Coconut Cream Fruit Dip + Video
Coconut Cream Fruit Dip – This super easy 3-ingredient fruit dip is creamy and delicious paired with any fruit! A must for summer parties and potlucks, baby and bridal showers, or anytime!
I first tried this coconut cream fruit dip at a recipe swap one of my friends hosted. I was blown away by how simple and refreshing it is paired with the fruit and I’ve been addicted to it ever since!
It’s so easy to make with only three ingredients: cream of coconut, cream cheese, and whipped topping. If you’ve never heard of cream of coconut it is NOT simply coconut cream. It’s presweetened like sweetened condensed milk. Cream of coconut is used in piña coladas and is really good! My favorite brands are Coco Real or Coco Lopez.
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This recipe makes a lot of coconut cream fruit dip! It’s great for parties of any kind and I can guarantee your friends will ask you for the recipe. Just print them a copy, or I’d love for you to send them to my blog!
I’ve updated this post a few times, but I’m sharing it like new today because it’s so good and I’ve made a recipe video to show you just how easy it is to make! Enjoy my friends! You will fall in love with this coconut cream fruit dip! I just know it!
**5/18/15 – I’ve updated the recipe to the original amounts since posting half of the ingredients was confusing to so many.
- FULL RECIPE = party size (20+ servings)
- HALF RECIPE = snacking/family size (10 servings)
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Coconut Cream Fruit Dip
Ingredients
- 8 oz (226 g) block-style cream cheese
- 15 oz (425 g) can cream of coconut, (Not coconut milk or coconut cream! Find this in the aisle with the margarita mix & other mixers.)
- 8 oz (226 g) tub whipped topping, (Cool Whip)
Instructions
- In a large bowl with an electric hand mixer, beat the cream cheese with the cream of coconut until all lumps are gone.
- Add the whipped topping and mix again.
- Serve with fruit or graham crackers. Keep refrigerated.
Video
Notes
- – TIP: Some readers have found beating the cream cheese first, then adding the cream of coconut helps to keep the lumps out. You can also try softening the cream cheese or using a stand mixer with the whisk attachment.
- – What is Cream of Coconut? It is coconut cream that has been presweetened, much like sweetened condensed milk. Find it in the aisle with the alcoholic mixers. Look for the Coco Lopez or Coco Real brands.
- – Not a fan of Cool Whip? Go ahead and whisk 1 cup of heavy whipping cream with ¼ cup of powdered sugar until stiff peaks form (easiest to do in a stand mixer).
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Made this for a girls night and everyone said it was a keeper!!! thanks you for the recipe. if anyone is thinking of trying this, they need to its sooo good!
Yay! I am so glad to hear that! It really is one of the best dips out there!
on my to try list. looks yummy
That’s good info so I’m glad I asked. Thank you Amber Brady!
Whip cream
This sounds so good! Would the dip be much different without the cream cheese? I’m considering using only the coconut cream and who cream…
The cream cheese gives it the stability. You could try it, but it will probably turn out pretty runny.
Could this be made with whipped cream instead of cool whip?
Yes, I would start at 1/2 cup of heavy cream whipped with 1/4 cup powdered sugar & 1/2 tsp vanilla to sweeten it. Whip your cream to stiff peaks to help hold the volume, so it doesn’t deflate, then add it to the rest of the dip.
Hi,
Could 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. 🙂
Thanks so much! I believe I’ve seen this in a magazine before, I just forgot how to do it! Thanks so much Amber! 🙂
Hi!
Loved 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!
I 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.
The 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 🙂
I live in Illinois and couldn’t find it by the margarita mix at any grocery store, but I happen to have a Hispanic BF and he mentioned that the Hispanic section of any grocery store usually has a bunch of coconut items……turns out he was right. All three local grocery stores here have it in the “ethnic” or “Hispanic” aisle….just for another area for others to try because this recipe is FANTASTIC!! I have made it numerous times just since the holidays because it was such a big hit and EVERYONE keeps asking for it. Also, like you said, I make it with low fat/calorie cream cheese & cool whip so it truly is not a high calorie snack! LOVE it! Thank you!
Joleen! Thank you so much for coming back to share your experience! I had no idea that the cream of coconut wouldn’t be in the mixers aisle. It must be a Utah thing, so thanks for sharing where you found it, and I am so glad that you have made it several times and love it! It seriously is my favorite fruit dip ever, I rarely try anything new to dip fruit in. Thanks again!
My pleasure! Thank YOU for posting the recipe as it is definitely a family fav now!! 🙂
It 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.
Have you ever tried making this with light cool whip and low fat cream cheese?
Yes, ma’am. That is how I make it most of the time 🙂