Susie's No-Marshmallow! Berry Pretty Fruit Dip

Butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, Cool Whip and pureed strawberries - that's it. Of all the from-scratch, healthy, gourmet appetizers I made for the family holiday, this is the one they finished and wanted the recipe for. Go figure. It is fluffy and gooey good. Prep time doesn't include the fruit.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 1 bowl of fruit dip

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons butter
• 3  ounces  softened cream cheese
• 2  cups confectioners' sugar
• 12  ounces Cool Whip
• 1  cup  pureed strawberry (fresh or frozen)

Directions

1. Cream butter and softened cream cheese.
2. Add 2 cups confectioners' sugar and blend thoroughly.
3. Fold in Cool Whip and pureed strawberries.
4. If using frozen strawberries (I never have) you may want to drain a bit of juice off and add it to the dip separately, a bit at a time so the dip doesn't get too thin.
5. Serve in a pretty bowl with a platter of your favorites: grapes, strawberries, kiwi, Satsuma oranges, Fuji apples (soaked in orange juice), fresh pineapple- you get the idea.