Once they’re baked and doused a little (okay, a lot) in a nice brandy bath, I find everyone only ever asks for seconds. The addition of candied ginger is one of the key ingredients we adore. Leave a review below, then snap a picture and tag @thebrowneyedbaker on Instagram so I can see it! Found it whilst looking for ice cream recipes. On scissoring dried fruit, my mom has a great technique to prevent the fruit from sticking to the scissors. cream cheese, softened Had this at a party a few years ago….it is to DIE for!!!! Since the majority of ingredients in this cake are nuts and dried fruits, if you use ones that have a lot of flavor, it’s hard not to have good results. marshmallows with 2 tsp. I used to love that kind of sticky, heavy, dark fruitcake you kept in a drawer for a month, watering it with brandy & expecting some kind of 19th c fantasia to sprout (candied citron tree with fairies living in it. Beat the egg and vanilla in a small bowl, then mix it with the fruit and nut mixture until everything’s coated with the batter. I keep a stash of those on hand since I like them so much. :). My attempts with using soy milk and coconut milk has not been successful because result is icy and hard. Only one egg (looks like it’s the binder, not a leavener?) The Turkish ones are not as flavoursome and too fat and stodgy. Mine is a lot more complicated than yours…but worth it if you have the time…here it goes…. I’ve never had a reason to buy marshmallow fluff, but I might try it this time! I already eat marshmallow fluff by the spoonful (not proud btw), and I love cream cheese. of vanilla yogurt. Perhaps similar to your California ones. Thank you so much for sharing this! I tend to shy away from bananas because they brown quickly and can get mushy unless you eat them immediately after peeling, but most other fruits are fair game for me. I think dried cranberries, walnuts, dried pears and some orange peel would be a good variation, too. I am in south africa and we don’t get this product here either? It’s always a hit!! I also used some sunflower seeds as part of the nut mix, as they were on hand and I was a little short on walnuts. Honorable Mention - Contest Recipe 2007! Maybe using two eggs, or adding a bit of water/milk/lemon juice to moisten it a bit more would do the trick. I need to try this one! An old-fashioned favorite, shrubs have steadily made a comeback in the last several years — especially on cocktail menus — but they aren’t solely the province of mixologists. This seems to be very delicious. These have a wonderful texture and are packed with a tart and sweet flavor. Here is my blog: learntocookbadgergirl.com. At Pat O'Brien's today, the hurricane is made with a premixed syrup and juice blend, which the bar markets and sells for home use. Delicious! I love fruit dips. I think I need to pick up some marshmallow fluff so I can make some this weekend :). This is a speedy Christmas Cake that requires no overnight fruit soaking. DLA: Because pan sizes vary, if you’re using another size pan, you need to adjust. I was thinking of making one again for my 85 year old dad, who really really loves fruitcake, but shouldn’t have butter, or booze either I think. For the nut portion, I used almonds, pumpkin seeds, and a little toasted coconut. I made this for a party with 7oz of my homemade fluff and it was fabulous! I can’t say for sure an exact time, but just keep an eye on them and when they’re light brown on top, and just-set, that’s when they’re done. Here’s another 2 ingredient fruit dip that everyone loves: cool whip and strawberry cream cheese. Maybe with some mini marshmallows tossed in for good measure :-) Oh, and some coconut…. This was my first time to make fruitcake bars and definitely wouldn’t be the last. I usually find one level tablespoon of flour is 8 grams. Thanks again! What’s the difference? It doesn’t emit uppity foodie vibes. Thank you so much!! My mom made this for get togethers growing up. Have been looking for something to use up my 3 year old figs and apricots for a while now so this serendipitous. Basically, everyone needs this in their life. And cozy. In a test batch, we tasted the cakes plain, with golden rum and with bourbon. Seriously it’s this simple? When I first saw the photos, I was reminded of Bread & Roses’ dried fruit bread, have you had it ? To me, they’re worth the extra expense. googling for some nut bar recipe & Fruitcake Bar title got my eye as I was planning to make fruit cake for my weekend trip but then thought about bars….it looks perfect want your suggestion on making it eggless, i’m thinking about fruit sauce…..Thanks. Cannot. Home > Recipes by Category > Appetizers & Snacks > Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe. This recipe is a fantastic success! I’ve never made my own; I usually buy it from the store. Mmmmm, sounds good! Everyone goes CRAZY for it! Too bad for me you have closed comments on some posts which I was itching to say something. Can’t wait to try some of them, thank you! Let’s hash through some of them…. I had to make some substitutions as well. Thanks for this recipe. I’m off to have another piece now and am thinking that it would pair together nicely with an applejack toddy. (But no one turns away a slosh of custard!) It didn’t quite bind together as much as it should have, but the flavours are great. I love all of the different variations you folks have shared! I had to make another batch for us at home last night – thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. Less, if you use the sugar free jello. Bake a warm and cozy fruit dessert bar using cookie mix and pie filling, ingredients already in your cupboard. My husband, who normally dismisses dried fruit dishes as one of my idiosyncratic passions, thought they were amazing. Hi Diane: You can find various nutritional information calculators/programs online using a search engine, which allows you to plug in ingredients and you can obtain that information. I have a couple of extra ingredients that I like to add to mine. Kinda like a thicker, cakier florentine (I also doubled the batch and made it in a 3x larger pan so that they were somewhat thinner to start with). :) Might just have to make this. The fragrance while they were baking was divine, and final product – delicious! Now, my sisters and their friends are making it and loving it and as soon as I can lay my hands on some dates I’ll be making them again. But for some reason, the chocolate didn’t rock in these. Adapted from Pure Dessert by Alice Medrich Feel free to use any friendly combination of dried fruits that strikes your fancy in these “Friendship Bars”. Here I am at Pat O’Brien’s last week with a few of my friends. I picked up apricots and walnuts to use for the next batch. I used to make them a good month in advance. I wonder how long I can resist :D. I am so glad i found you! Oh this dip IS addicting! maybe I should have read all the comments before baking mine…I cut down the sugar (worried they would be too sweet) and chopped the dates quite finely and it was very crumbly pre-baked and continued crumbly after baking. I heard that corn syrup, glycerin, agar and xanthan gum might help. I loathe fruitcake more than I can tell you but I love nuts and dried fruits like dates, figs etc. Bonjour David! Marie. The only downside was that the pieces of fruit sometimes stuck to the knife while I cut them, making the pieces unsightly and therefore fit only for the cook’s consumption . Now that we’ve nailed down ingredients, it’s time to select our fruits for dipping! I think I’ll make some for our upcoming weekend at the lake. It’s Ashley from The Recipe Rebel and I’m back with the easiest holiday recipe yet — and it’s one you’re going to need with all of the parties coming up this month!. Thanks for the incredible recipe. Two years ago: Cinnamon Raisin Bagels. From all the raves, I am going to try this dip! My Dad’s girlfriend made it and I could have eaten the whole bowl. That is, if they aren’t eaten within the next 24 hours! Im wondering, whats the difference btw baking powder and baking soda ? Easy, quick, delicious. But, no harm done, I am imagining the possibilities with this bar! In this keto chocolate bar recipe, the inulin serves three purposes: Inulin counteracts the cooling effect of erythritol, because inulin actually has a slight warming effect. These are going to be a godsend for this month. Thanks for sharing your story, enjoyed it very much. (I wrote it down after you posted it initially.). So I really do appreciate folks adding your workable substitutions, suggestions and feedback to the site. This is probobly the easiest fruit dip I’ve ever made yet it’s the best. We mix a box of sugar free jello with a small yogurt, same flavor. Good news! I have a serious citrus fruit allergy and people always sneak those sneakin pineapple bits/juice in their fruit dips and then I just have naked fruit :(. I had these on my mind recently and kept telling myself (when i wasn’t having a brain fart), to go and get the recipe from my card file. But then I got out my German soup spoon (they’re quite a bit larger than American ones) and *heaped* flour onto it, and I can get 31g of flour onto that. Hi Michelle, I’ve been experimenting with crepe fillings and I was wondering if this fruit dip could qualify? Here’s a similar fruit dip that a friend gave me. I’m going to have to find one of those bar pans – that looks like fun. Today I cooked them as long as the recipe called for, took them out of the oven and drizzled them with the syrup from a jar of marmalade from a batch that didn’t quite set. And if you have small loaf pans, or other cake molds, the batter can be used to make individual cakes, which make great host or hostess gifts. Yum. 3. Can this be prepared in advance, and can it be place in the fridge? Was disappointed I could not find CA apricots, here in CA, but am using CA dates, Turkish apricots and a few dried pomegranate seeds, with pecans, cashews and a few pistachios. Made this recipe numerous times already and really love it! These bars seem like they would make a quick breakfast to go as well. I adjusted just a tiny bit on the leavening for Colorado altitude, and used a mixture of pecans and almonds. With all of the feasting and indulging, I love throwing this light and healthy Christmas fruit salad on the table (with the main course or the desserts — you choose!) (I recommend whipping the cream cheese first until smooth to ensure no lumps in the final dip if you didn’t take the time to bring it completely to room temp :D .). Maybe increasing the dates a bit? Mystery solved. I am also curious to know if the bars were a bit salty ? Though they do go by the “christmas cakes” euphamism, just in case! In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese and marshmallow creme until thoroughly combined. The original recipe uses walnuts, I believe, but you could certainly do a mix. This easy fruit dip recipe is the best! will definitely try this as soon as i can get more dried fruits and nuts. Thanks for sharing! These Cereal Bars are very good! saw this recipe yesterday, made it yesterday… How funny! I have been making this dip for years it is always a hit and tastes great with any fruit! It is my go-to when I need something quick and easy to fix. Elle: As mentioned, it’s best to use California dried apricots, which are far less-sweet than their Chinese or Turkish counterparts. Here are some ideas to get you started: If you’re throwing any sort of picnic, party or cookout this summer, make this fruit dip and watch it disappear before your eyes. Smeared it around and then let cool before slicing up. You can also freeze the dip in a freezer-safe container for up to 1 month. Yum! Trying them again tomorrow using the almond flour again, but mixing pecans with the walnuts and adding dried cranberries to the dates and apricots. Otherwise, the bars are delicious (I finished -yes, ate it all- my holiday fruitcake two weeks before I was supposed to… so these are just perfect!). This easy Fruit Dip recipe is the best! This is a great recipe. Maybe typo for 150 g? I plan to try a tropical batch with macadamia, pineapple, ginger, and coconut next week–the coop here has fresh and succulent dried fruit right now. Sounds to die for. You can absolutely make your own! as I type, ready to be barely bound together with walnuts, macadamias, and just enough batter to keep it all intact. . . Have a Merry Christmas and A Blessed New Year!! I often have to thin it out with a bit of milk or oj….i really like it with strawberries. (I’ll be these would be interesting with Macadamia nuts and dried tropical fruits, in case anyone is feeling extra-adventurous!)…. Inulin delays and reduces crystallization, which is an issue when using erythritol. hmm.. for those concerned with the sugar… maybe a thick applesauce or prune puree would work? Following you on Facebook is going to make me fat. As good as this dip is with summer fruit, I have to tell you that my favorite is with apple slices in the fall. I have 10 cups of apricots, sour cherries & house-candied orange peel sousing up in sherry and o.j. It's a fruit cake that's incredibly easy to make, with a rich, velvety texture that's full flavoured and so moist it can be eaten plain! The store stuff that they sell in my produce department is horrible….thanks for reminding me about this easy yummy recipe. That’s why our baked vegan oat bars don’t just contain rolled oats, but also natural sweeteners in the form of fruit, some plant-based omega-3 sources and are entirely oil … I will definitely be making these more often. eastern market. This recipe was originally published on June 2, 2011. It’s easy. jar marshmallow creme. Green Key: Thanks for the gluten-free option. oakjoan: Yes, these are great for travel. Haggis is the obvious one (love it), Lorne sausage, macaroni pies, deep-fried Mars Bar and even Irn Bru cupcakes – Scotland is famed for it’s love of “unique” foods. :) Plus, omega 3s and fiber, woot. So, I’ve tried it without sugar. Hearty, yummy, and even fairly healthy (if you want it to be!). This is essentially the same method I used to make on a larger scale for Christmas fruitcakes when we lived in Iran and there was an amazing selection of dried fruit available. 2. All the adults kept going back and saying it was dangerous and asking what was in it. I love this dip. I can make some and give as food giveaways this Christmas! What an awesome dip. I can’t make it without using almond extract now. Hey David, have you ever used more than one type of nut in one batch? Thanks for the gluten free reference… I had already saved this recipe to my “ones to adapt” file and since it is such a little amount of flour, would just replace it with a slightly less of a good GF flour mix. Thanks David! I’m anxious to try some of the flavor options I’ve learned here! Very yummy…. These Fruitcake Bars, which are adapted from Alice Medrich’s wonderful book Pure Dessert, don’t have any icky green cherries or other inedible oddities in there. Even Sun-Maid offers them. It works like a dream. The higher/quicker (100) is glucose, vegetable with high fibers are the lower/slower (under 15). This is what I use when I make a fruit pizza (sugar cookie crust topped with this fruit dip and then sliced, fresh fruit arranged on top). I don’t know if you could use less sugar, but if you try, please let me know how it turns out. I have one complaint: the bars are a little too sugary, too sweet. It is filled with a tasty blend of rum and fruit juices and is well known to be a pretty powerful cocktail, so much so that it's said the original restaurant where it was served limited each customer to two zombies maximum due to the potency of the drink. I checked the weight of flour using a measuring table spoon, and you’re certainly right, it’s 8g. Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top of the bars are golden brown and has pulled away just-slightly from the sides of the pan. Come off. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe. This is what I grew up with! It doesn’t take much jello, though, just a teaspoon or so per batch of fruit dip. I was taught that 1 heaped tablespoon ~ 30g of flour (and that kind of works for most recipes, both ways). a box of vanilla pudding, a brick of cream cheese and tub of cool whip. Food and Drink brings you the latest news on FOXNews.com. What’s not to love? Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Plus those of you with experience swapping out ingredients likely know what works as well, or better, than I do. I'm Michelle and I believe anyone can learn to confidently make recipes worthy of celebration. Rosanna: The dates add plenty of sweetness. Easy Cream Cheese Fruit Dip. Your opinion would be greatly appreciated ! I may need to try just that…with some dried cherries and apricots, candied orange peel and ginger and, uhmm, hazelnuts or walnuts? but all’s well that ends well, and I am thrilled to have this recipe. It looks and smells great! Hi David/Denise…I meant California apricots not raisins.Yes,I got my apricots The best ever fruit dip. Not to say I did not enjoy the texture and mouth feel, it just seems that I should be able to taste some flavor? Yummy! But if you’ve seen it differently elsewhere, I’d be interested to see their measurements. This IS delicious!! It’s a great way to entice kids to eat more fruit. There’s no butter either, so they keep for quite some time and could easily to filed under ‘low-fat’ recipes, so you don’t have to feel bad when you polish off the whole pan in one afternoon. Thanks for reminding me! Makes the dip adorably pink and tastes so yummy! And the suggestion of goat cheese and honey is off the chart…all for my next holiday party. It should be good for 1-2 days refrigerated. Should be absolutely delicious. if you need some “less sugar” recipes, try david’s panna cotta (♥♥♥), cream and gelatin, it’s soft, silky, and the sugar added can be substituted with any diabetic-friendly sweetener (splenda, maltitol, stevia, saccharin (eww), isomalt, aspartam (ewww, too). ) Categories: Cookies, Bars & Brownies Recipes, Tags: Alice Medrich almonds apricots cake dates dried fruit fruitcake nuts Pure Dessert recipe recipes walnuts. It’s excellent, especially lightly toasted with salted butter. This is my FAVORITE fruit dip! Maria: At first I thought you were soaking the cakes with Manhattans (as in, the cocktail!) Thanks for sharing! Spread evenly in the prepared baking dish and bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 205 … I was sure something was left out so my dip wouldn’t be quite as good… lol. Stuck with the recipe quantities as suggested and although I thought the amount of flour and egg was not going to be enough I was pleasantly surprised with the finished product. While the cake is extremely moist, chewy, nutty, great texture — there is no discernable tasted. This is a fabulous dip my college roommates made for my bridal showers 8 years ago. And it could only be the Scots who would come up with a pet-name such as Fly Cemetery for a sweet little pastry treat like Fruit … Yum! In a large bowl, toss together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. True story. Thank you for this recipe, David. Too delicious. I throw in a tsp or so of fresh orange zest. Try adding dried figs, sour cherries, pears, and mulberries to the mix. In a blender, combine all ingredients; cover and process for 30-45 seconds or until blended. This easy Fruit Dip recipe is the best! Required fields are marked *. This fruit dip is not fancy. Denise in Coronado, CA at 70 F today! but I would much rather make it myself. So thank you. It was so yummy. MY QUESTION: about the fruitcake bar (I am a novice cook) I would like to make it in mini-cupcake pans. A little creamy sweetness goes a long way to enhance the natural flavors of the fruit. This is a standby for me — a dash of orange juice not only gives it a little boost, but makes combining the other two ingredients a little easier. Dip suggestions are given in above post. Thanks! Thank you! Turns out, they are both marshmallow creme, but “Fluff” is an actual brand name. To cut the cooled bars, use a heavy sharp knife, such as a bread knife, for ensuring neat, clean slices. I’ve been making them for a couple of years. I used dates, apricots, cranberries, chopped up crystalized ginger and a small amount of candied orange peel as well as toasted almond slivers; rather than putting chocolate inside the fruitcake, I dropped some chocolate chips on some of the cake after they baked but while still warm. I love homemade fruitcake and this sounds like a nice quickie recipe. And if you keep tons of fruit in the fridge during the summer, a bowl of this stashed away for mid-afternoon or evening dipping would certainly not be a terrible idea, either. Made these last week substituting almond flour for the flour and they turned out great. I have made two batches of these as small loaves for gifts – using Blenheim apricots (nice and tangy), dried cranberries, Morello cherries, Medjool dates + lightly toasted pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts, and pecans. The whole marshmallow creme vs marshmallow fluff thing totally confused me at first – are they interchangeable? Love how something so easy can be so delicious. Christmas is a tough time if you are Coeliac and have a sweet tooth, so thanks for the thought! One-third cup of sugar for an 8″ (20 cm) square cake isn’t considered a lot by baking standards, but if you do try it with a reduced amount a sugar, please let us know how they turn out. Made with rolled oats, puffed rice, honey, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, coconut oil, nut butter and more! They are for my book group tonight, but I cannot stop eating them. vanilla. Thaw in the refrigerator. I prefer to wrap each bar in plastic wrap and store in the fridge to keep bars firm and crispy. Anyhow, I’ll make this, quite possibly w/out sugar.
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