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A wooden table with a bowl of halloween black cocoa cheesecake dip topped with candy eyes and surrounded by sliced apples, pretzels and shortbread.
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Halloween Black Cocoa Cheesecake Dip

Make this Halloween Black Cocoa Cheesecake Dip in just 10 minutes. Rich, creamy and wonderfully dark, it's an easy no-bake dessert for parties.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dips and Spreads
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 166kcal
Author: Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts

Equipment

  • Electric mixer

Ingredients

  • 250 g cream cheese softened (8 ounces)
  • 60 g icing sugar sifted (½ cup)
  • 25 g black cocoa powder (¼ cup)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons double cream (heavy cream)
  • small pinch of salt
  • candy eyes optional

Instructions

  • Beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth, then beat in the icing sugar, black cocoa, vanilla and salt.
  • Beat in the double cream a tablespoon at a time until you have a thick but easily scoopable dip.
  • Spoon into a shallow bowl and make a few dramatic swirls over the surface. Add candy eyes so they look as though they're peering out of the darkness.
  • Serve with: Granny Smith or other crisp apple wedges, strawberries, pretzels, marshmallows, shortbread etc…

Notes

  • Use room-temperature cream cheese, not warm cream cheese. Slightly softened cheese mixes smoothly, while overly warm cheese can become too loose.
  • Sift both dry ingredients. Black cocoa can form compact lumps that are difficult to beat out of a thick mixture.
  • Add cream slowly. Different brands of cream cheese contain different amounts of moisture, so the final quantity can vary.
  • Taste before adding extra sugar. Black cocoa has a distinctive biscuit flavour that can be overwhelmed by excessive sweetness.
  • Choose a shallow serving bowl. It makes dipping easier and provides more surface area for the Halloween decorations.
  • Keep fruit dry. Water on freshly washed strawberries can thin the dip where they touch it.
  • Decorate just before serving. Candy eyes stay neater when they haven't been sitting on the cheesecake mixture for hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 502IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 0.5mg