Science of Cooking

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Best cream cheese fruit dip base... Cream cheese + heavy cream? sour cream? plain yogurt? What is your go to? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 6 months ago by reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net to c/cooking@mander.xyz

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Also curious where people stand on brown sugar vs. powdered for fruit dip if you care to share.

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 6 months ago

Was coming in to comment similarly. For a small variant, start with plain Greek yogurt, then add low-cal flavoring of choice (like vanilla extract, orange extract, lemon juice, etc) and a little sucralose to sweeten it up. IME, artificial sweeteners in small quantities taste fine.

My problem with all the sour cream, cream cheese, butter and sugar options is that the empty calories can quickly explode, not unlike with salad dressings.

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