This beautiful rainbow unicorn dip might be the most magical thing I’ve ever made.
Unicorns are having a moment.
Magical, unicorn-themed food has been completely taking over Pinterest recently, from unicorn hot chocolate, to unicorn bark, to unicorn macarons and unicorn poop cookies (ummm…).
As someone who grew up with Lisa Frank and My Little Pony (please say you are not too young to remember these things!), the recent new profusion of rainbow on instagram and on the internet in general is making me ridiculously happy right now.
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Of course I had to put my own spin on the unicorn dessert trend, and since cheesecake is one of my all-time favorite desserts, it was only natural I’d want to incorporate it into this fairytale-esque rainbow cheesecake dip.
I brought the dip to a Super Bowl party last night and served it with graham crackers.
So basically, it was a bunch of guys watching football while eating unicorn dip from a neon-pink serving bowl.
No one can resist the charms of this magical rainbow dessert!
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And now, if unicorn dip recipes start to take over your instagram and pinterest feeds, you know who to blame.
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This easy-to-make rainbow dip was inspired by my Vegan Cheesecake Recipe.
You whip up the cheesecake batter, portion it into four dishes, then swirl all of your colors together to make one big and beautiful bowl of unicorn cheesecake dip.
The entire process takes about 10 minutes from start to finish, and there is NO baking required.
So how did I come up with the idea for Unicorn Dip in the first place?
My initial idea was actually for something totally different: unicorn banana bread!
That idea did not turn out too well, as the banana bread swallowed up any trace of rainbow filling during the baking process.
But of course I had to sample the filling as I worked.
Some recipes taste good but look ugly; some recipes look good but taste just okay – This is one recipe that looks beautiful and tastes delicious too!
It really is magical!
Watch the unicorn dip recipe video above
In the video, I skipped the four bowls and simply stirred the colors together all in the same bowl. This will produce a darker dip but it still works!
The video shows food coloring, while the photos show the natural version.
Rainbow Unicorn Dip
Ingredients
- 12 oz cream cheese or vegan cream cheese
- 1 cup yogurt (nondairy works too)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sugar of choice, or monk fruit for sugar-free
- food coloring OR a pinch turmeric acai powder, spirulina, and blue spirulina
Instructions
- Bring cream cheese to room temperature. Blend all ingredients except the colors until smooth. Although a blender, food processor, or hand blender will yield smoothest results, you can technically stir by hand if you must. Divide among four little dishes and stir a different coloring into each dish. (Be very light-handed if using turmeric and spirulina, as these flavors are strong and a little goes a long way.) Drop spoonfuls of each color into a serving bowl, alternating colors. Then swirl colors together with a spoon. Leftovers can be covered and refrigerated up to three days.View Nutrition Facts
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Well, this made a happy start to my day! One more reason to make cheesecake dip–oh, darn! 😉
And I grew up with (agem, obsessively loving) Lisa Frank and My Little Pony, too! Hi five!!!
I’m loving this whole unicorn trend! So pretty, and it will be perfect for Easter cookies I think 🙂
Ya me to
My Little Pony is still popular to this day…although it’s changed. I don’t think I could remember a single name and I had at least a dozen ponies. Now there’s exactly 7. Thanks to my niece I can name them all. None of them are the ones I grew up with.
Love this idea! And the thought of a bunch of guys eating it while watching the super bowl – hilarious! haha Thanks for the recipe as always x
Whoa talk about a treat for the kids! Lovely =)
One of my granddaughters calls them “Rudicorns” they will all LOVE it!
Not too young. I’m a 90s kid. They had them around until early 2000s. I remember shopping for Lisa Frank stickers and folders with my sisters at the special Lisa Frank store in our area (too bad they don’t have those anymore!) and to this day I can still recall the unique scent of the Lisa Frank brand… Amazing stuff.
I know what you mean about ridiculously happy. It made me ridiculously happy that you mentioned Lisa Frank and her unicorn rainbows! Nothing beats nostalgia.
By the way this dip is beautiful. Thanks for posting.
This could not have been posted at a more perfect time as my youngest is having a Princess themed birthday party next weekend and we are going to make this! I’ll probably do a trial run during the week, mostly because I am so curious and can’t wait until Saturday to try it!
This looks so amazing, I love the colours!
Rachael xx.
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Looks beautiful!
Did you know that My Little Pony aren’t ‘even ponies anymore – they’re girls??!! (Or maybe they’re both, or both co-exist, who knows)
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Oh wow, those are kind of creepy. Not as creepy as Bratz dolls, but still! 🙂
Hi Katie! What if I used this dip as frosting on your carrot cake cupcakes? Would that work?
That sounds delicious! Why not?!
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Hi…I shared this link with a friend..her daughter is big into unicorns..she opened it with her iPhone an the link took her to spam..I thought you might like to know..it said..Your iPhone has been randomly chosen! You are the 3rd user in Gaithersburg! Click OK to show your reward worth over $349..we are not in Gaithersburg or near there for that matter..
I’ll be printing it for them..I know Olivia will want some for her birthday party..
Thank you so much for letting me know, and please pass along my apologies – so embarrassing! These spam attacks are something that sadly cropped up in recent months and have been hitting all sorts of different blogs randomly. My ad network and other ad networks are trying to come up with a permanent fix, but until that can be done, it is definitely helpful to know the information you sent over so we can block them one by one. So thank you for letting me know, and please accept my apologies again!