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Mermaid Dip - Mermaid Party Food

Mermaid Party Food: Mermaid Dip

Angela Sellari
Swirl together this vibrant 10-minute Mermaid Dip recipe! A creamy, colorful party food with sprinkles that kids will love. Perfect for cookies & fruit.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 270 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 8 ounces package cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 7 ounces container marshmallow cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 8 ounces container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • Food coloring in pink, green, red, and blue (mix blue and red to make purple)
  • Various sprinkles 

Instructions
 

  • Beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add the powdered sugar and beat until combined.
    Beating cream cheese and powdered sugar for mermaid dip.
  • Mix in the marshmallow cream and vanilla.
  • Fold a large spoonful of the thawed whipped topping into the dip mixture. Then fold the remaining whipped topping into the dip until completely combined.
    Adding food coloring to Mermaid Dip in glass bowls.
  • Divide the dip into bowls and add food coloring as desired.
    Different Colors of Mermaid Dip
  •  Carefully mix until the colors are incorporated. Do not over-stir as the dip will deflate.
    Combining Dip Colors for Mermaid Party Food
  • Add dollops of the differently colored dip to a bowl.
    Making Colorful Mermaid Party Food
  • Run a knife or bamboo skewer around in the dip to create swirls. Do not over-stir or the dip will become gray.
  • Top the dip with assorted sprinkles.

Notes

Serve the dip with a few different cookies (such as vanilla wafers, butter cookies, shortbread cookies, sugar cookies, and/or gingersnaps) for dipping. It goes good with strawberries, apples and other fruits too!

Nutrition

Calories: 270kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 110mg
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