Easy Greek Yogurt Fruit Dip (Healthy 2-Minute Recipe) (2024)

A Healthy Snack, Breakfast, or Dessert In Under 2-Minutes

I was first introduced to yogurt fruit dip as a 9-year old at a slumber party. The host parent brought out a huge tray of fruit, which isn’t exactly exciting to a bunch of 9 year-old girls in the early 90’s.

Then she plopped down a giant bowl of white sauce in the center of the fruit. “What’s that?” I asked.

The mom replied, “Yogurt dip for the fruit!”

I took a strawberry, dunked it in the special yogurt sauce….AMAZING! I was sold. There are very few foods that I remember as vividly today as that yogurt dip. It made quite the impression on me. Years later, I’m now creating a healthy, nutrient-dense version for my own family.

And the best part?

This creamy dip is versatile:

• Serve it on the side of favorite fruit during the summer.
• Pack it in the lunchbox during the school year with fruit.
• Eat it for breakfast with toppings (try one of these yogurt bowl toppings).
• Turn the yogurt into fruit parfaits (yogurt and fruit in mason jars).
• Enjoy this healthy yogurt fruit dip for a protein-rich dessert with seasonal berries.

Ingredients

This easy fruit dip recipe only takes 2 minutes of total time to make. You’ll need just 4 pantry staple ingredients, making this recipe budget-friendly and easy to throw together at any time.

Some recipes call for using cream cheese, brown sugar, vanilla pudding mix, or cool whip. For this recipe, I keep things super easy and healthy (cream cheese would be healthy, but yogurt is such a simple staple food).

What You’ll Need:

• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, whole milk yogurt, or dairy-free yogurt
• 1 TB honey, or to taste (or maple syrup)
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• fresh fruit (such as apples, pineapple, berries), cut into bite-size pieces for dipping

Variations

This sweet dip is such an easy recipe to customize and change up with different add-ins. Here are a few delicious options…

Peanut Butter: Add 1-2 tablespoons of peanut butter to the yogurt and honey mixture. If you love peanut butter as much as I do, this is a fun variation. (You should also make peanut butter chocolate overnight oats–amazing!) If you’re nut-free, use a seed butter (like sunflower seed butter).

Lemon Zest or Orange Zest: Add the zest of an orange or lemon (or lime) to the yogurt sauce. This will add a bright fresh citrus flavor. You only need a small amount of zest (the grated peel) to get a ton of flavor. Alternatively, you could add a squeeze of lemon juice or a splash of orange juice.

Chopped Mint: I’m a huge mint and yogurt fan (see this homemade strawberry Froyo recipe for an example). Add about 1 tablespoon of finely chopped fresh mint to the yogurt, honey, and spices for a vibrant mint flavor.

Strawberry Preserves: For a strawberry yogurt dip, add 1-2 tablespoons of strawberry preserves (jam; not jelly) to the yogurt mixture.

Cocoa Powder: For a chocolate dip, add a couple teaspoons of cocoa powder to the yogurt dip, until you reach your desired level of chocolate flavor. Add a pinch or two of salt as well to enhance the chocolate flavor. Or, make my famous homemade chocolate yogurt (with 28 grams of protein!).

• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt or regular whole milk yogurt or dairy-free yogurt
• 1 Tablespoon honey or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or to taste

• Add the yogurt, honey, cinnamon, and vanilla extract to a small mixing bowl. Stir to combine the ingredients.

  

• Serve immeadiately or store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. Serve as a dip (also delicious on its own for naturally-sweetened vanilla yogurt bowls) with fruit of choice.

  

Double or triple the recipe for a party, prep-ahead family snack, or multiple yogurt bowls.

See variations in the article above for ideas on adding peanut butter, making chocolate yogurt, or making strawberry yogurt dip with preserves (jam).

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