This Peppermint Dip is such a quick and easy dessert recipe. It combines cream cheese, marshmallow fluff, two kinds of chocolate and crushed peppermints to make a fun dessert dip with a holiday twist!
I'm a sucker for all things peppermint, especially during the holidays. Honestly, I tend to go overboard when buying candy canes every year.
I totally love the holiday season. Seriously, it's my thing. If I'm being honest, I wish every day was Christmas.
This is not motivated by materialism at all though. It's purely motivated by the fact that it's the one day of the year where it's completely acceptable to lounge around in jammies all the live long day.
Every year we open one gift on Christmas Eve. In all honesty, I always make sure I open some comfy jammies "Santa" left for me.
The next day we get up with the hooligans and open gifts. Inevitably, "Santa" has left at least one more pair of jammies for me.
After brunch I change into my new cozy jammies. Then, we then proceed to eat all the candy in the entire universe.
Later in the day I make Christmas dinner so I slip on old jammies so I don't ruin my new ones.
Once I finish making dinner I slip into fancy jammies for dinner. I don't care who comes over, I stay in jammies on Christmas day! I know, I'm a weirdo.
This dip is a riff on one I make all the time. Honestly, I think everyone uses the one that combines marshmallow fluff and cream cheese.
You can also find this Double Chocolate Peppermint Dip over on Food Fanatic.
Ingredient Notes:
- Chocolate - I used both white chocolate and milk chocolate in this recipe.
- Cream Cheese - Personally, I prefer Philly cream cheese but use any brand you love. Make sure you soften it a bit before mixing.
- Marshmallow Fluff - There are so many brands out there. Use whatever one you love. This ingredient takes sweets dips to the next level!
- Peppermints - You can crush peppermints or candy canes. Or you can busy already crushed peppermint in stores.
For Dipping:
- Pretzels
- Cookies
How to Make Peppermint Dip:
- Melt each kind of chocolate separately. You can either melt them using the double boiler method or you can melt them in the microwave. If you're melting them in double boilers be sure to melt them separately. Add water to the bottom pan and bring to a boil, then lower temperature and place the other pan or heat proof bowl over top. Add the chocolate to that. Melt until smooth. If you're melting the chocolate in the microwave, place each chocolate in a separate microwave safe bowl. Heat each one separately for 1 to 2 minutes, until melted and smooth. Allow both chocolates to cool down quite a bit.
- Place the cream cheese in a stand mixer or use a bowl with a hand mixer. Mix until it's smooth and creamy then add the marshmallow fluff. Mix again until everything is smooth.
- Then, divide the cream cheese-fluff mixture evenly into two separate bowls.
- In one bowl, mix the white chocolate into the cream cheese-fluff mixture. Stir until smooth.
- In the other bowl, mix the milk chocolate into the cream cheese-fluff mixture. Stir until smooth.
- Optional next step: You can toss some crushed peppermint in each bowl if you like. If you want the dip to be smooth you can skip this step.
- Next, spoon layers of each chocolate cream cheese-fluff mixture into serving dishes. This can be done randomly so it looks messy or you can do it carefully and swirl the colours.
- Then sprinkle crushed peppermints over each dish of dip.
- Serve with pretzels, cookies, fruit or anything else you love!
How to Store Dessert Dip:
You can store dessert dips (fruit dips) in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I would recommend not adding the peppermints until you are ready to serve. They will break down and discolor the dip if you add them too early.
Dessert dip (fruit dip) can also be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months in a resealable freezer bag or airtight container. Remove it from freezer and thaw in the refrigerator before serving. I would recommend taking it out the day before you need it.
More Peppermint Recipes:
- Chocolate Peppermint Bark
- No Bake Chocolate and Peppermint Cheesecakes
- Peppermint Hot Chocolate and Peppermint Wands
- Easy Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
- Pretzel Bark with Peppermint
- Peppermint Eclairs
- Pretty Peppermint Ice Cream
- Peppermint Marshmallows
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White Chocolate and Milk Chocolate Peppermint Dip
Ingredients
- 6 ounces white chocolate
- 6 ounces milk chocolate
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 8 ounces marshmallow fluff
- ½ cup crushed peppermints
Instructions
- Melt each kind of chocolate separately. You can either melt them using the double boiler method or you can melt them in the microwave. If you're melting them in double boilers be sure to melt them separately. Add water to the bottom pan and bring to a boil, then lower temperature and place the other pan or heat proof bowl over top. Add the chocolate to that. Melt until smooth. If you're melting the chocolate in the microwave, place each chocolate in a separate microwave safe bowl. Heat each one separately for 1 to 2 minutes, until melted and smooth. Allow both chocolates to cool down quite a bit.
- Place the cream cheese in a stand mixer or use a bowl with a hand mixer. Mix until it's smooth and creamy then add the marshmallow fluff. Mix again until everything is smooth.
- Then, divide the cream cheese-fluff mixture evenly into two separate bowls.
- In one bowl, mix the white chocolate into the cream cheese-fluff mixture. Stir until smooth.
- In the other bowl, mix the milk chocolate into the cream cheese-fluff mixture. Stir until smooth.
- Optional next step: You can toss some crushed peppermint in each bowl if you like. If you want the dip to be smooth you can skip this step.
- Next, spoon layers of each chocolate cream cheese-fluff mixture into serving dishes. This can be done randomly so it looks messy or you can do it carefully and swirl the colours.
- Then sprinkle crushed peppermints over each dish of dip.
- Serve with pretzels, cookies, fruit or anything else you love!
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Coco
Chocolate dip?!
Oh, Kimmy I love how your mind works!
Ramona
There you go making another adorable dip in some even more adorable little glasses! I would just dip my finger into all of that and eat about four of them. 🙂
Alice
this looks just perfect for any candy cane lover! we get a couple extra boxes to surprise our kiddos with throughout the year when they are "needing" a candy cane! 😉 What a fun treat!
Rachel Cooks
Yummm! This looks amazing. Love your Christmas routine too 🙂 So perfect.
Laura @MotherWouldKnow
A sweet dip with pretzels - oh my goodness!! Although we don't celebrate Christmas, I'm totally with you on the joy of staying in jammies almost all day long, especially if there are snacks around that involve, dipping, chocolate and peppermint. If I run out of pretzels, I'll just use my fingers.
Angela {mind-over-batter.com}
I love how your mind works, boo. I know it's no longer the holidays but I'm totally down with this dip. Plus I have 22 pounds of white chocolate I need to use up!!
Des @ Life's Ambrosia
This looks absolutely divine! I am a sucker for anything with chocolate and peppermint
Gail
How much white chocolate is needed for the recipe? It's not in the ingredients list but it is in the instructions.
Kim Beaulieu
Hi Gail. Thank you so much for getting in touch with me. Your reader was absolutely correct, for some reason it wasn't listed. It was 6 ounces of white chocolate missing from the ingredient list. The editor has fixed the recipe code so it's now updated on my site. Thank you so very much for being kind enough to let me know so I could fix it. I appreciate it so much.
Liz
I could just spoon this right into my mouth!! Perfect for the holidays!!!
Kim Beaulieu
Same! Thanks Liz.
Marina Shalneva
What a delicious dessert! The white chocolate and milk chocolate peppermint dip is so easy and quick to make. My daughter absolutely loves it.
Kim Beaulieu
Thank you so much! Happy to hear your daughter loved it.
Swathi
This white chocolate peppermint dip is so yummy. I love to make it again for my get-together party.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much.
Sonja
I love any sort of dip, but this might be my new favourite! Never made a sweet one before, just the kind you have with veggies. This is so much better! Absolutely love the inclusion of marshmallow fluff.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much. I'm a huge fan of sweet dips.
Amy
This was so delicious. Brought this over for a Christmas party and I was very popular. LOL
Kim Beaulieu
That makes me so happy. Thanks for letting me know everyone liked it.
Lathiya
I'm sure this dip will be a hit at my Christmas kids' party. This recipe is on my menu for this Christmas.
Kim Beaulieu
I hope everyone loves it. Happy Holidays!
Criss
This white chocolate and milk chocolate peppermint dip is quick to make and perfect for holiday gatherings. It pairs wonderfully with cookies, fruits, or pretzels for a festive treat.
Kim Beaulieu
Thank you. I'm so glad you liked it.