Description
This easy Funfetti Dip is a creamy, no-bake cake batter dessert made with cream cheese, heat-treated Funfetti cake mix, milk, vanilla, whipped topping, and colorful sprinkles. Serve it with fresh fruit, graham crackers, cookies, or pretzels for birthdays, potlucks, and family celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup dry Funfetti cake mix, heat-treated and cooled
- 1/4 cup milk, plus more as needed
- 1 dash vanilla extract
- 1 cup whipped topping, thawed
- 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles, optional, plus more for topping
- Apple slices, for serving
- Strawberries, for serving
- Graham crackers, vanilla wafers, pretzels, or waffle crisps, for serving
Instructions
- Place the dry Funfetti cake mix in a microwave-safe bowl.
- Microwave the cake mix in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until it reaches 165°F.
- Let the heat-treated cake mix cool completely.
- Add the softened cream cheese and cooled cake mix to a large mixing bowl.
- Beat with a handheld mixer on low speed until combined, then continue mixing until smooth.
- Add the milk and vanilla extract.
- Beat until the mixture looks creamy, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed.
- Gently fold in the thawed whipped topping with a spatula.
- Fold in the rainbow sprinkles, if using.
- Taste and add more cooled cake mix for a stronger flavor or milk for a thinner consistency.
- Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and top with additional sprinkles.
- Serve with fruit, graham crackers, cookies, pretzels, or waffle crisps.
Notes
- Heat-treat the cake mix before using because boxed cake mix contains raw flour.
- Microwave the dry cake mix in 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until it reaches 165°F.
- Cool the cake mix completely before combining it with the cream cheese.
- Store the dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Stir refrigerated dip before serving and add a splash of milk if it becomes too thick.
- Replace the cream cheese with thick vanilla Greek yogurt for a lighter, tangier dip.
- Replace the whipped topping with freshly whipped cream if preferred.
- Store fruit, cookies, and crackers separately so they do not become soft.
- This recipe does not freeze well because the dairy mixture may separate after thawing.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 245
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 25
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 42