A scoopable brown butter frosting dip for dipping sweet breads, pretzels, and fruit. Best with Ugandan vanilla (bold, chocolatey, smoky); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/2 cups (8 servings).
Brown Butter Frosting Dip
Dessert
Sweet dips
Origin: Ugandan
Vanilla: Extract
Easy
A scoopable brown butter frosting dip for dipping sweet breads, pretzels, and fruit. Best with Ugandan vanilla (bold, chocolatey, smoky); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/2 cups (8 servings).
Prep
10 min
Cook
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Total
10 min
Servings
8
Diet
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Ingredients
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- 8.0 oz (227.0 g)cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (50.0 g)browned butter, cooled until soft but not liquid
- 1.0 cup (120.0 g)confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1.0 tsp (5.0 ml)VanillaGoods pure vanilla extract
- 2.0 tbsp (30.0 ml)whole milk, as needed
- ⅛ tspfine sea salt
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Instructions
- Beat the cream cheese and browned butter on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, milk, and salt and beat until evenly blended.
- Beat until fluffy and scoopable, about 1 minute, adding more liquid 1 teaspoon at a time if needed.
- Spoon into a serving bowl.
- Serve with brioche or challah cubes, pretzel bites, graham crackers, or sliced fruit.
Tips
- Vanilla swap: use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
- Best vanilla for this: Ugandan (bold, chocolatey, smoky), or Mexican (spiced, warm, woodsy). Any pure vanilla works.
- Storage: Refrigerate, covered, for up to 3 days.
Recipe FAQ
How long does it take to make brown butter frosting dip?
Plan on 10 minutes of prep. It makes about 1 1/2 cups (8 servings).
How should I store brown butter frosting dip?
Refrigerate, covered, for up to 3 days.
Can I use a different form of vanilla?
use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
Estimated · per serving
Nutrition
Per serving = 1 of 8 servings this recipe makes.
214
Calories / serving
16.0g
Fat
16.8g
Carbs
1.9g
Protein
15.9g
Sugar
Whole recipe (8 servings): ~1712 cal · 128g fat · 134g carbs · 15g protein · 127g sugar
Estimated values per serving, calculated from standard ingredient data. Not verified Nutrition Facts; actual values vary with brands, measurements, and preparation.
Per serving · 214 calories
What it takes to burn one serving
- Brisk walking 40 min·2.3 mi·~4700 steps
- Walking uphill or incline treadmill 29 min·1.5 mi·~2900 steps
- Moderate cycling 22 min·4.4 mi
- Swimming laps 30 min
- Jogging 21 min·1.8 mi·~3350 steps
- Stair climbing 20 min·~1800 steps
- Dancing 35 min
- Bodyweight circuit training 22 min
- Cleaning, errands, or playing with the dog 50 min
Rough estimates for one serving, based on standard MET values at about 155 lb. Your own burn depends on body size, effort, and fitness. Shown for context only — food is not something you have to earn.
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