I first tried this dip at a recipe swap one of my friends hosted. I was blown away by how simple, & refreshing it is paired with the fruit. I also liked how it's easy to make & can be used to dip graham crackers in as well. Great dip to try at home or bring with fruit for a summer potluck! This recipe makes a lot, so I have cut the original recipe in half (for a crazy amount of dip, double the recipe.)
Coconut Cream Fruit Dip
Recipe from: Amber (Dessert Now, Dinner Later!)
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 (15oz) can Cream of Coconut (Not coconut milk! Find this in the aisle with the margarita mix & other mixers.)
- 1/2 (8oz) tub Cool Whip
- Whip the cream cheese with the cream of coconut in a stand mixer until all lumps are gone.
- Remove paddle, & fold in cool whip.
- Serve with fruit or graham crackers.
This recipe sound so refreshing for your fruit in! Love it :) and will be trying soon!
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DeleteThis looks so good! And I have everything in my fridge to make this right now! I'm going to have to try this! I'd love it if you'd stop by Sweet & Simple Sunday and share it(it's going on all week)!
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Hope to see you there! p.s. I'm following you on GFC!
Thanks so much for linking up. Everything looks so yummy! Hope to see you back next week. I am now following your blog :)
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This looks so yummy! I am going to have to try it soon. But I also want to know where you got the serving dish. I love it!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh that is a good question! I actually got it as a wedding gift like 4 1/2 years ago & this is actually the first time I have used it. I am glad I pulled it out, because I love it! So, sorry I can't direct you as to where to get one, but you can gawk at mine :)
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DeleteThanks to a gal on Pinterest: "The fruit tray is made by Godinger and is called a relish tray and is around $10 at Macy's." It is made by Godinger. Awesome that it inexpensive & cute :)
DeleteNew follower from blog hop! Your recipes look good! Big fan of dessert! Hope following you doesnt make me fat! LOL!
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Oh my goodness I love this recipe. I will probably be addicted to making it this summer. I am your newest follower. xo
ReplyDeleteYum, yum! I seem to be saying that a lot on your blog but I can't help it! Had to pin this and will be making as soon as I get to the store to buy some of Cream of Coconut.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you've been waiting for someone to ask this ... so I will - lol. Can real whipped cream be substituted for this and approximately how much would it need. I suspect it couldn't be made up the day before like Cool Whip (I'm guessing). Do you ever add actual coconut to this or would that be overkill? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFor sure you can use real whipped cream. It about doubles in size & you are using around 1-1 1/2 cup of cool whip, so I would start at 1/2 cup of heavy cream whipped with 1/4 cup powdered sugar & 1/2 tsp vanilla to sweeten it. You can make it ahead of time, it might lose a little bit of volume (won't be as light & airy) but it is still good for several days. You might want to consider whipping your cream to stiff peaks to help hold the volume. I have not added actual coconut to it, but you should try it out. I'm sure it will taste great :) Toasted coconut might be nice too. :)
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ReplyDeleteI love your blog! and love this coconut dip. One question, though...I've made it twice now, but I can never seem to get all the lumps out. What is the trick to a smooth beautiful dip? Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteThat is a good question. When I make this, I use the Neufchatel Cream Cheese, so it is naturally softer & easier to get the lumps out. If you are using whole fat cream cheese, it might be a little bit harder to get out, but as long as you use your stand mixer & paddle attachment, you can just let it go for as long as you need to, to get the lumps out. I hope this helps :)
DeleteAnytime you add cream cheese to something that you want to be smooth just whip (or mix) the cream cheese by itself first. It's easy to get a smooth consistency then. :)
DeletePS.. here is the link for the relish tray from Macy's This gorgeous dish makes the dip so elegant!
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cute blog, but I think I just gained 5 lbs looking thru it ;) keep up the good work, following u on pinterest ;)
ReplyDeleteThis looks great can not wait to try it at my next Stamp Club class.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the dish you serve it in - would you mind sharing where you got it?
Thanks so much for sharing such wonderful ideas and treats!!
Annette
I actually got it as a wedding gift 4 1/2 years ago, but you can get it from Macy's: http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/godinger-siena-six-section-relish-server?ID=288775&CategoryID=7923
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Dumb question...but it says 1/2 can (15 oz) of cream of coconut....does that mean the whole can is 15 ounces and I would use 7.5, or is the whole can 30 ounces and I should use 15 ounces?
ReplyDeleteHalf of the can, so 7.5 oz. The whole can is 15oz. Sorry about the confusion :)
DeleteHi. I made this over the weekend and it was DELICIOUS!!
ReplyDeleteI made the dip for a large party so I made the full recipe. I was bit confused about how many ounces of the cream of coconut to use since it came in a plastic squeeze bottle that was 21 ounces (not 15). I found it to be very sweet, so I used 1.5 cups (12 ounces)... Should I have used the full 21 ounces in the full recipe for the dip?
Great! I am glad you liked it. I used the 21oz squeeze bottle as well; just like the one pictured above, so I kind of had to eyeball mine. If that 1 1/2 cups was about 3/4 of the 21oz container, then you probably had the 15oz. Ounces weight wise are not really equivalent to cups, depending on the liquid, so if you have a scale, next time I would use that because it's more accurate, or you can try less cream of coconut next time, or even make your own whipped cream & sweeten it lightly rather than using the cool whip. It's totally up to you how you want to adjust it to your personal taste. I have had others say they wanted more coconut flavor in it, so everyone is different. Glad you made it! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteIts really delicious.
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Me & my family don't really like cool whip, so we substituted marshmallow fluff and it's heavenly!!
ReplyDeleteCan I freeze this dip to thaw out on a random day of fruit dipping? How long would you say I could freeze it for and still have it taste as it should? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI haven't personally frozen it. It might effect the texture of the dip, but I have frozen cream cheese icing before & it was fine for cinnamon rolls, & since this has cool whip in it, which is frozen anyway, it might be okay. If it does freeze well, I would say don't freeze it for longer than 1 month. Give it a try & let us know if it works out. :)
DeleteHave you ever tried making this with light cool whip and low fat cream cheese?
ReplyDeleteYes, ma'am. That is how I make it most of the time :)
DeleteI have never used coconut cream, so I am wondering what part it plays in this recipe? For taste, sweetening, texture? I am excited to make it but couldn't find the cc when I was shopping. I'll look in the aisle u mentioned next time.
ReplyDeleteThe cream of coconut usually comes in a can by the margarita mix. It should be easy to find in any grocery store. It gives this dip a light coconut flavor that makes it different from other fruit dips. Cream of coconut is used in Pina Coladas & stuff like that. I hope that helps. Keep looking, it's there I promise :)
DeleteIt is a super sweet thick syrupy mixture, so if you substitute something else you'll definitely need to add quite a bit of sugar. At Target it's at the end of the soda aisle over by the mixers.
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ReplyDeleteLoved your recipe when I came across it at Pinterest. I wanted something different for my birthday, and this sounded perfect. We do not have Coolwhip in the Netherlands, so I substituded it with whipped cream. I loved it!! Is it okay if I put a dutch version of the recipe on my small blog? Offcourse I would link to your original recipe.
Greetings from Holland,
Lianne
Yep, whipped cream & cool whip are almost the same, so it should have worked great. I am glad you liked it! I would be interested to see your dutch version, just make sure you leave the link back to my blog. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteCould you explain to me how you created the little wave detail on the cream cheese? Is there a name for that design?
Yes, let me try & explain it the best I can. As far as a name, I am not sure what it is called, we just did it on our brownies in a bakery I worked in. Typically, if you have a rectangle pan of brownies with frosting, you would start in the corner & go back & forth with a zig-zag across the whole pan of brownies until you reached the opposite corner. Then you just drag your spatula down through the zig-zags & repeat across the whole pattern. So zig-zag the whole pan. Then just make lines across the zig zags lifting your spatula after every pass. I hope that makes sense, if not I will try & do some brownies for the blog & do a step-by-step tutorial on how to make the design. Thanks for asking. That will be a good post to share if there are people who want to know about it. :)
DeleteThanks so much! I believe I've seen this in a magazine before, I just forgot how to do it! Thanks so much Amber! :)
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