Decadent Chocolate Fruit Dip
This Decadent Chocolate Fruit Dip is a crowd pleasing treat with a light, airy texture that’s as smooth as silk. Everyone will be shocked that it’s dairy-free!
With football season in full swing my mind has been flooded with ideas for munchie foods.
You know, things that you take a little sample of and then sneakily go back for fifteen times over the next couple of hours. Then when everything’s all gone, no one knows it was you that ate it all…muahahaha!
Normal people might call these finger foods but I personally like the term munchie. And this chocolate dip? It’s easily one of my favorite munchie foods of all time.
First of all, the texture is ridiculous. It’s surprisingly light and airy, yet silky smooth.
Then it has an incredibly rich chocolate flavor that borders between milk and dark chocolate. Not too sweet but not too bitter. Just PERFECT.
The craziest part is that there isn’t a lick of dairy in it.
It’s made with raw cashews, raw cacao powder, pure maple syrup, Silk Chocolate Cashewmilk, and a small handful of dates. That’s it!
And outside of soaking the cashews ahead of time, it takes all of five minutes to make.
You just throw everything into a blender and a creamy, dreamy chocolate dip is at your fingertips.
It’s clearly a great option for those that can’t have dairy but I honestly think it blows dairy-based chocolate dips out of the water. I’d feel confident serving it to the biggest of dairy lovers out there!
But of course you could make it as a special treat to have at home too. It’s one of those that’s too good not to share but I have a feeling once you try it, you’d be perfectly fine with keeping it all to yourself. :)
Ingredients
2 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight or for at least 8 hours*
4 tablespoons cacao powder**
3 pitted Mejdool dates****
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 and 1/4 cup Silk Chocolate Cashewmilk
pinch of fine sea salt
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a high speed**** blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
*to soak cashews, place them in a shallow bowl filled with water so that they are covered by a few inches. Drain excess water before adding to the blender.
**You could also use unsweetened cocoa powder
***If dates are not soft, soak them in warm water for 10 minutes before using
****A high speed blender is recommended for a smooth texture
Time does not include soaking cashews
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Protein-packed healthy fruit dip?! Sign me up for allll the football gatherings you go to this year! :D I’ve never made fruit dip and I’m itching to try this one out. Bring on those cashews!
Wowy! This is my kinda dip – love that it’s lactose free – but, I might not need all those “dippables” I think I’d just need a spoon!
This is definitely going to be on my menu for our next family gathering! My table full of no-dairy, no refined-sugar members will love this! thanks.
Oh MY this looks good! YUMMY!
I just need a spoon for this!! So good!
This dip looks so delicious! Love the cashew milk :)
this is pretty much like a healthy fondue!!! yum!
This looks SO good! I’ve made a “lightened” nutella dip before and it was perfect for parties! This recipe looks fantastic!
haha I think I like the term munchie better too – it’s much more fun to say! And this chocolate dip looks fantastic! It looks so smooth and creamy!!
YES to munchies! I do happen to love sports, but the food is what makes it really fun. :) This dip looks so creamy and amazing — I wouldn’t share this with anyone.
This sounds so good! I was scrolling through this post thinking, “Ahh no don’t let it be filled with silken tofu…” because I get kind of scared of desserts and snacks that use that, and then I saw that it’s packed with delicious cashews and I was all YAYYY! Bookmarking now :)
Ah, cashew milk! It’s so creamy isn’t it?! Love the idea of this chocolate dip- still a treat, but no empty calories :)
Oh.my.GOSH. The texture of this looks out of this world, Sarah! I definitely think this blows any dairy-based dips out of the water, and I’m honestly not sure I’d even bother with any sort of fruit or cookie — I’d just go straight for the spoon ;)
Wow! I would never have known this was dairy free in just looking at it! And I’m all about those munchies! Such a great way to sneak food away without feeling too guilty!
ermergerddd this looks INSANE. i want to sleep on this dip haha…. it looks sooo soft. definitely going to make this!!
This might be incredibly odd but what are those amazing looking crackers? I’ve never seen anything like them before haha! That dip though…Dairy free? No. whey. (ha, get it).
You’re so clever. :)
They’re graham cracker sticks and they’re freakin’ delicious. Back to Nature is the brand!
I’m pretty sure I would eat all of this at a party. like I wouldn’t even bother looking at the other food. This might be dangerous! The ingredients are spot on :) Pinning!
Is this vegan?
Hi Vicky! Yes, this recipe is vegan and it is SO good. I hope you get a chance to try it! :)
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Way too expensive to make and takes a very long time to get creamy. I probably will not make again.
Sorry you didn’t enjoy this recipe! I’m not sure what you used to blend it but a Vitamix or a NutriBullet works best. Either of those will achieve a creamy texture within minutes.
As far as the price of cashews, unfortunately I can’t change that. Tofu might be a better option if you aren’t averse to soy.