Fruity and creamy cheesecake dip is flavored with Grand Marnier, strawberries, and walnuts. This makes an excellent appetizer or dessert. If you cannot use Grand Marnier, try 1/2 teaspoon orange extract or simply boil down orange juice into a syrup.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 pint strawberries (reserve 1 large whole strawberry for garnishing), washed, dried, trimmed, and chopped, divided use
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup Grand Marnier liqueur
- 8 ounces (1 large block) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
- 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped, divided use
- Chocolate and vanilla wafers, graham crackers, ladyfingers, apple slices, banana slices, etc. for dippers
Preparation:
Combine chopped strawberries, brown sugar, and Grand Marnier liqueur in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Beat cream cheese and sour cream until well-combined. Add half of the strawberry mixture and beat again. Fold in remaining strawberries and 3 tablespoons of the walnuts.
Pour into a serving dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon of walnuts over the top. Thinly slice strawberry up to, but not through, the stem. Spread the slices into a fan shape and place in the center of the cheesecake dip.
Cover the dip with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour. Let sit 15 minutes at room temperature before serving. Serve with cookie and fruit dippers.
Yield: about 3 cups of dip
Beat cream cheese and sour cream until well-combined. Add half of the strawberry mixture and beat again. Fold in remaining strawberries and 3 tablespoons of the walnuts.
Pour into a serving dish. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon of walnuts over the top. Thinly slice strawberry up to, but not through, the stem. Spread the slices into a fan shape and place in the center of the cheesecake dip.
Cover the dip with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour. Let sit 15 minutes at room temperature before serving. Serve with cookie and fruit dippers.
Yield: about 3 cups of dip
