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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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
InstructionsÂ
- 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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Ooooh! This looks SO GOOD, Katie! So excited to try this! thinking about making this for Valentines Day! Keep up the good work!
What a good idea. I have found also found that beets make a really nice red – pink colour that lets us get away from Red dye food colouring.
I’m guessing you don’t know about the squatty potty commercial! Watch for a good laugh (or don’t watch if you ever want to eat this again!). https://youtu.be/YbYWhdLO43Q
How long does it usually take to write? Why do you write…? I’m so confused nowadays. So I’m writing to you because I need your advise. I don’t have any visitors. But I don’t be discouraged by it and keep trying harder!!! 🙂
Beautiful! What kind of unrefined sugar do you suggest? Thanks!
The one I use most often is coconut sugar. Or sucanat, which has a slight gingerbread flavor. Or evaporated cane juice works as well. 🙂
Katie, do you process the coconut sugar and sucanat first? I’ve only seen them in big chunks (not big, but bigger than white sugar) and they don’t dissolve as quickly or easily.
Looks amazing, just like a dream
And thank you for the nutritions Facts informations! You are changing my night routine ^^
This looks beautiful Katie! I have one question – where do you find vegan graham crackers? I’ve looked all over!
This looks amazing! Definitely something I’d like to make with the kids. I may make these for my Wife’s Birthday which is the day before Valentine’s Day. I know, it’s an expensive month!
Tried this today with some natural local yogurt and Philadelphia cream cheese. I subbed honey for the sugar. It was really runny, but still a hit. I’ll have to play with the ratio of ingredients so it’s not runny.
oh my gosh, this dip looks AMAZING! It really does remind me of a unicorn! I love it.