When you’re looking for a spooky dessert for Halloween, this cute Graveyard Chocolate Cheesecake Dip is ready to party!
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A Fun and Festive Halloween Treat
I’m not usually one for decorative desserts, so please believe me when I say that this dip is easy. I had so much fun putting it together, and my friends devoured it!
The base of this dip is a sweetened, chocolate cream cheese that tastes like fudgy brownie batter and chocolate cheesecake combined.
Spoon licking is welcome and encouraged! Spread it into any small serving dish. I happened to have an orange one, which made it even more perfect for Halloween.
From there, add a layer of crushed Oreos cookies to form the graveyard “dirt.”
This dip also gave me an ironclad excuse to buy the candy corn mini-pumpkins, which I find simultaneously excessively sweet and insanely addictive.
The graveyard “tombstones” are vanilla chocolate sandwich cookies (I used dark chocolate Milanos), with some arts and crafts frosting-action.
I’m the least craft-inclined person I know, and I managed three little letters. You can too!
Stand the tombstones in the dirt, scatter a bit of candy corn about in an artistic manner, and step back to admire your work.
This dip is dressed to impress!
Make Ahead and Storage Tips
To Make Ahead. Prepare the dip through Step 1 a few hours in advance, then cover and store it in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, top with the cookies and decorations.
To Store. Cover leftover dip, and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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Graveyard Chocolate Cheesecake Dip
A dessert dip that tastes like a decadent chocolate cheesecake. Topped with crunchy chocolate cookie “dirt” and vanilla cookie “tombstones,” this easy recipe is the perfect Halloween treat.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 0 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Calories 531kcal
Author Erin Clarke / Well Plated
Ingredients
Chocolate Cheesecake Dip:
1packagecream cheese(8 ounces) at room temperature
¼cupunsalted butter(1/2 stick) at room temperature
5tablespoonscocoa powder
2tablespoons light brown sugar
½teaspoonvanilla extract
¼teaspoonkosher salt
2tablespoonsmilk
2cups, plus 2 tablespoonssifted powdered sugar
To Decorate and Serve:
Crushed chocolate cream sandwich cookiesenough to cover the dip (about 10)
Vanilla sandwich cookiessuch as Milanos
Black decorating icing
Candy cornand pumpkins
Graham crackers,apple slices, and/or pretzels, for serving
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter on medium speed until smooth.
Add sifted cocoa powder, brown sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and milk, and mix until combined.
Gradually add sifted powdered sugar and beat until the dip is light and smooth.
To create the graveyard, transfer the dip to a serving dish, then spread crushed chocolate cookies over the top for "dirt". Use black icing to write "RIP" on vanilla wafer cookies and stand them upright in the dip as "tombstones". Scatter Halloween candies over the graveyard. Serve with dippers like graham crackers or pretzels.
Notes
Nutrition facts calculated with the dip, 10 chocolate cream sandwich cookies, and 8 vanilla sandwich cookies.
