How To Make Sour Cream Fruit Dip: Quick And Easy

Make your own easy sour cream fruit dip with 2 ingredients. You only need sour cream and brown sugar to make this sweet and tangy dip. It’s the perfect dip for any type of fruit, pretzels, graham crackers, and animal crackers.

Sour Cream Fruit Dip

My sister makes a sour cream brown sugar fruit dip for almost every holiday. She always cuts up an assortment of fruit to serve along side it, and the kids gobble it up. It is the perfect dip for potlucks and family gatherings because it does not have a bunch of crazy ingredients, and it’s so fast to throw together. It’s also such an easy dip recipe to make since it only has two ingredients.

Ingredient List

• Sour Cream (regular full-fat, reduced fat or fat free)
• Brown Sugar

How to Make Sour Cream Fruit Dip

Step By Step Instructions

1. In a large bowl, stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar into sour cream.
2. Whisk together until sugar crystals dissolve. If desired, use an electric mixer (hand mixer) at low speed. Whisk until you get a creamy texture.
3. Taste, add more brown sugar, if desired, 1 tablespoon at a time.
4. Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to use.

Storage Instructions

Transfer leftovers to an airtight container, and store in the fridge for up to a week.

For the full ingredient amounts and recipe steps for sour cream fruit dip recipe, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Recipe Variations

• Stir in a jar of marshmallow fluff (marshmallow creme).
• Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract, almond extract or maple extract.
• To brighten up the flavor, add a tablespoon of orange juice.
• Substitute powdered sugar for brown sugar if desired.
• Add a tub of Cool Whip for a lighter texture.
• Replace sour cream with Greek Yogurt.

Recipe FAQs

• Serve this at bridal showers, baby showers, holiday parties, birthday parties and even on a regular day of the week.
• Use whatever type of sour cream you have on hand.
• You can easily make a smaller batch if you don’t have a full pint of sour cream on hand. Just estimate the amount of brown sugar, and slowly add more until it is sweet enough for your taste.

What to serve with fruit dip?

• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Grapes
• Orange Segments
• Blackberries
• Kiwi
• Raspberries
• Peaches
• Apple slices
• Pears
• Mangos
• Pineapple
• Bananas
• Graham crackers
• Animal Crackers
• Pretzels
• Cookies

What can I do with a pint of sour cream?

Here are ten ways to use a pint of sour cream.

1. Make a sweet fruit dip by adding brown sugar or powdered sugar.
2. Add dried, minced onion for a simple onion dip to serve with potato chips.
3. Use it as a marinade to tenderize steak. (Sour cream is acidic which makes a great tenderizer.)
4. Add it to a batch of cheesy potatoes for the ultimate recipe.
5. Make mashed potatoes. The sour cream will add a whole new flavor profile.
6. Add a packet of dry taco seasoning for an easy taco dip or topping.
7. Bake a Sour Cream Coffee Cake.
8. Make a homemade ranch dressing for salads or veggies.
9. Use it for Beef Stroganoff for dinner.
10. Freeze it for later.

What is fruit dip made of?

Fruit dip is typically made with some type of “dairy” ingredient such as sour cream, cream cheese, whipped topping (Cool Whip) and some type of sweetener such as brown sugar, marshmallow fluff or powdered sugar. Check out this peanut butter fruit dip from Farmwife Cooks.

Other ingredients such as vanilla or orange juice, are optional; however, simple fruit dips with just a couple ingredients are just as tasty. This two-ingredient fruit dip will be a hit for everyone who tries it.

Savory Dip Recipes

While we love fruit dips, a savory dip for vegetables, crackers or chips is always welcome in our house. Here are some of our favorite savory dips.

Layered Refried Bean Dip

Mexicorn “Crack” Dip

Simple Black Bean Dip

Creamy Radish Dip

How do you thin down sour cream?

It’s simple to thin down sour cream. Add a teaspoon of milk, half and half or heavy cream at a time, stirring in between each addition until the sour cream is to your desired thickness.