Scarecrow Fruit Dip

This cute pumpkin spice Scarecrow Fruit Dip is a great way to celebrate fall. Use it as an autumn dessert, a Halloween treat, or a fun Thanksgiving fruit dip.

Fall Fruit Platter

This adorable fruit dip is perfect for fall parties, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. I love to make holiday treats for our family parties. They always bring a smile to family and friends. These Chocolate Covered Strawberry Acorns, Pumpkin Patch Brownies, and Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispies Treats. Scarecrows represent harvest time, so I really think it’s a great idea for a Thanksgiving fruit platter. However you decide to use it, the pumpkin spice fruit dip is easy to make and delicious.

What I love about this Fun Fruit Platter

• It is a simple fall treat
• There are very few ingredients that you’ll need to make this fall platter, and they are easily found at grocery stores
• It’s a fun way to bring in fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving

Ingredients

Cream Cheese – I like to use 1/3 less fat cream cheese. Cutting out a little bit of fat makes me feel better when I indulge in a yummy dessert, but you can also use original cream cheese. The cream cheese is important for flavor, and also as a thickening agent

Cream of Coconut -You can find this in most baking aisles at your local grocery store. This provides flavor as well as moisture for this dip

Powdered Sugar – This will help sweeten the dip and also thicken it up

Pumpkin Pie Spice – This seasoning really adds the taste of fall to this autumn-inspired fruit dip

Cool Whip – Cool Whip will add sweetness and thicken the dip, as well as add a creamy texture

Fruit – Assorted fruit like grapes, apples, strawberries, orange slices, and blueberries

Cookies – I used Vanilla Wafers along with graham crackers for dipping. You could also add Oreo Cookies or Gingersnap cookies

Decorations

Graham Cracker Squares – These will be used to make the scarecrow’s hat and also something to dip into the fruit dip

Chow Mein Noodles – These are used for the scarecrow’s hair. I think you could also use shredded wheat cereal for the hair

Blueberries – I like the blueberries for the eyes because it has a natural “pupil” – a circle in the middle of the blueberry. I found some beautiful big blueberries that were perfect for the eyes

Candy Corn – Fall and candy corn go hand-in-hand. It makes the perfect nose for this fruit dip

Chocolate Frosting – I used a writing tip to make the scarecrows smile and stitches

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, cream of coconut, sugar, and spices

Use a whisk to briskly mix the ingredients so they are blended together

Fold in the whipped cream

Pour into your serving bowl. I used a white cereal-sized bowl

Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight

When you are almost ready to serve your dip, start adding the decorations

Place your bowl on top of a larger platter

Stack graham crackers so they are level with the bowl – you might have to add one more to make it slightly above the bowl

Slice a couple of graham crackers in half and place them across the bowl as the hat brim – press them gently down so the fruit dip helps hold them in place

Tuck some chow mein noodles under the hat brim – you can break some in half for the shorter bangs

Add blueberry eyes and candy corn nose

Use a piping bag and writing tip to draw a chocolate smile and stitches

Pile fruit and cookies up around the scarecrow dip

Expert Tips

You can make this dip ahead of time but do not add decorations until about an hour or two before your party or event

Variations

Use a cream cheese fruit dip flavored with orange juice and vanilla in place of the pumpkin spice fruit dip

What to serve with fruit dip

Some of my favorite dunking foods for fruit dip

• Vanilla wafers
• Gingersnap cookies
• Graham Crackers
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Apple slices
• Pineapple chunks
• Melon slices
• Grapes

FAQs

Make Ahead and Storage

Make fruit dip 4 hours in advance or overnight

Storage: Store fruit dip covered in the refrigerator

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Serving Size

This dip is large enough to feed a crowd of about 20 people

Double for more, or cut in half for less. If you double or cut it in half, you may have to adjust the seasoning mix amount

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