Kitchen science: Cream cheese is soft but stiff when it's cold; warming it for a few minutes makes it creamy, so it blends smoothly with the fluffy creme.
Fruit Dip for kids: the whole recipe
Cloud Dip! It's fluffy, it's sweet, and it makes fruit disappear. This easy no-cook recipe is for ages 5 to 9 (grades K–3rd), takes about 15 minutes (plus 10 minutes waiting) and serves 4. Crumb, our tiny chef, reads every step aloud with a picture, so a child can follow along.
Ingredients
½ cup cream cheese
½ cup marshmallow creme
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
8 strawberries
2 apples
Tools
A mixing bowl, A big spoon, A cutting board, A sharp knife (grown-up), A plate, Measuring cups, Measuring spoons.
Steps
Wash your hands with soap for twenty seconds, then let's make Cloud Dip!
Take ½ cup of cream cheese out of the fridge and let it sit for ten minutes.
While you wait, rinse 8 strawberries under cold water.
Put ½ cup of cream cheese and ½ cup of marshmallow creme into the bowl.
Stir until it's smooth, with no lumps left.
Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon over the top.
Grown-up step: A grown-up cuts 2 apples into thin slices on the board.
Arrange the strawberries and apple slices around the bowl.
Dip a strawberry into the cloud and take a bite!
Safety notes
Sharp! A grown-up does this part.
Contains milk, eggs. Tap "Allergies?" on the Kitchen's front page and the swaps fill themselves in where there is one.
Cut apple into thin slices for little ones under 4.
Read the label on packets for allergies.
Sticky fingers.
Kitchen science
Cream cheese is soft but stiff when it's cold; warming it for a few minutes makes it creamy, so it blends smoothly with the fluffy creme.
Make it your own
Dip pretzel sticks, banana coins or grapes (cut in half for little ones).
Stir in a spoon of strawberry jam for a pink cloud.