Caramel Cheesecake Dip
Caramel. Apples. Cheesecake. Peanuts. ♥
This Caramel Cheesecake Dip is ridiculously easy to make and is the perfect last minute dip to bring to a party. It’s sweet, creamy, and caramel-y with an extra crunch from the salted caramel peanuts that everyone loves.
And with football season starting in a couple weeks {GO PACKERS GO}, I will be making this delicious Caramel Cheesecake Dip a lot for our Green Bay Packer parties this year. Enjoy!
JUST A FEW BAKING TIPS:
✓ CHILLED CREAM CHEESE: You want your cream cheese to be soft enough to beat until smooth & creamy but you also want it to be semi-chilled if your planning on serving the dip right away. So what I like to do about 30 minutes before I’m ready to make this dip, I remove the two cream cheese packages from the fridge & place them onto the kitchen counter, this way they will be slightly soft but still be chilled.
✓ ADD SOME CRUNCH: I like to add some “crunch” to this caramel cheesecake dip. I used Planters Salted Caramel Peanuts which are AMAZING in this dip. But you could use regular salted peanuts or if you don’t like peanuts you could add chocolate chips instead!
✓ SERVE: Serve this dip with your favorite kind of apples or cinnamon sugar graham crackers are excellent too!
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO MAKE THIS CARAMEL CHEESECAKE DIP:
Caramel Cheesecake Dip
Yield: Serves 10
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
PrintIngredients:
- 2 (8oz.) package cream cheese
- 1 cup caramel sauce (room temperature)
- 1/3 cup peanuts
- additional peanuts and caramel sauce, for topping
Directions:
STEP 1: Using an electric or stand mixer, beat cream cheese for about 1-2 minutes until smooth and fluffy.
STEP 2: Stir in caramel sauce.
STEP 3: Stir in peanuts.
STEP 4: Pour dip into serving bowl, top with additional peanuts and drizzle with caramel sauce. Serve with apple slices or cinnamon-sugar graham crackers.
NOTES:
* STORE CHEESECAKE DIP IN FRIDGE FOR UP TO ONE WEEK.
Love the idea of eating this with apples- like a portable caramel apple!