Creamy Festive Easter Dip
Easter Dip is a creamy dessert dip made with cream cheese, fruit, and pink candy melts. It is lightly sweet, colorful, and designed for sharing with cookies or fresh fruit during spring celebrations.
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup pineapple chunks well drained
- 1 cup mandarin oranges well drained
- ½ cup maraschino cherries drained and finely chopped
- ½ cup bright pink candy melts
- 2 tablespoons spring themed sprinkles
- Assorted cookies or fresh fruit for dipping
Instructions
- Drain pineapple, mandarin oranges, and maraschino cherries thoroughly to remove excess juice.
- Mash pineapple and cherries into small pieces, then drain again.
- Combine softened cream cheese, sour cream, and powdered sugar in a bowl.
- Blend with a hand mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
- Add mashed pineapple and cherries to the cream mixture.
- Mix gently on low speed until evenly incorporated.
- Fold in mandarin oranges carefully to keep their shape.
- Refrigerate the mixture for 15 minutes while preparing candy melts.
- Melt pink candy melts in short microwave intervals, stirring until smooth.
- Stir melted candy into the chilled dip until fully combined.
- Return to the refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes.
- Top with spring themed sprinkles and serve chilled with cookies or fruit.