A scoopable chocolate cheesecake 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).
Chocolate Cheesecake Dip
Dessert
Sweet dips
Origin: Ugandan
Vanilla: Extract
Easy
A scoopable chocolate cheesecake 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
- ⅔ cup (80.0 g)confectioners' sugar, sifted
- ¼ cup (21.0 g)unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
- 1.0 tsp (5.0 ml)VanillaGoods pure vanilla extract
- 3.0 tbsp (45.0 ml)whole milk, as needed
- ⅛ tspfine sea salt
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Instructions
- Beat the cream cheese on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add the confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, 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 chocolate cheesecake dip?
Plan on 10 minutes of prep. It makes about 1 1/2 cups (8 servings).
How should I store chocolate cheesecake 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.
147
Calories / serving
10.2g
Fat
13.4g
Carbs
2.4g
Protein
11.1g
Sugar
Whole recipe (8 servings): ~1176 cal · 82g fat · 107g carbs · 19g protein · 89g sugar
Estimated values per serving, calculated from standard ingredient data. Not verified Nutrition Facts; actual values vary with brands, measurements, and preparation.
Per serving · 147 calories
What it takes to burn one serving
- Brisk walking 28 min·1.6 mi·~3300 steps
- Walking uphill or incline treadmill 20 min·1.0 mi·~2000 steps
- Moderate cycling 15 min·3.0 mi
- Swimming laps 21 min
- Jogging 14 min·1.2 mi·~2250 steps
- Stair climbing 14 min·~1250 steps
- Dancing 24 min
- Bodyweight circuit training 15 min
- Cleaning, errands, or playing with the dog 34 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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