Want a fun St. Patrick's Day Dessert Dip that you can enjoy safely while being gluten and dairy free? Then look no further than this creamy, sweet dessert dip. Plus, you'll see all our favorite gluten free and dairy free snacks that you can dip and enjoy with this sweet fruit dip.
The reasons are endless to serve this dip. You can use it as a sweet, delicious appetizer at your St. Patrick's Day Party, the kids can take it to school for their Leprechaun celebration, or you can just snack on it at home after enjoying your allergen friendly Shepherd's Pie (Cottage Pie).
💚 Why You'll Love This Treat
- This sweet treat is easily customizable
- It's festive and fun
- It's made with gluten and dairy free ingredients
- It reminds us of the dunkaroo dip recipe that has been floating around the interwebs
- This easy recipe is silly simple to make
- Super simple to scale this recipe to make a perfect appetizer to feed a crowd
- This is the easiest way to make a dessert that the whole family will devour
Ingredients Needed
- Dairy Free Cream Cheese-- Kite Hill makes a dairy free cream cheese that we LOVE for so many recipes
- Icing Sugar-- you can use any gluten free and dairy free icing sugar or confectioners sugar, but we like to use Tate & Lyle
- Vanilla extract -- we use McCormick's because we know they're gluten and dairy free
- Coco whip-- we use So Delicious CocoWhip, it's like Cool Whip, bu it's dairy free!
- Gluten Free Chocolate Sandwich cookies-- KinniKinnick KinniTOOS are a brand we love. These are some of our favorite cookies that are just like Oreos, but totally dairy free and gluten free
- Green Food Coloring-- we love using Super Natural food dye and sprinkles because they're not only gluten free, vegan, and dairy free, but they're also dye free since they're made 100% from plants- no Red40 here!
How to Make St. Patrick's Day Dessert Dip
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the dairy free cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract together using a hand mixer.
- Add a drop or two of green food coloring to the dip. Mix it in, add more as necessary to get your creamy dip the shade of green that you prefer.
- Carefully, fold in the dairy free cocowhip using a rubber spatula.
- Fold in chopped chocolate cookie sandwiches but leave about 2 tablespoons to add on top when ready to serve.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate and serve when ready.
Storage
For best results, this perfect dip should be covered in an airtight container or some kind of sealed container and it should be kept in the refrigerator when not serving it. It should keep up to 3 days.
Keep in mind that the texture will change the longer that it is at room temperature. This dairy free dessert dip may also change if it sits in the fridge for too long. Always stir before eating it.
We do not recommend freezing this.
What treats can I serve with this easy dessert dip?
Use whatever treats you have on hand. A few we think would be delicious with this sweet dip are:
- gluten free pretzel sticks
- gluten and dairy free chocolate sandwiches
- chocolate chips cookies (gf and df of course)
- strawberries, apple slices, and other fresh fruit
- gf df chocolate graham crackers
- gluten and dairy free animal crackers
- nilla wafers -- these are our favorite gluten, dairy, soy, peanuts and other nuts FREE choice
- pick any of your other favorite things that would go good with a sweet dip
Can I use a different color?
Yes, this is a basic delicious dip that can be used for other holidays and celebrations besides St Patrick's day.
You do not have to color it a festive green color, in fact, you can leave it the color it would be naturally, or you can use any other food dye colring to make it match whatever you are serving it with or for.
Variations
- Make a chocolate dip by adding a splash of your favorite dairy free cocoa powder.
- Change the color of the dip by using different food coloring. You could even make a gold dip the next time you make it and use it as your pot of gold at your party
- Double or triple this dessert dip and feed a whole crowd of people
Other delicious dessert ideas
St Patrick's Day Dessert Dip
Ingredients
- 4 ounces dairy free Cream Cheese see suggestions in post
- ½ cup Icing Sugar see suggestions in post
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract see suggestions in post
- 1 ¼ cup dairy free whipped topping see suggestions in post
- 1 ½ cups Gluten Free Oreos chopped; set aside 2 tablespoons, see suggestions in post
- Green Food Coloring see suggestions in post
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the dairy free cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract together using a hand mixer.
- Add a drop or two of green food coloring to the dip. Mix it in, add more as necessary to get your creamy dip the shade of green that you prefer.
- Carefully, fold in the dairy free cocowhip using a rubber spatula.
- Fold in chopped chocolate cookie sandwiches but leave about 2 tablespoons to add on top when ready to serve.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate and serve when ready.
Notes
- Always refrigerate this dairy free dessert dip when you aren't serving it.
- You can make this dip any color that you wish
- See all of our gluten and dairy free brand suggestions in the post.
Nutritional Disclaimer
These Nutritional Facts are ESTIMATED. Your actual nutritional info with this recipe may vary depending on the brands you choose. “Eating Gluten and Dairy Free” is not a registered dietician or nutritionist. The provided nutritional info above is based on a generic calculator, if you want more accurate info, use your nutritional calculator of choice where you can choose brands and get more info that way.
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