Cranberry bliss dip is an easy cream cheese dessert dip flavored with cranberry and orange. It's a quick holiday dessert that's ready in just 10 minutes.
If you're familiar with the popular cranberry bliss bars offered at Starbucks, then you already know how good this dip is. The combination of cream cheese, orange, and cranberry tastes just like the bars we know and love, and plenty of crunchy shortbread cookies for dipping completes the experience.
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Ingredients and Substitutions
- Cream cheese--Use full fat, brick cream cheese for best results. Don't use the spreadable cream cheese in a tub as it won't blend well.
- Unsalted butter--If you need to use salted butter, skip the additional pinch of salt in the recipe.
- Icing sugar--You may see this labeled as confectioners sugar or powdered sugar.
- Cranberries--You can use sweetened or unsweetened dried cranberries, depending on your personal preference.
How to Make Cranberry Dessert Dip
1. Beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth and fluffy.
2. Fold in the sugar, orange zest, vanilla, and salt.
3. Beat until smooth.
4. Stir in the cranberries.
FAQs
Yes. Prepare your cranberry bliss dip up to 3 days before serving. Store it in a sealed container in the fridge. Let your dip sit out at room temperature for an hour before serving to soften slightly, then give it a stir before transferring it to a serving bowl.
Although it is safe to freeze and thaw cream cheese dessert dips, the texture of cream cheese can change after freezing, so I don't recommend freezing it.
Tips and Troubleshooting
- Be sure to have your cream cheese and butter at room temperature before beating so that they combine smoothly.
- For an extra smooth dip, sift your powdered sugar before beating.
- To avoid a cloud of powdered sugar, fold it in before beating the dip.
- This dessert dip recipe is suitable for gluten-free diets. Use gluten-free shortbread cookies for dipping.
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Recipe
Cranberry Bliss Dip
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup powdered (icing) sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch salt
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- Shortbread cookies for dipping
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Fold in the sugar, orange zest, vanilla, and salt.
- Beat until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir in the cranberries. Serve immediately with shortbread cookies for dipping, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- Be sure to have your cream cheese and butter at room temperature before beating so that they combine smoothly.
- For an extra smooth dip, sift your powdered sugar before beating.
- To avoid a cloud of powdered sugar, fold it in before beating the dip.
- This dessert dip recipe is suitable for gluten-free diets. Use gluten-free shortbread cookies for dipping.
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