A "Different" Fruit Dip

Submitted by Manda

"This recipe comes from my sis in N.C. It is a simple, no-fuss fruit dip that is a little different from all the rest. The taste of this dip is incredible, and everyone who has tried it has loved it. I like to cut the fruits into bite-sized pieces and stick a toothpick into each one, serve the fruit on a platter with the dip in the middle. Perfect summer appetizer!!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 2 cups
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup iced tea mix powder
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 3 -4 tablespoons orange juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Mix all ingredients with hand-held mixer.
2. Refrigerate until serving.
3. Suggested dippers: fresh strawberries, cantaloupe or honeydew melon, sliced fresh peaches, apple slices, mango.

Reviews

[Myrna in London]

Oh Manda, this truly was a quick and easy fruit dip to prepare; that is until it got into the hands of yours truly. It took me an hour and a half! Ten minutes to prepared the dip and eighty minutes to whittle out the small watermelon that it nested in! It was stylized eagle no less! Welllll it WAS Independence Day: but back to the dip, it truly had a [I]unique[/I] flavour that was totally complementary to the various fruit bits. It is hard for me to compare it to any other dips I have tasted...for there aren’t any that come remotely close. I urge anyone looking for a great tasting fruit dip and scads of compliments to give this recipe a try. I also strongly urge them to skip the watermelon rind eagle. Thank you Manda

 

[sweetjane]

Very easy to make and uses ingredient that are in cupboard. Was interesting but I've enjoyed other dips more. One thing I would note is to add the white sugar to taste, 1/3 cup was too sweet for me along with the iced tea.