This pumpkin yogurt fruit dip takes 5 minutes to make and tastes like fall. It’s an easy fruit dip recipe that everyone will love—and it’s kid friendly too!
This Pumpkin Yogurt Fruit Dip was created in partnership with Stonyfield. All opinions are our own.
Are you ready for fall-est, coziest, simplest snack to hit your table this season? To get you in the mood for fall, we created this Pumpkin Yogurt Fruit Dip. It tastes like everything you love about the season: pumpkin, maple, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. And it takes only 5 minutes to stir together. And it’s a healthy snack that you can feel good about eating. Oh, and kids love it. (We tested it on our toddler Larson and he couldn’t stop dipping.) Don’t believe us? Keep reading for the pumpkin dip recipe—and if you have 5 minutes to spare you can taste for yourself!
Why organic yogurt?
For this pumpkin yogurt fruit dip, we used organic yogurt: Stonyfield Organic Plain Whole Milk Greek Yogurt. Why organic yogurt? There are many benefits to buying organic: it’s made with less chemicals, is better for the cows, better for the farmers, and better for the Earth. And, it tastes better! You may remember I visited Stonyfield’s organic dairy farms in Vermont last fall and it was an incredible experience to meet the cows and farmers, and learn more about organic dairy production. After that trip, I vowed to buy organic dairy as much as possible. For our family, the extra dollar or two is more than worth spending.
For this recipe, you can also use plain YoBaby containers. YoBaby is organic yogurt by Stonyfield made for kids 6 months to 2 years with added bb-12 specifically for baby’s gut health. Our toddler Larson loves it, and there’s always some in our refrigerator! His favorite flavor is the No Sugar Added Mango and Banana YoBaby. Here are a few shots of Larson showing off apples (and other produce!) from our local farmer’s market and his favorite YoBaby organic yogurt.
How to make pumpkin yogurt fruit dip
This pumpkin yogurt fruit dip recipe is almost shamefully simple. But, there’s a need for a recipe to get the right quantities of cozy spices and pumpkin. We tweaked this recipe to have just enough pumpkin to be orange in color, but not so much that the dip becomes sour. With the tang of Greek yogurt, there was some tinkering involved on our part to get just the right amount of pumpkin and spices! But making the dip is a serious breeze: just mix together yogurt, pumpkin, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg: and that’s it! Since it’s so simple it would be a great activity to do with kids.
To serve with this easy fruit dip, you can use any fruit, but crisp sweet tart apples were a natural choice. Apples say fall to us, and we had a bunch from our local farmer’s market. Pear slices would be another natural choice. You could also use something like pretzels (or ginger cookies!), but I found I preferred the tangy sweetness of the dip with apples. Plus, using fruit makes it a bit healthier too! I know we’ll be using this one for many fall and winter gatherings to come. Let us know if you make it in the comments below!
Related: 12 Healthy Pumpkin Recipes
This recipe is…
This pumpkin yogurt fruit dip recipe is vegetarian, gluten free, and naturally sweet.
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Pumpkin Yogurt Fruit Dip
(7 votes, average: 4.86 out of 5)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 10 1x
Description
This pumpkin yogurt fruit dip takes 5 minutes to make and tastes like fall. It’s an easy fruit dip recipe that everyone will love—and it’s kid friendly too!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Stonyfield Organic Whole Milk Greek Plain Yogurt or plain YoBaby containers*
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Sliced apples, to serve
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix all ingredients together. Refrigerate until serving.
- Serve with sliced apples.
Notes
*If using YoBaby, one container is 1/2 cup. If desired, use 2 YoBaby containers and make half of the recipe. If you can’t find plain YoBaby, you can use the No Sugar Added Mango YoBaby variety.
- Category: Snack
- Method: Mixed
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: Dip, Fruit Dip, Yogurt Fruit Dip, Pumpkin, Fall, Kid Friendly, Recipes for Kids, Snack, Appetizer, Pumpkin Dip
About the Authors
Sonja Overhiser
Cookbook Author and writer
Sonja Overhiser is author of Pretty Simple Cooking, named one of the best healthy cookbooks of 2018. She’s host of the food podcast Small Bites and founder of the food blog A Couple Cooks. Featured from the TODAY Show to Bon Appetit, Sonja seeks to inspire adventurous eating to make the world a better place one bite at a time.
Alex Overhiser
Cookbook Author and photographer
Alex Overhiser is an acclaimed food photographer and author based in Indianapolis. He’s host of the food podcast Small Bites and founder of the recipe website A Couple Cooks. Featured from the TODAY Show to Bon Appetit, Alex is author of Pretty Simple Cooking, named one of the best vegetarian cookbooks by Epicurious.
3 Comments
Sara @ Cake Over Steak
October 9, 2018 at 1:13 pmLarson is such a cutie! This does sound like a perfect snack for kids.
Kimberley
October 10, 2018 at 5:15 pmHere for all the fall things!
Kathleen @ Produce On Parade
October 10, 2018 at 6:59 pmOMG, Larson. Gosh, he is the cutest thing ever!