This easy, 4-ingredient cream cheese caramel apple dip with toffee is a must try! And this rich and creamy no-bake dessert is ready in 10 minutes. Perfect for a quick dessert, fall snack, or an easy party appetizer!
If apples are your favorite part of fall and you’ve been looking for fun apple dessert ideas to showcase your favorite fall fruit, this easy caramel and cream cheese apple dip is for you! Made with 4 ingredients, this quick and easy dessert recipe can be put together in less than 10 minutes.
Make this easy caramel apple dip for your next fall get-together, it’s sure to be a big hit!
Jump to:
- Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Ingredients Needed
- Recipe Variations and Substitutions
- Step-By-Step Instructions
- What Should I Serve This Apple Dip In?
- Other Foods to Try with this Dip
- How Do You Keep Apples From Turning Brown Once Cut?
- Make Ahead Tips
- Storage
- Recipe FAQs
- Love This Recipe? You May Also Enjoy
- 📖 Easy Caramel Apple Dip with Toffee
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Quick and easy to make. It will take you less than 10 minutes to mix up and layer your cream cheese apple dip with caramel and toffee bits.
This dip stores well. You can make this ahead of time or make it right before you want to enjoy it, it doesn’t matter because it tastes just as good a day or two later! There’s a reason this sweet dip is my go-to for fall gatherings!
Rich, creamy, and delicious. Creamy caramel is the main flavor, accented by cream cheese and toffee…basically, this dessert tastes like a caramel cheesecake dip (and who doesn’t want that?!).
Ingredients Needed
- Reduced Fat Cream Cheese – I recommend using reduced fat cream cheese as there really isn’t a need the extra fat. If you’d prefer full-fat cream cheese, feel free to use it instead.
- Brown Sugar – Used to sweeten the cream cheese layer and add depth of flavor.
- Caramel Dip or Caramel Sauce – Use your favorite store bought brand of caramel dip or sauce, or make a homemade one! Reduced Fat is a good option here too if you’d like to save some calories.
- Toffee Bits / Heath Bits – Toffee is a very sweet candy that is hard, brittle, and crunchy. It’s very similar to caramel or butterscotch. Using it in this dip adds nice texture and flavor.
See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Recipe Variations and Substitutions
- Make your dip sweeter. I personally find this dip to be sweet enough with the caramel, toffee, and various things we like to dip in it. However, if preferred, you can add additional brown sugar to your cream cheese mixture for a sweeter dip. Increase the amount of the brown sugar from ¼ cup to ⅓ cup or even ½ cap if you like your dips really sweet.
- Add chopped nuts. Adding chopped walnuts or chopped pecans to this cream cheese apple dip would be a lovely addition. If I were doing this, I would add ¼ cup of chopped nuts in at the same time as the toffee bits.
- Replace the toffee bits with chopped up Heath bar or chocolate covered toffee bits. A little chocolate never hurts in my book… if you’re a chocolate lover too, you may love this option!
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: In a large mixing bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer), beat together cream cheese and brown sugar until combined and creamy.
Step 2: Spread the cream cheese and sugar mixture into an even layer across the bottom of your serving dish.
Step 3: Pour the caramel dip on top of the cream cheese layer and spread it into an even layer.
Step 4: Sprinkle bits of toffee evenly over the top of your dip. Serve and enjoy!
What Should I Serve This Apple Dip In?
You have a lot of options here! The main goal is to create a thinner cream cheese layer (about ½-1” thick) to spread your caramel over. Using a deep pie plate, a rimmed serving platter, or a 6 cup rectangular glass Pyrex container with a lid are all great options. Use what you have!
Other Foods to Try with this Dip
I like to set out a mix of dipping options when serving this caramel apple dip to friends and family. Besides slices of your favorite apples, these items are great options for dunking in this cream cheese caramel dip:
- Ginger snaps
- Graham cracker pieces
- Nilla Wafers
- Teddy Grahams
How Do You Keep Apples From Turning Brown Once Cut?
You can prevent freshly cut apples from turning brown by placing the apple slices into a medium sized bowl with club soda for 2-3 minutes to help prevent browning. Drain off the water and place the apple slices in the fridge until you’re ready to enjoy them.
Apple slices will stay good in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Make Ahead Tips
Making this cream cheese caramel dip ahead of time is a great option! Although it doesn’t take a long time to make, it’s nice to have this dessert prepped and ready to go in the fridge before having friends over, for an upcoming potluck, or fall gathering!
If making your dip ahead of time, allow the dip to sit out at room temperature for about 10-15 minutes prior to serving. This allows the cream cheese to soften up a bit, making for easier and more enjoyable dipping!
Storage
If you manage to have leftovers, store remaining dip covered with plastic wrap or in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Note: the toffee will begin to soften the longer it sits on the dip… not necessarily bad, but something to know.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can make cream cheese caramel apple dip in advance! However, it’s best served at room temperature for easy dipping. If you choose to make this a day ahead, allow the dip to sit out at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Place freshly cut apple slices into a medium sized bowl with club soda for 2-3 minutes to help prevent browning. Drain and place in the fridge until ready to enjoy.
Apple slices will stay good in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Granny Smith apples are often said to be one of the best apples to dip in caramel because they have just the right amount of tartness to balance out the sweetness of the caramel.
Other apple varieties great for dipping include Gala, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, SweeTango, Fuji, and Empire.
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📖 Easy Caramel Apple Dip with Toffee
Ingredients
- 2, 8 oz blocks of reduced fat cream cheese
- ¼ C brown sugar
- 1, 16 oz container of caramel dip or caramel sauce*
- ½ C toffee bits
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer), beat together cream cheese and brown sugar until combined and creamy
- Spread cream cheese mixture into an even layer across the bottom of your serving dish
- Pour caramel dip on top of the cream cheese mixture and spread into an even layer
- Sprinkle toffee bits evenly over the top of your dip
- Serve with apple slices and enjoy!*
Notes
- Make your dip sweeter. I personally find this dip to be sweet enough with the caramel, toffee, and various things we like to dip in it. However, if preferred, you can add additional brown sugar to your cream cheese mixture for a sweeter dip. Increase the amount of the brown sugar from ¼ cup to ⅓ cup or even ½ cap if you like your dips really sweet.
- Add chopped nuts. Adding chopped walnuts or chopped pecans to this cream cheese apple dip would be a lovely addition. If I were doing this, I would add ¼ cup of chopped nuts in at the same time as the toffee bits.
- Replace the toffee bits with chopped up Heath bar or chocolate covered toffee bits. A little chocolate never hurts in my book… if you’re a chocolate lover too, you may love this option!
- Apple slices
- Ginger snaps
- Graham cracker pieces
- Nilla Wafers
- Teddy Grahams
Betsy says
This is such an easy and tasty dessert. Also good with a cup of coffee with the gals on a Saturday afternoon.
Meredith says
Ooooh, now I need to make this and get a coffee date together too! Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
M. says
So easy, we loved dipping our apples from the orchard in this! Thanks
ourlovelanguageisfood says
I’m so glad you enjoyed this dip for your freshly-picked apples! Thanks for trying my recipe 🙂
David says
I made this for a family gathering recently. The idea was that we have it for dessert, but it was all gone before we even sent on to eat dinner…
ourlovelanguageisfood says
I’m so glad to hear everyone enjoyed it! It’s definitely a good appetizer too 🙂