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    Published Jul 19, 2024 by Heather Bilyeu

    Sweet Potato Dessert Dip with Toasted Marshmallow Topping

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    Sweet potato dessert dip combines fresh sweet potato puree, cream cheese, vanilla, and warm spices and is mixed with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy. It's topped with mini marshmallows lightly toasted under the oven broiler. Enjoy this dip with graham crackers for a sweet appetizer or dessert treat.

    sweet potato dip with marshmallows on top in a serving dish. Marshmallows and grahams next to the dish.

    Heather's Thoughts...

    As a Southern cook, old fashioned baked sweet potato casserole with marshmallows is a MUST on our Thanksgiving table. But sweet potatoes are also an ingredient I often use in recipes like fluffy sweet potato buttermilk waffles, southern style sweet potato pie and soft sweet potato biscuits. I love that you can use them in sweet or savory dishes!

    While planning out my content calendar this year, I was looking ahead to the holiday season and thinking of new recipes to bring to your tables. I was inspired by my mom's sweet potato casserole to make it into a fun sweet potato dip! There are so many parties during that time of the year that an easy dessert dip will be a great addition to any party! Plus we LOVE a dip and spread appetizer around here at FSS!

    All that is required is mixing softened cream cheese with sweet potato puree made from fresh sweet potatoes (which can be made in advance!) with powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and some warm spices. Top the fluffy dip with mini marshmallows and toast them lightly (and quickly) under your oven broiler. It is so simple!

    This dessert dip doesn't have to be enjoyed around Thanksgiving or Christmas time. It is a great fall recipe or when you want to serve something fun with a nostalgic twist to you. I know you will love this!

    a spoon scooping out a dessert dip with marshmallows on top.

    Sweet Potato Puree Prep

    You will need about 2 medium or 1 large potatoes just depending on the size of them. After testing different kinds of sweet potatoes, and methods, I found using fresh sweet potatoes and baking them in the oven like you would for a baked sweet potato, is the best. I tried the frozen cubed sweet potatoes, and it worked out ok, but I could not get it to be as smooth and felt the flavor was lacking too. I also tested a couple of different ways of pureeing after baking and the food processor was the best way by far. Remove all the skins after baking and run through for about 1-2 minutes. It will result in an ultra smooth and creamy puree texture that not only does not have any lumps but isn't stringy either - which is what I found to be a problem with using a hand mixer to puree.

    Plain fresh sweet potatoes on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    Prick each sweet potato with a fork or knife and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil.
    sweet potatoes on a baking sheet after roasting in the oven.
    Bake at 400 for 45-60 minutes or until fork tender. Let cool for about 10 minutes.
    Sweet potatoes inside a food processor.
    Once cooled, peel the skins off the sweet potatoes and place them inside a food processor.
    Sweet potatoes blended up inside a food processor.
    Run for about 1-2 minutes until perfectly smooth with no lumps or stringiness remaining.
    A plastic food container of sweet potato puree.
    Keep in an airtight container for up to a week in the fridge. Use it for this recipe along with others on FSS!

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    cream cheese and powdered sugar in a clear bowl.
    STEP ONE: add cream cheese and powdered sugar to a large bowl.
    Mixing cream cheese and powdered sugar together with a hand mixer in a bowl on a kitchen counter.
    Mix with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy and no lumps remain.
    Sweet potato puree, vanilla, and spices in a bowl with cream cheese.
    STEP TWO: add in the pumpkin puree, vanilla, and spices.
    Mixing together sweet potato puree with a hand mixer.
    Mix until smooth again.
    Adding cream to a cream cheese dip in a large clear glass bowl.
    STEP THREE: Lastly, add in the cream.
    Mixing sweet potato dip with a hand mixer in a large bowl.
    Give one last mix until smooth and silky.
    Spreading out sweet potato dessert dip in a serving dish on a kitchen counter.
    STEP FOUR: Spoon into an oven-safe baking or serving dish.
    Topping a dessert dip with mini marshmallows.
    STEP FIVE: Top with ½ a bag of mini marshmallows. 
    Broiling sweet potato dip in an oven.
    STEP SIX: Place in the oven under the broiler on low for 1-2 minutes. Do not leave it! Keep an eye on it and check every 30 seconds rotating if need be.
    Removing sweet potato dip from an oven that has been broiled.
    Once perfectly golden brown and toasty on top, remove from the oven.
    a hand dipping a graham cracker into sweet potato dessert dip with toasted marshmallows on top.
    Serve immediately with graham crackers

    If you are making sweet potato dip with cream cheese during the holidays and are trying to prep things ahead of time, this is a great recipe to do so! The dip portion can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Just keep it in an airtight container in the fridge until needed. Scoop out into a dish and top with the marshmallow before broiling and serving. I love the contrast of the cold dip and warm marshmallows on top - it's my favorite part!

    To keep any leftovers, just keep them in the pan and cover them with plastic wrap. Store in the fridge for 2-3 days and enjoy cold.

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    • Author: Heather Bilyeu
    • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    • Yield: 10
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    Sweet potato dessert dip combines fresh sweet potato puree, cream cheese, vanilla, and warm spices and mixed with a hand mixer until smooth and creamy. It's topped with mini marshmallows lightly toasted under the oven broiler. Enjoy this dip with graham crackers for a sweet appetizer treat.


    Ingredients

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    • 8 Ounces Cream Cheese - softened
    • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar 
    • ½ Cup Sweet Potato Puree
    • 1-2 Tablespoon Heavy Cream 
    • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
    • ¾ Teaspoon Cinnamon
    • ¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg 
    • ⅛ Teaspoon Salt
    • ½ Bag Mini Marshmallows


    Instructions

    Prep the Sweet Potatoes

    1. Before beginning this recipe you will need sweet potato puree. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
    2. Line a baking sheet with foil and place 1-3 small to medium sweet potatoes on it. Prick with a fork in a couple of places on each potato.
    3. Place in the oven and bake for 45-60 minutes (depending on how big your potatoes are). You want these to be fork tender - to check, press the back of a spoon on the hot potato or stick a fork in it - if the fork goes in easily and the potato gives when pressed with a spoon then the potato is finished. Remove and let cool for 30 minutes.
    4. Once cooled slightly, carefully remove the skins and place them inside in a food processor. Blend for 1-2 minutes, or until a smooth and creamy consistency is achieved without any lumps or strings. 
    5. Store in an airtight container until needed. This can be done and kept in the fridge for 3-4 days if wanting to do it in advance.

    Dip Assembly

    1. To a large bowl, add the cream cheese, sweet potato puree, vanilla, spices, cream, and sugar. Mix with a hand mixer for 60 seconds until smooth and creamy and everything is combined.
    2. Spoon into an oven-safe baking or serving dish. 
    3. Top with ½ a bag of mini marshmallows. 
    4. Place in the oven under the broiler on low for 1-2 minutes. Do not leave it! Keep an eye on it and check every 30 seconds rotating if need be. Once perfectly golden brown and toasty on top, remove from the oven.
    5. Serve immediately with graham crackers. 

    Notes

    • Leftovers can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days.
    • The dip portion can be made ahead in advance 24 hours before serving. Top with marshmallows and broil right before you want to enjoy. 
    • Prep Time: 8 minutes
    • Cook Time: 2 minutes
    • Category: Dessert - Dips and Spreads
    • Method: Cooking
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 scoop
    • Calories: 152
    • Sugar: 15.8 g
    • Sodium: 108.4 mg
    • Fat: 8.1 g
    • Carbohydrates: 18.9 g
    • Fiber: 0.3 g
    • Protein: 1.6 g
    • Cholesterol: 23.7 mg

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