Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip is a whippy, 3-ingredient apple dip recipe that tastes like caramel apple cheesecake. Easy and so addicting!
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to grab an apple, graham cracker, spoon, ladle, shovel – ie the largest object you can find – to scoop then transport Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip into your mouth.
Trust me, you’re going to want it for devouring this festive apple dip!
Watch How to Make It!
Fall-Inspired Apple Dip
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip is going to become your new favorite fall recipe of all time. Three main ingredients – cream cheese, homemade caramel sauce, and whipped topping – combine to create a whippy, caramel cheesecake dip that’s the definition of divine when scooped onto a fresh apple slice or crunchy graham cracker.
This is a recipe that I knew would be good – but turned out GREAT!
This apple dip is a twist on caramel apples which are fun for sure, but the sticky fingers, faces, and teeth, well…aren’t.
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip gives you all the flavor of caramel apples, plus the luxuriousness of cheesecake, without the need for a wet wipe or dental exam. It’s a must try dessert dip!
How to Make This Recipe
Start by making the easy caramel sauce, which is the same one I use in my Caramel Apple Crisp. If you want to buy caramel sauce instead of making it yourself, be sure to pick up caramel SAUCE versus caramel DIP, as the latter will be too thick.
Add brown sugar, half & half, butter, and a pinch of salt to a small saucepan then bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat while stirring constantly. Turn the heat down then simmer while stirring until the caramel has thickened, 10-12 minutes. Take the pan off the heat then stir in vanilla extract and set the caramel aside to cool completely.
You can make the caramel sauce several days ahead of time. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use, then microwave for 20-30 seconds to make it warm pliable, but not hot.
Reserve 2 Tablespoons caramel sauce to drizzle on top of the finished dip then add the rest to a large bowl with 1/3 less fat cream cheese that’s been softened to room temperature. Whisk until smooth then fold in whipped topping.
I recommend SoDelicious Cocowhip even if you’re able to eat dairy (unless of course you are allergic to coconut). The ingredient list is much better than other whipped toppings plus it add a great flavor to the dip.
Refrigerate the dip until completely chilled (at least 2 hours or overnight) then scoop into a big serving bowl and drizzle with the reserved caramel plus crushed graham crackers for a little flair.
Serve with fresh apple slices and graham crackers then go to town! I hope you LOVE this luscious, yummy fall dip recipe – enjoy!
Ingredients
- 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 9 oz SoDelicious CoCoWhip Topping
- sliced apples
- graham crackers
For the Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/4 cup butter
- dash of salt
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions
For the Caramel Sauce:
- Combine brown sugar, half and half, butter and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer while stirring constantly then turn heat down slightly and continue simmering while stirring until mixture has thickened, 10-12 minutes. Remove pan from heat then stir in vanilla and set aside to cool completely. Can be made up to 5 days ahead of time.
For the Dip:
- Reserve 2 Tablespoons caramel sauce for topping the dip with then add 1 cup caramel sauce to a large mixing bowl with the cream cheese and whisk until smooth. Add whipped topping then fold with a spatula to combine. Refrigerate dip until completely chilled, at least 2 hours.
- Scoop dip into a serving bowl then top with reserved caramel sauce and crushed graham crackers (optional) then serve with apple slices and graham crackers.
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Can you send recipes that are gluten free and lactose free?
Hi Mary! Here are all my gluten free and dairy free recipes! https://iowagirleats.com/recipes/?diet%5B%5D=dairy-free&diet%5B%5D=gluten-free
Easy and delicious, seeved for bible study. It makes a bunch too! Any thoughts on freezing half?
So glad you enjoyed it! I think it would freeze just fine – might just need a vigorous whipping after thawing. :)
A lot of the little kids in our family don’t like fruit pies so took this to the family Thanksgiving get together and it was a huge hit! Made another batch today for my daughter to share with her fiancé’s family. So delicious and so easy! I wasn’t able to get the coco cream so whipped up some heavy cream with a little sugar. Substituted perfectly!
Wohoo!! Super glad it was a hit, Elaine!
I have never heard of CoCo Whip? Is it like Cool Whip?
Yep exactly! Except it’s coconut milk-based and dairy-free. :)
Oh my! I finally made this and it was so good! Especially with the homemade caramel sauce and GF graham crackers! I honestly hid it in the back of the refrigerator and didn’t want to share.
HAHA – been there done that!! So glad you loved it!
Oh. Em. Gee. I think I just found my new favorite fall dessert!
You’ll love it, Kelly! Hope you are well!
This looks amazing. Totally miss your Friday favorites and daily posts. Must be a busy life with 2 kids!
ME TOO!
Thank you, Kim! 2 posts a week is what I can manage right now without being a giant stress ball all day. Thank you for your feedback though – I love to hear what you’re looking to see on IGE! ❤️
I would be going nuts if my camera went missing for that long, even though it’s cheap. Glad you found it! The only problem I see with making the caramel ahead of time is that it would never make it into the dip. The husband (or me, I have no self control) would surely eat it. Ditto on your caramel apple sentiments too, it’s just too much all at once for my teeth and hands and face in general because it get’s all over somehow!
Totally relate to that! I stuck mine in the back of the fridge for a day to keep it out of my sights! ?
Yum yum yum! Pinning this to take to my next football tailgate!
Perfect dip for game day. Hope you love it, Erin!
Delicious and EASY!
Yes, Ma’am!
Will full-fat coconut milk work in place of half-&-half, even if using dairy cream cheese?
Hi Diane! I mentioned in the recipe that you can use full fat coconut milk instead. The flavor will be a bit different but it’s still good!
Will this work with full-fat cream cheese?
Yep!
This looks amazing!! I need to find that Coco Whip. YUM.
Yeah! I find it in HyVee’s health market freezer.