This Caramel Cream Cheese Apple Dip is simply the perfect snack, appetizer or dessert! Takes just 5 minutes to make! Great for summer and fall parties and get togethers! Love apples? Make sure to try my Perfect Apple Crisp and Apple Cinnamon Bread!
Caramel and apples… a match made in heaven for sure!
This Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Dip is simply the perfect snack, appetizer or dessert!
This easy and delicious dip takes the flavors of a caramel apple, adds the creamy richness of cheesecake, and the sweet crunch of toffee, and you have about the most delicious treat you can make in 5 minutes!
I first tasted this incredible combo at a friend’s house (hi Heather!) several years ago. She shared the amazingly simple recipe and I have been impressing family and friends with it ever since!
Ingredients Needed
This simple and delicious dip requires very few ingredients to make. You can, as always, find the full printable recipe at the end of this post. Let’s take a look at what you’ll need:
- cream cheese – you want to use block cream cheese, not the cream cheese in a tub. Let it sit at room temperature before using.
- powdered sugar – to sweeten the dip.
- milk – thins out the dip just enough.
- vanilla extract – make your own using my homemade vanilla extract recipe or use the best quality you have available to you.
- candy bars – I like to use Heath or Skor candy bars but Snickers is delicious too if you want less crunch.
- caramel sauce – you can use homemade or store bought.
- tart apples – I like Granny Smith apples for this recipe but any apples will work.
How To Make This Easy Dip
- Beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
- Beat in powdered sugar.
- Add milk and vanilla extract and beat until fully incorporated and smooth.
- Spread cream cheese mixture into a shallow bowl.
- Add a layer of caramel sauce.
- Top with crushed toffee bars or candy bars of your choosing.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, slice apples and arrange around dip.
- Serve immediately.
To help slow the browning of the apple slices, immediately after cutting, add slices to a bowl of cool water with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Remove slices from lemon water (allow excess water to drain off) and serve.
As soon as I took these photos, I shared this plate with my girls as an afternoon treat. It was devoured in no time! I have yet to come across anyone who does not LOVE this dip!
Happy snacking!
More Delicious Apple Recipes
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake
- Caramel Apple Cake
- Perfect Apple Crisp
- Apple Cinnamon Bread
- Baked Apples Recipe
How to Make Caramel Cream Cheese Apple Dip
Caramel Cream Cheese Apple Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese 1 block, room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 candy bars Heath or Skor, crushed
- ¼ cup caramel sauce homemade or storebought
- 3-4 tart apples such as Granny Smith
Instructions
- Beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Add powdered sugar, and beat to combine.
- Add milk and vanilla and beat until fully incorporated and smooth.
- Spread cream cheese mixture into a shallow bowl.
- Add a layer of caramel sauce (2-4 tablespoons).
- Top with crushed toffee bars.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- When ready to serve, slice apples and arrange around dip.
Notes
Nutrition
Originally published September 13. 2012.
This is a great recipe. The only thing I changed was I mixed the caramel in with the cream cheese mixture. We were having a party and there were going to be small kids there. I didn’t want parents to have to deal with sticky messes. It was a huge hit. I served it with apples, graham crackers sticks, animal crackers and marshmallows for dipping.
How many servings? I need this for 100 people, how many recipes should I make?
Depending on how many other snacks/appetizers you might be serving along with this dip, I would suggest that each recipe of this dip would serve about 6 people.
Perfect for the leftover apples in my drawer! Thanks Glory!
Oh Julie, you’ll love it!!