Creamy Lemon Fruit Dip – Super healthy kids

This easy lemon fruit dip is creamy, fluffy and downright delicious. With just the right amount of sweetness to balance out the bright lemon flavor, it’s a healthy, high-protein snack when served with fresh fruit and crackers.

Why You’ll Love This Creamy Lemon Fruit Dip

We love fresh fruit in our home. And while we can all agree it’s delicious on its own, I really love serving it with fruit dip. Not only does it increase the overall deliciousness, but they also get a serving of protein! It’s a healthy and filling snack that will keep everyone full until dinner.

This Lemon Fruit Dip is a favorite. Only 4 basic ingredients are required to get started. It couldn’t be faster and easier to prepare! And it’s just delicious. We keep it handy for a quick afternoon snack, but have also taken it to potlucks and made it for company. It’s super creamy, perfectly fluffy, not too sweet, and offers just the right amount of light and lemony lemon flavor. It’s the kind of bottom that keeps you coming back for more. And because it’s healthy too… I totally agree.

Ingredients you need to prepare a Lemon Fruit Dip:

• cream cheese– We used normal cream cheese. Neufchatel works great too.
• Greek yogurt– We used Greek vanilla yoghurt. You can also make it with plain Greek yogurt and add extra powdered sugar or honey to sweeten it, if you like.
• powdered sugar– Just a bit of powdered sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness to balance out the tangy lemon flavor.
• lemon– You use the juice and zest to make sure the lemon flavor really comes into its own in this dip!

How to prepare a lemon fruit dip:

1. Soften cream cheese. Make sure your cream cheese is room temperature. This will ensure you get that super creamy, whipped consistency that makes this dip so delicious. Add powdered sugar and lemon zest and stir until smooth.
2. Add yogurt. Add the yoghurt and lemon juice to the cream cheese mixture.
3. Beat until smooth. Beat for at least 1 minute until the dip is smooth and creamy.
4. Cool. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Top with fresh lemon zest if you like!
5. Surcharge. Serve with fresh berries, grapes, apple slices, graham crackers or vanilla waffles. Enjoy!

tips and suggestions

What should I serve with the lemon fruit dip?

This mild, lemony dip goes well with almost anything! Here are some of our favourites:

• strawberries
• blueberries
• raspberries
• bananas
• apple pieces
• Grapes
• pineapple pieces
• Cantaloupe melon
• honeydew
• blackberries
• Pretzel Sticks
• Graham crackers
• pound cake
• Angel Food Cake
• Nila Wafers
• Shortbread Cookies

substitutions

Substitute lemon juice/peel for orange juice/peel for a delicious creamy orange dip! It almost tastes like an orange cream sicle. So good! You can also omit the juice and zest and use other flavored yogurt like strawberry or blueberry instead.

How long does the lemon fruit dip keep?

Leftover fruit dip should keep for up to 5 days if stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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