Reese’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cream Cheese Dip

by Kayla Berman on September 20, 2023 0 comments

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Dip is the most delicious dessert or party appetizer recipe! Made with cream cheese, butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups … this indulgent cheesecake sweet dip is thick, fluffy, and incredibly rich. Serve with apple slices, pretzels, or cookies for a crowd pleasing treat perfect for any occasion.

Why You’ll Love This Peanut Butter Cheesecake Dip

Sweet dips are one of my favorite desserts of all time! I honestly can’t get enough of them. From classic chocolate chip dip and indulgent caramel apple dip, to festive fall pumpkin pie cheesecake dip … you simply cannot go wrong with a cream cheese based dessert dip.

However, if you are a chocolate peanut butter lover and that classic flavor calls your name more than any of the options above, do not fret. I have created the perfect treat for you! Reese’s dip will satisfy all your peanut butter chocolate candy, salty sweet cravings, while also being:

Quick & Easy: This recipe comes together in under 15 minutes and requires no oven or stove. Talk about quick and easy no bake treat!! It is truly perfect for when you need a last minute dessert.
Decadently Delicious: If I could describe this dessert with one word, the word would be rich. But if someone gave me more words I would also include thick, fluffy, decadent, and indulgent. Honestly every bite is truly a dream come true!
Peanut Butter Explosion: I am calling all peanut butter lovers to please try this dessert! Especially if you love peanut butter cheesecake. You will simply lose your mind over this creamy treat.
Perfect with Everything: Almost anything I can think of would be utterly scrumptious if dipped into this mixture. From apple slices and whole strawberries, to pretzel sticks and cookies you will not be disappointed.

Ingredients & Substitutions

This creamy peanut butter cheesecake dip is made with only a handful of simple ingredients! A block of cream cheese, butter, rich peanut butter, and lots of chocolate come together to make the most scrumptious sweet treat.

It’s like peanut butter cups and cheesecake had a baby. And that baby is in dip form! If that sounds like your dessert dream come true, you are in the right place. Here is what you’ll need to grab from the grocery store:

Cream Cheese: The base of this reese’s peanut butter cup dip is softened cream cheese! It gives that delicious tangy cheesecake flavor and creamy texture.
Butter: The other half of the base is a bit of unsalted butter! For more of those rich and creamy vibes.
Peanut Butter: This sweet dessert dip of course has peanut butter! You’ll need the good old classic stuff, like Skippy or Jiff.
Powdered Sugar: This fine sugar adds the perfect sweetness here.
Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract adds more of that deep, sweet, floral flavor.
Peanut Butter Cups: Chopped peanut butter cups are the best part of this delicious dessert dip recipe. I like to use the mini cups because I find the peanut butter chocolate ratio to be supreme.
Chocolate Chips: You can never have enough chocolate, so this recipe calls for chocolate chips too. I think mini chocolate chips work best!

Equipment Needed

How To Make This Reese’s Dip

Reese’s peanut butter dip is incredibly easy to make! All you need is about 15 minutes and an electric mixer to whip up this decadent no bake dessert dip.

Step 1: Cream cheese & butter. First add the cream cheese and butter to a large mixing bowl. Mix with a hand mixer until well combined.

Step 2: Add ingredients. Next add the peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract to the cream cheese mixture. Mix again until well combined.

Step 3: Peanut butter cups. Stir in the chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups and chocolate chips.

reese's dip without peanut butter cups and chocolate chips mixed in

reese's dip with peanut butter cups and chocolate chips mixed in

Step 4: Transfer & garnish. Transfer the peanut butter mixture to a serving bowl. Top with extra peanut butter cups, chocolate chips, and a drizzle of peanut butter.

Step 5: Serve & enjoy! Serve with fresh fruit, pretzels, cookies, or anything you’d like. Enjoy!

Recipe Variations

Peanut butter cream cheese dip is SO delicious exactly as is! Like dangerously, addictively delicious.

But as always, there is room for substitutions and/or additions to make this simple recipe as scrumptious as possible for you! Here are some ideas:

Nut Butter: This sweet cream cheese dip is full of peanut butter flavor! Hence the name. BUT if you have an allergy or don’t like peanut butter, you can still enjoy this delicious treat. Just use almond butter or cashew butter! You can even find chocolate almond butter cups in grocery stores or online.
Drizzle: I serve this creamy peanut butter dip with an extra drizzle of melted peanut butter! YUM. But a drizzle of hot fudge, chocolate sauce, or caramel sauce would be incredibly tasty too.
Chocolate Candy: Reese’s peanut butter cups are the chocolate candy star here. However, others work well too! You could keep it similar with Reese’s Pieces. Or change it up with Kit Kats, Snickers, or M&Ms. A variation with any or all of those would be perfect for a Halloween party!
Chocolate Chips: White chocolate, dark chocolate, semi sweet, or milk chocolate chips would all be wonderful additions to this delicious dip. You could also throw in chopped chocolate bars! Peanut butter chips would be lovely as well.

Expert Tips

Use softened cream cheese and butter for this peanut butter cheesecake dip! You can either let them both sit out at room temperature until softened or pop in the microwave for 10-15 seconds on each side. Just make sure to not completely melt them.

Use creamy classic peanut butter! The good old stuff, like Skippy or Jif, will work best. You could try crunchy peanut butter or natural peanut butter, but I can’t promise you will get the same resulting creamy, soft, and fluffy dip.

Do not let peanut butter cream cheese dip sit out at room temperature for longer than 2 hours! It will not be safe to serve or eat after this amount of time.

Pop in the fridge and chill before serving! I just love the texture of this dip after it has been in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or longer. This chilling time also allows the flavors to develop even further.

Remember to garnish! Although this dip is wonderfully delicious, it doesn’t exactly look like it is without some sprucing up. Make sure to add an extra drizzle of peanut butter and sprinkling of Reese’s cups on top before serving. This way it will look just a delicious as it tastes.

Favorite Dippers

The best part about this peanut butter cup cheesecake dip is that it is delicious with anything and everything! Even celery sticks. LOL!

But seriously I promise you will already have a bunch of dippers ready-to-go in your pantry. Here are some of my favorite ways to enjoy this wonderful dip:

Pretzels – Classic pretzels, pretzel rods, cinnamon sugar pretzels
Graham Crackers
Animal Crackers
Cookies – Vanilla Wafers, Peanut Butter Cookies, Nutter Butters
Apple Slices
Strawberries

Serving Suggestions

Reeses peanut butter dip is an absolutely perfect party dip! Whether it is a sweet appetizer or indulgent dessert, it will be a big hit with all of your guests.

Party Appetizer: We all know that cheesy baked dips like my Cream Cheese Salsa Dip or Bacon Corn Dip are party appetizer staples. But have you ever thought of switching things up and going down a sweet route? This decadent peanut butter cheesecake dip would be the perfect adventure.
Halloween Party: The October favorite, Reese’s peanut butter cups, make this sweet dip scream Halloween to me. Serve it at your festive costume party and everyone will be obsessed with you. You could even throw in my Halloween Rice Krispie Treats to take your spread to the next level.
Movie Night: I seriously can’t think of a better way to spend a cozy Saturday night in than with this dip with fresh fruit, salty snacks, and a romantic comedy on the TV. Perfection!
School Snack: I would have cried tears of happiness if I came home from a long hard day of second grade to this sweet buttery dip. I mean talk about epic after school snack!?!? Whip it up for your kids (in just about 15 minutes) and you will be a super mom.
Meal Prep Treat: If you do not have kids to serve this to or a Halloween party to attend you can still enjoy this no bake peanut butter dip. Do not worry! Make yourself a batch, store in the fridge, and enjoy throughout the week whenever your sweet tooth hits.

How To Store Reese’s Dip

You can store reeses dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will keep best for 3-4 days!

Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Dip FAQs

Can I prepare reese’s dip ahead of time?

Yes, absolutely! This chocolate peanut butter dip works wonderfully when prepared ahead of time.

Follow the instructions exactly as written and if serving within the next several hours simply cover the serving bowl with plastic wrap.

If not serving soon, store in an airtight container and transfer to a serving dish later. At this point you can add the chocolate and candy garnishes as well!

Can I freeze this recipe?

No! I would not recommend freezing this sweet dip recipe.

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