Thursday, January 26, 2012

The Easiest Fruit Dip(s) in the World!

The other day I was craving some fruit dip.  Naturally, I went to Pinterest (like I google stuff anymore) and typed in a search.  Nearly every recipe was the same- add 1 thing of marshmallow cream to 1 thing of cream cheese.  Delicious- but I would rather eat a legit dessert than ruin my healthy fruit-eating attempts with that crap.  So...I crafted a few MUCH healthier versions on my own and I have to say- they turned out quite nicely!

Orange-y Fruit Dip

1 Fat-Free Vanilla Chobani Yogurt (lots of protein, no fat, low calories, low sugar- good deal)
1 orange
1 packet stevia (or other sweetener)

Oh yeah, did I mention this only has three ingredients?  Seriously- and it was so good.  I threw the Chobani in a bowl and stirred it around a little to get it nice and smooth.  I zested the orange right into the bowl (pretty much the whole thing) and then cut the orange in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl.  I only used the juice from half of my orange because it was very ripe and juicy.  Upon tasting, I thought it needed a little sweetening up, so I added the stevia packet.  Perfection.  I mixed it all together and threw it in the fridge until it was time to eat it.  Result= so yummy!

Orange Dip- this picture is weird and dark, but really the dip is light orange in color!


Strawberry-licioius Fruit Dip

1 Plain Chobani Yogurt
1/2 tub fat free strawberry cream cheese (I would recommend Philadelphia brand)
2 packets stevia

Same as above, basically.  Add ingredients together and mix well.  I ended up adding a little bit of orange to this one because I liked it better.  (orange juice and zest)

Dips generally taste better after they've had time to chill for awhile and the flavors have mingled a bit.  We ate the orange one right away and let the strawberry one sit.  It was definitely better the next day.
 
Strawberry Dip- so yummy!

Serve these with any fruit you feel like, but we ate what we had on hand (fresh pineapple, red grapes, kiwis, and strawberries).  Other good recommendations: apple slices, any grapes, bananas, oranges, etc.  We actually tried some mango in it on day 2 and that was pretty tasty!

The fruit/ingreds

The finished product(s)

1 comment:

  1. Love it! Sadly I've fallen off blogs too thanks to pinterest!! ha ha! :) Can't wait to keep reading!

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