
- Step 1: Fill a mixing bowl with the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla essence. To blend uniformly, use a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
- Step 2: Next, use 15-second intervals to microwave the caramel dip until it reaches a pour-able consistency.
- Step 3: Line the bottom of a serving dish with the cream cheese mixture.
- Step 4: Evenly distribute the caramel on top of the cream cheese layer.
- Step 5: Add the toffee bits, walnuts, and peanuts on top.
- Step 6: Enjoy after dipping fresh apples!
Frequently Asked Questions
For this dish, a thick caramel dip is the ideal caramel to use.
I really prefer the thick caramel sauce, but you could also use the more dripping kind, like in ice cream sundaes.
The greatest green apples to dip in caramel dip, in my opinion, are tart and slightly sour! It counteracts the sweetness.
My favorite apples are granny smiths!
Sliced apples should be tossed with a little lemon juice to prevent browning.
This will slow the browning process and help keep them fresh in the fridge, but it won't stop them from turning brown entirely.
You can look for toffee bits at your neighborhood grocery store. They'll probably be in the confectionery section!
You can, however, purchase them online from Amazon if, like me, you are unable to locate them in person.
You certainly can! The cream cheese mixture is basically the only thing you need to create anyhow. Therefore, you can prepare that in advance and just keep it in the fridge in an airtight container.
It won't take long to put the remainder together just before serving!
I do advise delaying cutting the apples until right before serving, though.
I suggest just covering the serving bowl or dish with plastic wrap and putting it in the refrigerator if you have any leftover apple dip, which you probably won't. It will last for one to three days!
Another option is to move it to an airtight container, but since it probably won't stay long anyhow, why sully another dish?
If you tried this Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Dip with Toffee Bits or any other recipe on my website, please feel free to leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it goes in the 📝 comments below. And remember to tag me on Instagram!
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Recipe
Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Dip
INGREDIENTS
- 180 g cream cheese
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup caramel dip
- 3 tablespoon toffee bits
- 2 tablespoon peanuts
- 3 tablespoon walnuts
- Apples
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a mixing dish, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla essence. To blend uniformly, use a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
- Next, use 15-second intervals to microwave the caramel dip until it reaches a pour-able consistency.
- Next, cover the bottom of a serving dish with the cream cheese mixture.
- Evenly cover the cream cheese layer with the caramel.
- Add the toffee bits, walnuts, and peanuts on top after that.
- Enjoy dipping fresh apples!
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