Easy Red White and Blue Fruit Skewers with Cheesecake Yogurt Dip is the perfect no-bake dessert for the summer!
Red White and Blue Fruit Skewers
If you need a quick dessert that doesn’t require much work, it doesn’t get easier than this! These fresh strawberry, blueberry and angel food cake skewers are perfect for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day or any summer party.
I’m not sure what it is about putting fruit on sticks that makes them so appealing, but my youngest daughter’s eyes lit up when she couldn’t wait to eat them.
I wanted a healthy cheesecake flavored dip so I played around with yogurt, cream cheese, vanilla and sugar, and it was exactly was I was looking for. The strawberries tasted wonderful with this dip, it’s a keeper!
Make Ahead
This will feed a large crowd, you can make the dip the night before, assemble it in the morning, and refrigerate until ready to eat.
Variations
- You can skip the skewers and just serve the fruit in a bowl with the dip.
- Use a pound cake or gluten-free cake instead.
Red White and Blue Fruit Skewers with Cheesecake Yogurt Dip
Ingredients
For the cheesecake dipping sauce:
- 4 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup fat free Greek or plain yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup raw sugar
For the skewers:
- 14 oz angel foods cake, cut about 1-inch cubes
- 72-84 medium strawberries, about 3.5 lbs stems removed
- 1 pint blueberries
- 24 to 28 skewers
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese with yogurt, vanilla and sugar. Mix well until sugar dissolves; set aside.
- Thread 3 strawberries and 2 cubes of cake onto each skewer, alternating between strawberries and cake.
- Finish each skewers with 3 blueberries.
- Place finished skewers on a platter and refrigerate until ready to eat.
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This is one of my absolute favorites. I often make it more in a deconstructed way, with the fruit and angels food cake all separate rather than on skewers. My go-to summer desert for the several years since I first tried it!
I cut the recipe in half for a smaller group. Instead of taking the time to make skewers I placed the cake pieces and fruit in a large bowl. Each person could self-serve and top with some of the dip. It worked out so well!
Fabulous dip!! I do not usually change recipes from the onset. However, I did with this one.
1. I could not find 1/3 less fat cream cheese (my store was out of stock…crazy right??!!) 2. I do not like blueberries, so I used blackberries.
I ended up using whipped cream cheese. The calorie count per serving is 20 calories less for the whipped cream cheese than the 1/3 less fat cream cheese. I am so glad I used the whipped, because the whipped is lighter (in weight).
Great recipe. Thanks you for posting!!
awesome
Everyone loved this for the Fourth of July!! Â The dip is so yummy!
Do you think monk fruit sweetener would work too?
Outstanding! I especially love the dip which I now make in batches to keep on hand to use with any fruit dish. The dip is just like Marzetti’s Fruit Dip but nowhere near the calories. I even used 1/8 cup of Pyure Organic Stevia in place of the raw sugar to further save some calories,
I love this fruit dip! It really does taste like cheesecake. I didn’t make the skewers, just dipped strawberries. Looking forward to making this with the skewers for Memorial Day.
Awesome!
Could the dip be warmed and served over the Creme Brulee French Toast? That sounds so wonderful and decadent to me 🙂
sure!
use the plain if you are used to it. If you need something a little sweeter (and can have the extra carbs) then go for the vanilla. For me I used the plain Greek. I have it on hand already and am used to the flavor. I also used splenda instead of sugar and had no problem with blood sugar spike.
Do you use plain Greek yogurt or vanilla yogurt? Any certain brand? Can you use granulated sugar?
I'm wondering how long this can be kept in the fridge for? I was hoping to make it ahead of time for a party.
I used this as the basis to make cheesecake flavored frozen dessert (by cutting down the cream cheese and yogurt, but adding nonfat evaporated milk). It was great! Thanks!
Just made this for today! It is very yummy! I did add some fresh lemon juice! Can not wait to eat our dessert!
Do you use plain or vanilla Greek yogurt?