Strawberry Cheesecake Dip
Deliciously easy strawberry cheesecake dip with cookie crumble topping is a quick fruit dip for your next party. The base has just two ingredients and the whole recipe takes less than 15 minutes to make!
I love serving fresh fruit with a fruit dip for parties. It's a great way to encourage kids to try fruit from the party table.
The trick is making the dip look just as appealing as a dessert!
This strawberry cheesecake dip has brown sugar graham cracker crumbles sprinkled over the top. They only add another 15 minutes to the super-easy recipe and give an awesome crispy crunch to the dip.
Serve them alongside a big bowl of beautiful fresh strawberries with a smaller bowl of mini chocolate chips and a container of skewers for your guests to dunk and dip their own berries as they go!
Why This is the Best Recipe
I first made this simple no bake dessert for my daughter's kindergarten Valentine's Day party. We've loved it enough to make it several times since, I think it is the best strawberry cheesecake dip recipe because:
- Two Ingredients: The creamy base uses marshmallow fluff and cream cheese and is so easy.
- Crispy Cookie Crumble Topping: Mix and match the kinds of cookies you use, this adds so much awesome texture to the dip.
- Make-Ahead Friendly: You can prep the elements to the dip in advance, then just assemble and serve.
Ingredients
The cheesecake dip itself has just two easy ingredients!
- Strawberry Cream Cheese
- Marshmallow Fluff
To make the delicious cookie crumble topping, you will also need:
- Cookies: I used Biscoff cookies but you could use graham crackers, chocolate wafer cookies, or any simple cookie you love.
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Brown Sugar
- Regular Sugar
- Kosher Salt
When you serve the dip, you will also want to have some fresh strawberries for dunking.
Prepare the Strawberry Cheesecake Base
Add the softened cream cheese to a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth with a hand mixer on medium speed.
Gently stir in the marshmallow fluff until smooth.
Spread the dip into a pretty serving dish.
Chill it in the fridge until you're ready to serve, at least 20 minutes for it to firm up a bit.
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Prep the Cookie Crumble Topping
Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray.
Add cookies to a zip-top baggie and seal. Use a rolling pin or mallet to crush the crackers into crumbs.
Add the crumbs to a bowl with the sugar and salt. Add the melted butter and vanilla. Stir everything together until the crumbs are evenly coated.
Pour into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the remaining white sugar and a pinch of kosher salt over the top.
Bake for 15 minutes or until toasted brown.
Let the cookie crumble cool completely before breaking it up into crumbly pieces for sprinkling on top of the dip.
Make Ahead Tips
The strawberry cheesecake dip can be made 2 - 3 days in advance and stored in the fridge in an airtight container.
Just be sure to keep the cookie crumble topping in an airtight container separately and sprinkle it over the top just before serving.
This recipe should not be frozen.
Variations
You can have fun making several variations of this popular fruit dip just by changing the base flavor of your cream cheese!
- Pineapple Cheesecake Dip: Use pineapple cream cheese and serve with strawberries, blackberries, and pineapple wedges.
- Blueberry Cheesecake Dip: Use blueberry cream cheese and serve with apples, graham crackers, and fresh strawberries.
- Brown Sugar Cheesecake Dip: Use brown sugar and cinnamon cream cheese and serve with sliced apples, especially tart Granny Smith.
- Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Dip: Use pumpkin spice cream cheese and serve with fresh apples and graham crackers.
- Honey Pecan Cheesecake Dip: Use honey pecan cream cheese and serve with sliced apples and blackberries.
Serving Suggestions
Keep the cookie crumble topping separate from the strawberry dip until just before serving to maintain the crispy texture.
Place the dish with the dip on a larger platter and then surround it with fresh fruit for dipping.
Fresh strawberries are an obvious choice but fresh grapes, fresh pineapple, or even fresh apple slices would all taste amazing.
You could also serve it with mini chocolate chips on the side for sprinkling over the top.
More Dessert Dips
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📖 Recipe
Strawberry Cheesecake Dip with Cookie Crumble Topping
Ingredients
For the Strawberry Cheesecake Dip
- 1 (8 oz) tub of strawberry cream cheese softened
- 1 (7 oz) container of marshmallow fluff
For the Graham Cracker Crumble
- 1 cup crushed cookie crumbs you can use 4 graham crackers, 16 Biscoff cookies, thin chocolate wafer cookies, or your favorite butter cookie
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Pinch of kosher salt
For Serving
- Fresh strawberries
- Mini chocolate chips optional
Instructions
Prep the Strawberry Cream Cheese Base:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Add the marshmallow fluff and gently stir together until combined.
Make the Cookie Crumble Topping:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, mix together the crushed cookie crumbs and brown sugar. Add the melted butter and vanilla, then stir into the crumb mixture till everything is evenly moistened. Spread the mixture in the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the regular white sugar and a pinch of salt over the top.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool completely.
Assemble and Serve:
- Use a wooden spoon or spatula to break it into crumbly pieces before sprinkling it on top of the prepared dip.
- Serve the dip with the graham crumbles sprinkled over the top with the fresh fruit and mini chocolate chips on the side.
Recipe Notes
Make Ahead Tips
This recipe can be made 2 - 3 days in advance as long as the strawberry dip and cookie crumbles are stored separately. Keep the dip in the fridge in an air-tight container. The cookie crumble topping can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature.Save This Recipe to Your Recipe Box
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
This family-favorite recipe is one of the oldest on the site. I recently updated it with fresh photos but it is still the same excellent dessert recipe.
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