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Easy 3-Ingredient Marshmallow Fluff Fruit Dip Recipe

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Make this easy 3-Ingredient Marshmallow Fluff Fruit Dip recipe made with cream cheese, marshmallow cream and vanilla extract. Add flavorful mix-ins and serve with your favorite fruit, cookies, graham crackers, and more!

It’s the perfect fruit dip for birthday parties, baby showers, office potlucks, bridal showers, or even an afternoon or late-night treat. Plus, no cool whip for the win!

Marshmallow fruit dip 3 ingredients.

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Why You Will Love This Fruit Dip Recipe

  • Quick and Easy – With three simple ingredients in 10 minutes or less, you have a silky and sweet fruit dip to serve a crowd for family gatherings or work events.
  • Fluffy Texture – The smooth and light texture of the fruit dip is perfect for juicy fruit.
  • Customizable – The best part of this fruit dip with marshmallow cream is how easy it is to make it your own!
Marshmallow fruit dip, 3 ingredients.

Simple Ingredients

Cream cheese | Add cream cheese softened to room temperature for a silky texture and tangy flavor.

Marshmallow Creme | Fluffy and sweet marshmallow creme is perfect for this simple fruit dip. Depending on where you live in the country, this is also known as marshmallow fluff or marshmallow cream.

Vanilla | A little vanilla extract enhances the simple flavors of the marshmallow cream cheese fruit dip. Change your extract and change the flavor!

Fruit dip with marshmallow fluff labeled ingredients.

How to Make 3 Ingredient Fruit Dip Marshmallow Fluff

Set out a medium bowl and, using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese until creamy and smooth.

Add marshmallow cream and vanilla until the mixture is well-combined with a smooth and fluffy texture.

Then, chill the marshmallow cream fruit dip until transferred to a serving bowl, and serve it with your favorite fresh fruits and more!

Fresh Tips

  • For easier mixing, use an electric mixer. You can whip this by hand, use a strong whisk for best results, and pat yourself on the back for your arm workout!
  • For a healthier version of this easy fruit dip recipe, swap the full-fat cream cheese for low-fat Neufchatel cream cheese.

Fruit Dipping Ideas

Make up a tray using a variety of fruits with a bowl of this delicious fruit dip recipe in the middle. 

  • Berries – Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and more! Fresh berries are perfect for this sweet and fluffy fruit dip. For smaller berries, like blueberries, use skewers to make dipping easier!
  • Grapes – Juicy green or red grapes are delicious when dipped in the soft marshmallow cream fruit dip. Skewer a few to make it easier!
  • Tropical fruits – Flavorful pineapple, kiwi, and mangos are excellent options for dipping into this creamy fruit dip.
  • Pears, Apples and Bananas – Crispy sliced apples and pears contrast the silky texture of the marshmallow fluff fruit dip.
  • Melons – The subtle flavors of melons, like cantaloupe and watermelon, make great dippers for the rich sweetness of the dip.
  • Peaches – Like grapes, the juiciness of peaches combines with the simply-sweet dip oh-so-well!
  • Oranges – Peel cuties or mandarin oranges, or sweet naval oranges for dipping. 

If you like this fruit dip with cream cheese and marshmallow fluff, check out more of my easy recipes using creamy and sweet marshmallow creme, like Chocolate Fluffernutter Whoopie PiesSugar Cookie Fudge, and Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies.

Close-up of marshmallow dip on platter with fruit surrounding.

Serving Suggestions

Serve with fresh fruit, crackers, cookies, pound cake, and more! Try it with classic animal crackers, peanut butter cookies, vanilla wafers, or on a fruit charcuterie board. It would be delicious with my Fall Breakfast Charcuterie Board

Bake up my easy shortbread recipe and cut into tiny fingers for dipping; this dip is also delicious using pretzel rods or sticks for a sweet-salty treat. But I will be honest, my boys (including the hubby) will grab a spoon — no judgment here!

S’mores Dip

Serve with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Thins, graham crackers, marshmallows, and small dark chocolate pieces. Perfect for fall festivals and Halloween parties.

Strawberry on fork dipped into marshmallow fruit dip.

10 Different Flavor Options for Marshmallow Fruit Dip

This simple fruit dip with marshmallow fluff recipe is easy to customize with your favorite flavors.

  • Flavor Swap – Switch things up using another extract instead of classic vanilla or flavored cream cheese, try strawberrylemonmaple extract or almond extract.
  • Chocolate – Add a tablespoon of melted chocolate or cocoa powder to create a rich chocolatey fruit dip, perfect for dipping strawberries and bananas, or try this Chocolate Fruit dip instead!
  • Citrus – Add a bit of orange or lemon zest and a few drops of sweet and sour juice for the best fruit dip! Delicious with mangoes, pineapple, and all citrus fruits.
  • Fall Spice – Mix in warm spices, like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, or add 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, for a fall-flavored fruit dip that works well with apples and other fruits.
  • Nutty Fruit Dip – Add your favorite chopped nuts or a combination. Walnuts, peanuts, hazelnuts and almonds are excellent choices! You could even add a spoonful of Nutella.
  • Tropical Vibes – Sprinkle in shredded coconut for a tropical flavor that will pair beautifully with mango, papaya, pineapples, kiwi and other exotic fruits.
  • Peanut Butter – Make delicious peanut butter and marshmallow fruit dip for fresh apples, bananas, and celery sticks. Swirl in a spoonful of granola butter or your favorite nut butter.
  • Honey Vanilla – Add a swirl of your favorite honey and some extra vanilla extract for a cozy honey vanilla fruit dip.
  • Peppermint – For a cool and fresh mint twist, replace the vanilla extract with peppermint extract – perfect for the holiday season!
  • Tropical Mango Tango: Puree ripe mango and mix it into the marshmallow dip for a tropical burst of flavor. Try it with pineapple, papaya, and mango chunks.

Make Individual “Walking” Fruit Dip Cups

Like my charcuterie cups, place a dollop of the marshmallow fruit dip into the bottom of a short cup, and add skewers with berries, melon, pineapple, and your favorite fruits. Add a few graham crackers and other nibbles, and you are ready.

Plateful of fruit and graham crackers with a dollop of marshmallow fruit dip.

Can I make cream cheese fruit dip without marshmallow fluff?

Of course you can, but then it wouldn’t be marshmallow fruit dip. Check out my recipe for 3 ingredient cream cheese fruit dip without marshmallow instead!

Breville hand mixer.
3 ingredient fruit dip with marshmallow fluff on tray with fresh fruit, chocolate and graham crackers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are marshmallow creme and fluff the same?

Marshmallow fluff and cream or creme are the same sugar, corn syrup, and egg whites recipe for that fluffy and sweet marshmallow flavor. Most people refer to it as ‘marshmallow fluff,’ while others call it ‘creme.’

What fruits go with marshmallow dip?

Almost any type of fruit is perfect for dipping in this tasty fruit dip, including bananas, strawberries, grapes, apple slices, pineapples, and more.

Can you make marshmallow fruit dip in advance?

Sure! Once combined, the recipe will be stored in the fridge for up to one week in an airtight container. Wait to prep the fruit platter you’ll serve with it until just before digging in!

Can you use homemade marshmallow fluff for this fruit dip recipe?

If you’d like, you can easily make your own marshmallow fluff with water, sugar, corn syrup, egg whites, cream of tartar, and vanilla.

Platter with fresh fruits, crackers and chocolate surround a bowl of marshmallow fruit dip.

Storage

Refrigerate – Keep leftovers of this tasty dip recipe in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to seven days. Before serving again, give it a quick stir to fluff up the ingredients. The dip can be left at room temperature for about two hours.

Can you make marshmallow fruit dip in advance?

Sure! Once combined, the recipe will be stored in the fridge for up to one week in an airtight container. Wait to prep the fruit platter you’ll serve with it until just before digging in!

I don’t recommend freezing the dip due to the dairy content.

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Try all three fruit dips

Can’t decide on your favorite fruit dip? Try my chocolate fruit dip and this 3-ingredient cream cheese fruit dip recipe.

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This easy 4-ingredient chocolate fruit dip recipe is made without Cool Whip or marshmallow fluff, is lower in sugar and doesn’t compromise on flavor. 

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You’ll never buy store-bought fruit dip after making this simple 3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Fruit Dip served with all your favorite fruit platters!

Fruit dip on plate with marshmallow dip in background.

Adjust the recipe measurements to fit your liking. And don’t forget to add more of your favorite flavors and mix-ins to make the creamy dip your own!

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Easy 3-Ingredient Marshmallow Fluff Fruit Dip Recipe

Author: Kathleen Pope
5 from 8 votes
Make this easy 3-Ingredient Marshmallow Fluff Fruit Dip recipe with cream cheese, marshmallow cream, and vanilla extract. Add flavorful mix-ins and serve with your favorite fruit, cookies, graham crackers, and more!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Appetizer, Holiday Appetizers
Cuisine American
Servings 16 servings (2 tablespoons)
Calories 89 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature, I used full-fat, but Neufchatel or low-fat may also be used.
  • 7 ounces marshmallow creme, aka marshmallow fluff
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Fruit for dipping, Fresh berries, oranges, apples, bananas, kiwi
  • Other dippers, try graham crackers, peanut butter cups, chocolate, marshmallows, cookies, nilla wafers, pound cake

Instructions
 

  • In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Next beat in the marshmallow creme, and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy.
  • Chill until ready to serve. Serve with your favorite fruits, crackers, chocolates, marshmallows or more. See notes and post for more options.

✱ Kathleen’s Tips

A hand or stand mixer is not necessary, but it makes it easier to blend the ingredients. You could also use a whisk or a fork.
Don’t stop at fruit; add some graham crackers, Biscoff cookies, peanut butter cups and chocolate to your platter.
Storage
Refrigerate – Keep leftovers of this tasty dip recipe in an airtight container for up to seven days. Before serving again, please give it a quick stir to fluff up the ingredients. The dip can be left at room temperature for about two hours.
Fruit Dipping Ideas
  • Berries – Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and more! For smaller berries and grapes, like blueberries, use skewers to make dipping easier!
  • Tropical fruits – Flavorful pineapple, kiwi, and mangos are excellent options for dipping into this creamy fruit dip.
  • Pears and Apples and bananas are great.
  • Melons – Cantaloupe and watermelon and honey dew.
  • Peaches, Nectarines, Plums
  • Oranges – Peel cuties, mandarin, or sweet naval oranges for dipping.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving (2 tablespoons) Calories: 89 kcal Carbohydrates: 11 g Protein: 1 g Fat: 5 g Saturated Fat: 3 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 14 mg Sodium: 45 mg Potassium: 19 mg Sugar: 8 g Vitamin A: 190 IU Calcium: 14 mg Iron: 0.02 mg

Nutrition Disclaimer

The Fresh Cooky is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.

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Hi, I’m Kathleen Pope. Here at The Fresh Cooky you will find easy, mostly from-scratch, trusted recipes for all occasions. From speedy dinners to tasty desserts, with easy step-by-step instructions. I am here to help teach you how to make mouthwatering recipes without spending hours in the kitchen. Read more about Kathleen here.

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12 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    we adore everything marshmallow at my house! I don’t regularly keep marshmallow fluff in the house, but I’ve added it to my list for the market today. My girls are going to love this for their sleepover snack board!!