Lemon Fruit Dip with Sour Cream

Behold: my mom's recipe for lemon fruit dip with sour cream! She made this all the time growing up and I always loved it. Recently, I realized I hadn't had it in years and I asked her for the recipe and I was delighted to find out it only requires four ingredients. It's so refreshing and delicious and it's also the perfect thing to serve at baby or bridal showers or when you're hosting a brunch.

Lemon Fruit Dip with Sour Cream

Here's all you'll need to make this fruit dip with sour cream:

• Sour cream (full fat — more on that in a minute)
• White sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Lemon (juice and zest!)

Light Sour Cream vs. Full Fat Sour Cream

Light sour cream usually has at least a 25% lower fat content than full fat sour cream, and maybe that sounds good at first glance. But in this case, we want alllll the fat we can get from the sour cream. That's because the downside with light sour cream is that it can be a bit watery, which can make your dip runnier than desired.

Full fat sour cream contains more fat but also more flavor; it will give your dip a creamy texture and will make the dip taste more robust. If you're looking for maximum flavor, full fat sour cream is definitely your best bet!!!

My pumpkin spice sliced baked apples are always a hit too.

Options

You can play around with adding more sugar and sour cream for a different consistency if you want a thicker dip. You can also add more vanilla if you want a stronger vanilla flavor. Finally, you can also zest two or more lemons if you want more "texture" in the dip.

Heads up though: I just wouldn't add more lemon juice though or the dip could get watery.

📖 Recipe

Lemon Fruit Dip with Sour Cream

This lemon fruit dip with sour cream is the perfect recipe for bridal showers, baby showers, brunches, or any other time you need an easy, light side dish or appetizer! Dip bananas, strawberries, or any fruit you love in it. It takes five minutes and only four ingredients to make.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Servings 10

Calories 151 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups sour cream use full fat, not light
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• juice of one lemon
• zest of one* lemon you can use the zest of two or more lemons if you want more texture in the dip

Notes

you can use the zest of two or more lemons if you want more texture in the dip

Nutrition

Calories: 151kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 14mgPotassium: 59mgSugar: 17gVitamin A: 287IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 0.04mg

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This will also be an awesome recipe to have on handy over the holidays for unexpected guests, holiday brunches, and all that good stuff! 

Hope you love it,

Chelsea XO

Oh—I also made a TikTok for this sour cream fruit dip recipe if you want to see how I make it. 

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