If you love pumpkin cheesecake but can never find the time to bake one, you'll think this pumpkin cream cheese dip is to die for! For those of you looking for delicious no-bake Halloween treats or a Thanksgiving appetizer, you've got to try this pumpkin dip with ginger snaps, along with my mom's no-bake pumpkin pie!
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Last week marked the first official day of fall, although as far as I'm concerned, September 1st is the first day of "spooky season", whether the San Diego weather agrees with me or not.
Now that autumn is officially in swing, I'm starting it off right with this delicious pumpkin dip recipe. I love hosting parties, and when I do, I try to find quick and easy recipes.
Baking has never been where I shine in the kitchen, so I'm all about no-bake Halloween treats! If you're like me, you have to try this really fun chocolate Halloween bark, these pumpkin spice truffles, and this spooky charcuterie board!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This easy pumpkin dip recipe tastes like pumpkin cheesecake but can be made in minutes!
- You probably have many of these ingredients lying around the house, so you'll only need to buy a few additional ingredients.
- This dip is great for sharing and perfect for parties.
- You can prepare this dip ahead of time and store it in the fridge until you're ready to serve it.
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Cream cheese: For a healthier alternative, you can try using vanilla Greek Yogurt.
- Cool whip: I haven't personally tried this, but I think cheesecake pudding mix would also work, although the texture may end up a little different.
- Brown sugar: You can also try sweetening with powdered sugar, honey, or pure maple syrup.
- Toffee Bits: You can leave these out or use chopped walnuts or pecans instead.
- Pepitas: These are optional.
- Gingersnaps: You can use other cookies like Biscoff, Nilla Wafers, or graham crackers. Alternatively, you could also try apple slices, pretzels, or any of your favorite dippers.
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How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: Using an electric mixer (or hand mixer), blend together pumpkin puree, cream cheese, and Cool Whip until smooth.
Step 2: Add in pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar, and caramel. Mix until smooth.
Step 3: Add in toffee bits, and lightly pulse until they're evenly mixed in.
Step 4: Top with an extra swirl of caramel and pepitas (optional), and enjoy your pumpkin dip with ginger snaps or your favorite dippers!
Pro Tip: You can dig into your pumpkin cream cheese dip right away, but I like to let it sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before enjoying it.
Looking for more cream cheese recipes? If so, you NEED to try this smoked cream cheese recipe; you can enjoy it two ways! If you're specifically looking for other cream cheese dips, this delicious cream cheese fruit dip is a must!
Recipe FAQs
There are lots of things to eat along with the pumpkin dip! Cookies like ginger snaps, Biscoff lotus cookies, graham crackers, and vanilla wafers all work really well with the dip. You can also experiment with less obvious dippers like apple slices, pretzels, or celery!
Canned pumpkin can be used for a wide variety of dishes, but it probably works best with sweets. Typically when making desserts with canned pumpkin puree you will end up adding cinnamon, cloves, sugar, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger.
Pro Tips
- Make sure you're using pumpkin puree, rather than pumpkin pie filling.
- Try the dip with different dippers like apple slices, vanilla wafers, pretzels, etc.
- You can leave the dip out to enjoy for several hours, but leftovers should be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
- For other fall treats, try these yummy cake mix pumpkin muffins.
More Fall Recipes
If you enjoy this pumpkin cream cheese dip, be sure to try these other fall recipes!
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Ingredients
Method
- Using an electric mixer (or with a hand mixer) blend together pumpkin puree, cream cheese, and cool whip until smooth.
- Add in pumpkin pie spice, brown sugar, and caramel. Mix until smooth.
- Add toffee bits and lightly pulse until they're evenly mixed in.
- Top with an extra swirl of caramel and pepitas (optional), and enjoy your pumpkin dip with ginger snaps or your favorite dippers!
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Notes
- Make sure you're using pumpkin puree, rather than pumpkin pie filling.
- You can dig into your pumpkin cream cheese dip right away, but I like to let it sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before enjoying it.
- Try the dip with different dippers like apple slices, vanilla wafers, pretzels, etc.
- You can leave the dip out to enjoy for several hours but leftovers should be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
- For other fall treats, try these yummy cake mix pumpkin muffins.
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