Thanksgiving Dip

Thanksgiving Dip is a quick and easy recipe! Using textures to create layers, this dip takes less than 5 minutes and tastes delicious.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: dip

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: Thanksgiving Dip

Servings:

Calories: 110kcal

Author: Adrianne

Equipment

1 Serving board
1 Teaspoon
1 Cheese knife or butter knife

Ingredients

250 gram/ 8 oz block cream cheese Note 1
⅓ cup caramel sauce Note 2
2 tablespoon caramel pieces chopped into small chunky pieces, Note 3
2 tablespoon crushed pecans Note 4

Instructions

Cream cheese: grab the cream cheese out of the fridge, undo the cardboard box, tear off the foil and place the cheese in the centre of a serving platter.
Caramel sauce: use a teaspoon to dollop the caramel sauce onto the cheese. Flip the spoon over and use the back of it to spread it out into a layer.
Caramels: spread the caramel pieces out in a layer on top of the caramel sauce.
Pecans: sprinkle the crushed nuts out over the top of the caramel pieces.
Serve and enjoy: place crackers around the sides of the dip, slightly off set from the edges. Provide a cheese knife for serving. Dig in and enjoy!

Notes

Note 1 - Cream cheese: you will easily be able to get this at Walmart, Tesco, Aldi, Coles or Woolies etc. The blocks range from 225 grams to 250 grams which is really 'same, same'. So grab one and the one you get will be perfect. The block has more surface area for the toppings than the small tubs do, so avoid those and seek out the rectangle.
Note 2 - Caramel sauce: I find that this sauce (dulce de leche) really keeps a firm shape when you scoop it out of the tin. Work with it a little bit in a small bowl by using a spoon to 'spread' it out a little before layering as this will ensure there is no thick chunks of it and it keeps a nice paste like texture.
Note 3 - Caramels: you can use either caramel fudge (soft) or jersey caramels. Store bought is the way to go, no need to make a batch of caramel fudge in order to use the pieces for the dip. Use a knife and chopping board to chop them into small 1 to 2 chew pieces.
Note 4 - Pecans: use a glass mug and kitchen scissors to chop these roughly. They don't need to be uniform in size by any means. 'Crushed' is the texture you are after for this ingredient.
Note - Serving Size: you will be able to spread the dip onto the cracker at least 12 times. Portion per person will depend on how many crackers with dip you think each person needs. You might prefer to think of it as a 6 person dip with each person getting '2 crackers spread with dip' as opposed to serving 12 people. I actually counted it out for you and it is 32 spreads that the 1 8 ounce (250 grams) block of cream cheese will do. But if you had 32 people staring at one block of cream cheese, I think there would a problem on your hands...where is the fun in that, haha!

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