Toffee Cream Cheese Apple Dip

Move over, caramel apple dip! This Toffee Cream Cheese Apple Dip takes just minutes to make, and is perfect for all of your fall gatherings including game days. Serve with apples, crackers, and more!

Some of the very best things happen in fall, including apples and pumpkins, and all the festive foods that come along with them. Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins, Mulled Apple Cider, and Caramel Apples are a few of our favorites. This Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Dip is incredibly quick and easy to make–you only need a few minutes and a few ingredients.  Mix together and it’s ready to serve immediately, or a little later if needed. The combination of cream cheese, toffee bits, and caramel and out of this world!

I love it because it is so easy, it’s always a hit, and yes, it does help encourage some apple eating along the way with my kids. You really can make this all year long, but it’s perfect for fall parties, gatherings, football games, or for no reason at all! Kids love it, and it’s fun to serve at school fall or Halloween parties.  I’ll even send a small container in my kids’ lunches every once in awhile, as a special treat.

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Ingredients

• Cream cheese
• Brown sugar
• Granulated sugar
• Heath Toffee Bits
• Caramel sauce (optional)

Note: when you’re buying the Heath Toffee Bits, it’s not the chocolate covered ones, it’s the plain toffee bits, “Bits O’ Brickle”. 

How to make

Combine the cream cheese and two sugars in a mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until well blended and smooth. It takes a couple minutes to really get the sugars incorporated.

Fold in the toffee bits–use as many as you like! I usually add about half of the bag.

Put the dip into a serving dish or bowl. I like using large white ramekins–they work for so many things!

You can serve it just like this–just sprinkle a few more toffee bits on top first. Or you can drizzle caramel sauce (homemade or store bought) over the top of the dip, then sprinkle on more toffee bits. I’ve done it both ways, and you really can’t go wrong!

Serving note: If this dip will be out for longer than 2 hours, I recommend that you put it on ice or keep it cold while serving.

How to avoid brown apple slices

There are multiple methods, but my very favorite one is using a simple salt water bath. It’s easy, and there isn’t any remnants of lingering lemon juice, which my kids don’t like. I’m able to keep a bag of apples in the fridge to pack for school lunches, or place them out to serve, and there is no browning.

1. Fill a bowl (big enough for as many apple slices are you’re soaking) with cold water, and a little ice. Add about 1/2 teaspoon of salt for every 1-1 1/2 cups of water. Stir until the salt is dissolved.
2. As you slice your apples, place them in the water, and soak for a few minutes.
3. Remove from the bowl. You can either rinse them to remove the leftover salt, or keep them as is.
4. Place on a paper towel and pat them dry.
5. You can serve immediately, or keep them in an airtight container or sealed plastic bag in the fridge.

What to serve with cream cheese apple dip

• Apples (tart and crisp work really well, like Granny Smith or Pink Lady, and other favorites are Gala and Honeycrisp.)
• Cubed poundcake
• Graham crackers
• Pretzels sticks or rods
• Pineapple
• Animal crackers
• Vanilla wafers
• Gingersnaps
• Shortbread

Storage

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator when not serving. Keeps for 3-5 days.

More fall recipes

• Best Apple Crisp
• Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
• Cinnamon Sugar Muffins
• Crockpot Hot Chocolate

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Originally posted 2018.