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
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
Video
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SAY WHAAAAAAAT? I’ve never seen anything so rainbowesque, magical, vivid, colorful, and fantastical in my entire life!! I could just feel that if I were to take a bite of this dip, I would already be turning into a unicorn. Hey, nothing wrong with that!
oh my goodness!!! It’s so pretty! I’ll be making that for dessert Friday night when our oldest comes over with my DIL and grand kids – I know they will love it!
Oh wow… that rainbow dip!! :O :O
Makes me happy just looking at it lol
Can someone tell me how to swirl the colors without it turning gray? My test batch is half rainbow half gray! Haha. Still tasty
Just swirl very gently and only one or two times (so for just a few seconds).
Hey Katie! My daughters and I have a live Facebook cooking show called In the Kitchen with EB&K. I find my favorite, easy and kid friendly recipes, share them with my viewers and make them with my toddlers…LIVE! Haha yup I said LIVE! You just never know what they will do or say. We made your Magical Rainbow Unicorn dip tonight. Here is the video….
https://www.facebook.com/IntheKitchenWithEBandK/videos/10100412684015481/
Thank you for sharing this recipe with us. I love your blog!!
Kim
This was so adorable. Katie and I both loved it, and the girls were wonderful!
Jason (media relations)
Oh my gosh… you are the cutest!
My name is Kim and I’m a full time Pre-K PPCD teacher and mommy to 2 beautiful toddlers. We have a live Facebook cooking show called In the Kitchen with EB&K. I find my favorite, easy and kid friendly recipes, share them with my viewers and make them with my toddlers…LIVE! Haha yup I said LIVE! My daughters are really involved in the “cooking” process and LOVE IT! By doing this, I hope to get more kids in the kitchen with their parents making fun (memories) and easy recipes. We made your unicorn dip a couple weeks ago. Here is the video.
https://www.facebook.com/IntheKitchenWithEBandK/videos/10100412684015481/
Thank you for sharing this recipe with us. I love your blog!!
Thanks,
Kim
Why did you give us your name?
I used Green Valley Organic LACTOSE FREE cream cheese and, sadly, it was soupy and not able to be mixed together. The texture of the LF cream cheese is less firm, which I didn’t account for in the ratio with the yogurt.
Oh my gosh!! I can not wait to make this!! I am such a huge unicorn lover so is my bestie.. I was so into Lisa Frank growing up, I think I had everything she made Lol. Thanks Katie for the recipe. 🙂
I would like to know do I use 1 cup of plain yogurt plus the coconut milk yogurt. please help me I would like to make this in a day or two for a party. thanks you so much …
Sue
No one cup total
I wounded if it taste good with out yogurt or not. What do you guys think