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animal cracker, cake mix, dessert, dip, funfetti, greek yogurt, party food
While browsing inspiration for my ode to animal crackers post, I came across a recipe for funfetti cake dip from the blog, Eat Yourself Skinny. The picture on the site had animal crackers as an accompaniment so I went ahead and pinned it to remember for later.
Now I have never been much of a cake person. Having a summer birthday I would bring in ice pops to elementary school instead of cupcakes. My recent birthday tradition involves celebrating with a cannoli every year instead of cake. I’m a big fan of icing and merely find the cake as an obstacle to get to it. Besides, the cake/frosting ratio is always out of whack (that is until the creation of cake pops).
The one exception to all this is funfetti. I lovvvvve sprinkles and having them inside the cake makes it a winner in my book. For this reason I knew I had to try this simple, healthy alternative to the standard baked good treat.
I tweaked the original recipe slightly which called for cool whip and stuck to just two simple ingredients:
That’s it!
STEP 1: Measure out 2 cups of greek yogurt (I used 0% plain, but could be good with vanilla).
STEP 2: Add in 1/2 bag of cake mix and stir (the original recipe called for using the entire bag but I figured I could save some calories and still get the flavor I was looking for.)
STEP 3: Grab some animal crackers for dipping and you’re all set!
THE VERDICT: Absolutely wonderful! The first perk: there are only two ingredients and two steps involved, what’s not to love. Second, the combination of the animal crackers (I used Trader Joe’s brand which have a hint of lemon flavor) and dip tasted like a bite-sized piece of cake. Third, it’s a healthy protein packed sweet treat!
I made this dip to bring in for my co-workers and they all absolutely loved it as well. They could not believe that there were only two ingredients!
In researching some more I found that this recipe originated from a blog called Little Bitty Bakes who has a recipe for individual portion sizes if you are just looking for a tasty after-dinner treat.
I’m already excited thinking about other variations I could make using this method. Betty Crocker makes a “Cherry Chip” cake mix which could be good, or maybe the “Triple Chocolate Fudge.” So many options!
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What is your favorite flavor of cake?
Lynn @ The Actor's Diet said:
Yessss…I’ve seen this recipe with the addition of Cool Whip – I’m glad it works without!
Erin said:
Hi there! New to your blog here and I just came across this recipe you posted. I’m so glad to see that it works without cool whip (never really liked it and now can’t find it in France even if I did!). :-) Anyway, great job and nice pictures. Can’t wait to try this!
theadventuresofzandk said:
Hi Erin! Thanks for stopping by. If you make this dip I promise you will not regret it. Enjoy!