Make Your Christmas Sweeter with Peppermint Bark Cheesecake Dip
Try making this tasty peppermint dip for the holidays!
Need an easy dessert to take to your next holiday party?
Consider making this fluffy peppermint dip featuring chopped pieces of peppermint bark candy! This festive peppermint dip has the 3 major food groups of Christmas—cream cheese, sugar, and candy canes, which makes it so irresistible!
It tastes like a creamy minty cheesecake, and I’m confident even Santa himself would approve. The best part is, you can whip it up in just a few minutes making it an effortless treat to serve over the holidays!
Hip tips for making this sweet and fluffy peppermint dip:
- Prefer real whipped cream over Cool Whip? Feel free to swap the ingredients, though the dip may not last as long in the fridge or stay as dense… it will still be just as yummy, though!
- Use your chocolate mint candy of choice! I chopped up Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Squares because they’re my favorite, but you could use another peppermint type candy such as Andes Mints or Hershey’s Peppermint Bark Bells.
- Save on time and make the dip a day ahead of time and chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Give it a festive pink hue with a couple of drops of red food coloring, but feel free to omit that step if desired.
- Serve with the dippers you prefer. Try Milano cookies (OMG, so good) or Nilla wafers.
Peppermint Bark Cheesecake Dip
yield: 8 SERVINGS
prep time: 15 MINUTES
total time: 15 MINUTES
Pieces of peppermint bark and candy canes are folder into fluffy cream cheese and Cool Whip for a sweet holiday treat all will love!
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 drops of red food coloring *optional
- 4 oz. whipped topping (such as Cool Whip)
- 6 small peppermint bark squares, chopped (such as Ghirardelli Squares)
- 2 peppermint candy canes, crushed
- dippers such as cookies, graham crackers, Nilla wafers
Directions
1
In a mixing bowl, onlinebine the softened cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and peppermint extract. Use a hand mixer to mix until smooth. Mix in a couple of drops of red food coloring, if desired.
2
Fold in the whipped topping with a spoon. Then add the chopped peppermint bark and crushed candy canes to the mixture, and onlinebine.
3
Transfer the dip to a bowl and top the dip with additional chopped peppermint bark and crushed candy cane as desired. Place in the fridge until chilled, for about 30 minutes, or until you are ready to serve.
4
Serve the peppermint dip on a platter or plate surrounded with cookies, Nilla wafers, or graham crackers. Enjoy!
This is so pretty and yummy!
My kids were especially impressed with this idea, so I’m sure yours will be too! This is a fun one to make with kids (after you prep all the chopping of the candies) because they’ll have fun mixing in the ingredients and choosing the dippers. Enjoy!
Make some Christmas sugar cookies, too!
