This No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Dip Is the Easiest Fall Treat
It’s October, which means it’s officially pumpkin spice season. This is my favorite time of year. I love the pumpkin cream chai from Starbucks and chocolate chip pumpkin bread. And thanks to TikTok, I just found a new, quick, pumpkin-flavored recipe that will be the most perfect sweet treat when I’m inevitably, regularly longing for that pumpkin taste this fall.
It’s @cookinginthemidwest’s viral no-bake pumpkin pie dip, and it only requires eight ingredients: softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, Cool Whip, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, canned pumpkin, whipped cream, and shortbread cookies.
How to Make No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Dip
All you have to do is mix a stick of cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, a tub of Cool Whip, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, and a can of pumpkin with a hand mixer, then top it all with whipped cream and pumpkin spice and dig in with the shortbread cookies.
My Honest Review
I won’t lie: At first I was skeptical of this dish. It looked like a big, heavy heap of creamy products. But I decided to give it a chance, and its first win: It only took around eight minutes to make. It was extremely easy.
Then I took my first dip, and I immediately tasted that fall pumpkin flavor I love. To my surprise, it was kind of light! It felt very fluffy — perfect as a quick sweet treat while watching a fall movie or TV episode. That said, I do think I could only eat this in small portions, as it’s quite sweet and filling.
Overall, I’m pleasantly surprised to say I recommend this dip for when you want to have some people over for a fall-themed cozy night in!
Tips for Making No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Dip
Make sure to use a hand mixer. I didn’t have a hand mixer available (I’m a college student, after all!), so I just used a whisk. I was left with a few cream cheese chunks, and I think the dip would have been thicker if I had used a hand mixer. Using a whisk is acceptable if you have no choice, but you won’t reach the optimal consistency.
Don’t put too much whipped cream on top. Whipped cream and the dip have very similar textures and levels of sweetness. Don’t let the whipped cream overpower!
Stick with plain shortbread cookies. In the original video, @cookinginthemidwest says to “serve it up with some shortbread cookies to act as the pie crust.” That seems right; I think any other flavored cookie would cause a flavor clash. You want to take advantage of the autumnal taste of the dip, and shortbread is simple enough to allow that to happen.
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