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Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe For a Fresh Fruit Tray

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One of my favorite things to serve at any party is a fresh fruit tray. I love fresh berries, pineapple, apple slices, melon, and whatever other in season fruit I can find. I love to pair it with this delicious cream cheese fruit dip recipe. Here is my recipe for an easy fruit dip that combines cream cheese and marshmallow cream. It’s a simple, sweet, and creamy dip that works perfect with most fruits.

I don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan of the flavor of most of the pre packaged fruit dips at the store. That’s why I really like this fruit dip recipe, especially for parties or gatherings. It’s always sure to please a crowd! Paired with your favorite fresh fruit either on a fresh fruit tray, or as a sweet addition of a larger charcuterie board. You could also pair this dip with some cookies or sweet crackers.

Cream Cheese Fruit Dip Recipe

  • 1~ 8oz package of cream cheese
  • 1~ 7 oz (small) jar of marshmallow cream
  • 1-2 tablespoons of lemon (0ptional)

Let the cream cheese sit for a few minutes until it’s almost room temperature, then cream the marshmallow cream, cream cheese, and the lemon together with a hand mixer.

You can refrigerate the dip for later, or use it right away. The dip will keep for up to a week in the refrigerator if you use fresh ingredients.

You can use this dip for a football party, graduation, any holiday party, and it’s perfect for a summer cookout, or as your carry in for a pot luck meal. This dip is also perfect to encourage your kids to eat more fresh fruit. Give them a little sweet with their healthy:-)

Looking for more party recipe inspiration? Check out this delicious recipe for Fruity Pebbles Cupcakes!

Yummy St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail Recipes

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Are you planning a little St. Patrick’s Day get together, or you’d just like to celebrate with a couple drinks with friends? Here are a few St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail recipes to help your party planning along. You can make one or make them all and have a little tasting party!

These green and not so green cocktails are all courtesy of Camarena Tequila and Blue Ice Vodka.

Camarena Shamrock Shaker
Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Familia Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Sour Apple Liqueur
  • 1/4 oz Agave Nectar
  • 2 oz Lime Juice

Directions:

Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with a fan of thinly sliced green apples.

Emerald Crush

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Blue Ice Organic Wheat Vodka
  • 1/2 organic kiwi, peeled
  • 1/2 organic lime, cut into quarters
  • 1 teaspoon organic sugar

Directions:

Muddle fruit and sugar in a mixing glass until well crushed and juicy. Add ice and vodka and shake vigorously. Pour all contents over ice into a tall tumbler and drink with straws.

Señor Patrick’s Salud

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Irish Whiskey
  • 1 oz Apple Juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Honey
  • 1 oz Ginger Beer
  • Quarter Lime Wedge – Squeezed

Directions:

Combine liquids except ginger beer in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with lime wedge. (Lower Calorie Cocktail: Approximately 106.17 calories based upon 1 oz = 1 ounce)

Green With Envy

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Blue Ice Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
  • 2 1/2 oz Sweet & Sour
  • 2 oz Orange Juice

Directions:

Blend ingredients together with crushed ice until slushy. Serve in a hurricane style glass. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry arranged on a pick.

Mexican Shamrock Shooter

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1/3 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
  • 1/3 oz Irish Cream

Directions:

Layer liquids by placing Butterscotch Schnapps in bottom of glass. Slowly pour Irish Cream over back of bar spoon on top of schnapps. Finish with layer of Camarena Silver Tequila poured over back of bar spoon on top of Irish Cream.

As always please remind your guests and yourself to drink responsibly!

Healthy Fall Party Recipes~ Roasted Acorn Squash

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The weather’s turning cooler, and that definitely puts me in the mood for fall flavors and entertaining.

I enjoy fall parties, because they’re usually cozier and slower paced than summer parties, I can also serve some of my favorite comfort foods to guests. If you’re looking for a recipe that for a cozy fall dinner party check out this recipe for roasted acorn squash. I love winter squash this time of year, it’s a comforting flavor.

This recipe is courtesy of Season 52 Restaurant. Their entire menu is created around a positive lifestyle, with natural cooking techniques, including open fire grilling. Yum!


Roasted Acorn Squash

Ingredients:

  • 1 ea Acorn squash
  • 12 spritz Extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp Kosher salt
  • Pinch Black pepper, fresh ground

Procedure:

  1. Wash acorn squash in cold water.
  2. Cut squash in half.
  3. Scrape out all seeds with large kitchen spoon.
  4. Cut acorn squash into 4 wedges.
  5. Place wedges on a sheet tray.
  6. Spritz squash with extra virgin olive oil.
  7. Season squash with salt and pepper; stand squash cut-side up on tray.
  8. Roast in 425º oven for 40 – 45 minutes total.
  9. Spritz twice with olive oil during roasting and turn tray in oven.
  10. Remove from oven and brush squash with spiced cider glaze.

Serves: 4

Cucumber Sandwiches

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I have an easy Summer party appetizer or finger food recipe to share with you today. Cucumbers are a cool refreshing taste of summer.

Cucumber sandwiches are super simple to make. They’re great for bridal or baby showers, graduations, a summer garden tea, or backyard cookout.

Cucumber Sandwiches

Mini pumpernickel bread (in the Deli section at most supermarkets)
1-2 cucumbers~ sliced
Dill weed
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1~ 8oz cream cheese (at room temperature)

Mix the Mayonnaise and cream cheese together with a blender until smooth. Spread the cream cheese Mayonnaise mixture on the pumpernickel slices, then top each one with a cucumber and sprinkle with dill on top for garnish and flavor.

Cinco De Mayo Party~ Guacamole Mexican Flag Dip

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Today I have a fun recipe to share with you for your Cinco De Mayo celebration. I love guacamole, salsa and sour cream, so this dip is definitely a big hit as far as I’m concerned! It would great for any Mexican fiesta, or just because for a summer outdoor barbecue, or fall football party.

The recipe is courtesy of Wholly Guacamole , I have to say I’ve had the opportunity to try their guacamole and their salsa (they sent me a sample a while back), both are delicious.

Here’s the Guacamole and Salsa dip recipe:

Quick Cinco de Guaco Mexican Flag Dip

Prep: 7 minutes

Ingredients

  • 14 oz package Wholly Guacamole
  • Fat Free Sour Cream
  • Wholly Salsa—your favorite heat level
  • Rosemary sprigs
  • Black beans and olives
  • 1 bag your favorite dipping chips

Instructions:

1. Divide a rectangular pan into thirds. Spread guacamole, then sour cream in the center — and salsa on outer band last.

2. Top center with an “eagle” of olives, beans, and sprigs of greens. Use as a dip for fresh corn chips, or vegetables, and enjoy.

Image via Wholly Guacamole