This Single Serve Fruit Dip recipe is a super small batch recipe that is creamy, sweet with a slight tang, and is perfect served as a dip with your favorite fruit! Fruit dip is a summer favorite in my house and I love being able to make a smaller batch.
⭐Why I Love It:
- Super Small Batch Fruit Dip Recipe - While I love making this full batch Cream Cheese Fruit Dip for a summer party, this single serve recipe is perfect when I'm not feeding a crowd.
- Only 4 Ingredients - You only need 4 simple ingredients, cream cheese, vanilla, sugar, and heavy cream!
- Perfect Summer Recipe- While I love fruit dip year-round, I love to pair this with seasonal summer produce like fresh berries.
🥘Ingredients
- Cream Cheese - Make sure this is softened to room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract - Adds flavor!
- Sugar - A little sugar to sweeten the dip! You can swap in an alternative sweetener, as well.
- Heavy Whipping Cream - Keep this cold in the fridge until ready to use because you'll whip it up with a hand mixer or whisk to make a whipped cream.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
🍓Variations
There are lots of easy ways to make a different flavor of single serve fruit dip!
- Maraschino Cherry Juice - try mixing in a teaspoon or two to give the dip a pretty pink color and a subtle cherry taste.
- Chocolate Fruit Dip - Try adding about a tablespoon of cocoa powder (adjust to your preference) cup of cocoa powder.
- Lemon - Add ½-1 teaspoon lemon zest and about a teaspoon of lemon juice for a zesty spin.
- Strawberry Fruit Dip - Mix in a couple teaspoons of strawberry jam to the cream cheese mixture before folding with the whipped cream.
🍎Serving Ideas
Although fruit is the obvious choice for serving, that's not the only option! Here are my favorite things to serve with fruit dip:
- Fruit - Berries, Sliced Apples, Grapes, Peaches, and more!
- Graham Crackers
- Animal Crackers
- Vanilla Wafers
- Pretzels
- Cubed Pound Cake
🔪How To Make a Single Serve Fruit dip
This recipe for Single Serve Fruit Dip is easy to mix up in just a few minutes and can be eaten immediately or stored in the fridge for later.
Photo 1 - Mix together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla.
Photo 2 - In a separate bowl, whip the cold heavy cream using either an electric mixer or whisk.
Photo 3 - Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until combined. Be gentle so it still stays fluffy.
Photo 4 - Enjoy immediately or store in the fridge until ready to eat.
💭Recipe Tips
- Room Temperature Cream Cheese - Make sure to let your cream cheese soften a bit so you an easily blend it together.
- Keep Cream in the Fridge - Unlike the cream cheese, keep the cream in the fridge until ready to use so you can whip it into a whipped cream. A cold heavy cream is much easier to whip.
- Prep Ahead Friendly- While you can eat the dip right after making, it also keeps well in the fridge for
👩🍳Recipe FAQs
The key to a smooth and creamy fruit dip is making sure the cream cheese is softened to room temperature first. Let it sit out on the counter for at least 30 minutes before using.
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Single Serve Fruit Dip (4 Ingredients)
This Single Serve Fruit Dip recipe is a super small batch recipe that is creamy, sweet with a slight tang, and is perfect served as a dip with your favorite fruit! Fruit dip is a summer favorite in my house and I love being able to make a smaller batch.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1-2 servings
- Category: Single Serve, Dessert, Side
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup heavy cream. Chilled straight from fridge
Instructions
- Mix Cream Cheese - In a medium bowl bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. You can use an electric mixer or rubber spatula to do this.
- Whip Cream - In a separate bowl, whip the chilled heavy cream until stiff peaks form. It’s easiest to do this with an electric mixer but you can do it by hand with a whisk.
- Fold to Combine - Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture until combined.
- Serve or store - Serve immediately with fruit or graham crackers for dipping. Or store in the fridge for later.
Notes
Leftovers can be stored, covered, in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Entire Recipe
- Calories: 404
- Sugar: 28.4 g
- Sodium: 186.6 mg
- Fat: 30.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 29.4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 4.3 g
- Cholesterol: 91.2 mg
Kathleen Hansen says
A big batch of fruit dip was always a summer favorite growing up, so I love this recipe to make a smaller serving just for me!