In a world full of savory, sour cream-heavy dips, I find dessert dips such a refreshing change of pace. Take this apple dip with marshmallow fluff: It’s delicate, light, a little tangy from the cream cheese and just sweet enough without being cloying. I get lost in it, dunking apple slice after apple slice while mingling at a party or watching a Halloween movie. And with just five ingredients and no cooking or baking needed, this apple dip comes together effortlessly.

Keep it simple and arrange apple slices all around the dip, or go the extra mile and build an entire caramel apple bar, with apples, graham crackers, pretzels, vanilla wafers, figs and pears to boot.

Ingredients for Apple Dip with Marshmallow Fluff

• Cream cheese: It’s important to soften the cream cheese to room temperature so the mixer can knock out all the lumps. It’s very hard to beat cold cream cheese until it’s completely smooth, and doing so will leave unsightly lumps in the dip.
• Brown sugar: Brown sugar’s caramel-molasses flavor pairs nicely with the caramel ice cream topping. You don’t need too much of the sugar since the caramel also sweetens the dip.
• Caramel ice cream topping: You can use homemade salted caramel sauce here, but store-bought caramel ice cream topping is so much quicker and easier.
• Vanilla extract: Delicate, floral vanilla extract harmonizes all the flavors.
• Marshmallow creme: Feel free to buy any marshmallow creme or marshmallow fluff brand available to you.
• Apple slices: Unless you’re buying the apples from a farmers’ market or straight from an orchard, take a moment to thoroughly clean the apples to wash off the wax. Then core the apples and cut them into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

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