A few weekends ago, Ryan and I had a handful of our friends over for a game night. Before it was game time, we all hung out in the kitchen, drinking wine and eating appetizers.
I put out a display of various cheeses with bread, crackers, fresh fruit, olives and more. It was your typical cheese spread with the exception of one thing. A mascarpone and orange marmalade dip!
The dip came together without too much thought and only used two ingredients, so I was shocked when everyone raved about it! I was inspired to make the dip by the TV show Chopped. Many of the chefs gravitate toward mascarpone as a main ingredient in the dessert round of the chef competition show and they always come up with the most delicious looking desserts that incorporate the creamy cheese.
Orange Mascarpone Dip
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup mascarpone
- 1/4 cup orange marmalade
Directions:
- Combine mascarpone and orange marmalade and stir together until everything is adequately combined.
- Spread it on top of warm French bread or use it as a dip for fresh fruit or cinnamon sugar pita chips.
Note: You may want to double or triple this recipe if you are serving a group.
I told you it was easy!
This morning, I made the dip again and used it as somewhat of a cream cheese substitute and spread it on top of a toasted whole wheat English muffin.
I also had a banana on the side.
Not a bad way to kick off a Wednesday!
Question of the Morning
- What is your favorite kind of dip?
My favorites include guacamole, seven layer dip or this honey peanut apple dip my mom makes on occasion. Yum!
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Southern caviar is my favorite (also known as Mississippi caviar)! I could eat it as a meal!
Oh what an interesting dip idea. I never would’ve thought of combining the two but it does sound quite good together. One of those strange but good things.
Yum that sounds delicious!!
I love hummus or guacamole by far 🙂
I love mascarpone cheese! I make a yummy toasted almond dip with it. The recipe is here!
http://www.joie-de-vivre.us/2013/01/bowl-game-dip.html
Yum! Thanks for sharing!
I actually don’t think I’ve ever had marscapone! My favorite dip is the cheese dip my mom makes for Chief football games! It’s velveta cheese, ground sausage and rotel! SO GOOD!
OMG…this sounds seriously amazing! I need to try this asap!
Salsa & guacamole are my favorites! My mom makes this nacho dip with cream cheese, sour cream, salsa, and cheese and it is so good!
I LOVE love LOVE guac, it is my GO TO! I have never tried mascarpone before and will look and see if I can find it out here sounds delish Thanks for sharing 🙂 Love + Shine CourtStar
I make a Mexican bean dip that is yummy. People rave about it and it is super easy. Recipe here under Karen’s favorites. http://www.fabinyour40s.com/Recipes.html
My favorite dip is definitely guacamole! I could eat an entire serving of it myself. It’s so good especially the way my husband and I make it. 🙂
PS: My husband and are addicted to Chopped! You are right , they use Marscapone all the time. Had to try it and it wasn’t as sweet as I thought it would be.
Yum! I actually don’t think I’ve ever tried mascarpone so explicitly, but now I want to!
Guacamole is definitely also a favorite of mine. I also love hummus, fresh salsa, and hot spinach artichoke dip (which I am now craving since it’s been forever since I’ve had some!).
Man, this is my type of recipe! Do you have one for crab dip that’s just as easy? (I’m from Maryland, where crabs and Old Bay are considered their own food groups.)
I have always wanted to try mascarpone, I may have to try this. I also watch Chopped and try to mimick their food in my kitchen 🙂
What a simple recipe!! I love guacamole and hummus (:
Yummm looks good! My favorite is the skinny funfetti dip that you can eat with fruit, animal crackers, or cinnamon pita chips! Here is the recipe! http://www.eat-yourself-skinny.com/2012/06/funfetti-dip.html
It’s always a hit at girls’ nights!
My favorite dip is buffalo chicken dip! It’s made with Frank’s Red Hot sauce, shredded cheddar, shredded chicken, bleu cheese dressing and cream cheese. I usually put mine in a small slow cooker, but it can be done on the stove. It’s delicious with tortilla chips or Club crackers 😀
I’ve done something very similar with cream cheese, but I’ll have to give mascarpone a try next time. My hands down very favorite dip is 7 layer dip!! Have a great day!
My favorite dip is QUESO all the way, followed by guacamole. I’m still a somewhat picky eater but latey have been trying different things or things I may have thought I didn’t like. Most of the food items are becoming something I really love. I have been missing out for years.
I gotta agree with hummus and guacamole here, but I’m always up for some adventurous dips as well! You can’t go wrong with queso dip either ;-).
Interestingly, I have some leftover mascarpone from cupcakes that I made awhile back and can’t seem to figure out what to do with it.
Thanks for the idea!
This looks soooo good!!! I love guacamole, and Pico De Gallo dips, they are the best 🙂 I’ve always heard about Marscarpone Cheese(food network), but never tried it. At least I know how it taste now!
Ooh what a yummy dip! I love some of the new Greek yogurt dips out there, they’re nice a tangy!
Cream cheese + pepper jelly is one of my favorites! I love it on crackers. From your post, I’m inspired to try it on an English Muffin now!
I don’t even know, there are too many winner to pick just one! I think hummus or French onion dip are my favorites.
guacamole is definitely my favorite dip, next up would be spinach and artichoke dip, you just can’t go wrong. This sounds fantastic and probably something I would just eat with a spoon.
Mm! That looks really yummy.
Favorite dip is, hands down, taco dip.
Guac is my favorite, hands down!
I have no idea what mascarpone tastes like, but it must be good! I’m all about green chile dip, queso, and creamy dips made for fruit.
Mmm that looks great!! We sometimes will put a block of cream cheese out then empty out a jar of pickled jalapenos, or some type of jam or jelly, and dip into it with wheat thins 🙂 EASY!
Oh goodness, I’m a dip FANATIC. I pretty much love them all… My faves are probably salsa, guac, 7 layer dip, onion dip, and artichoke dip!
Your dip looks great! I love spinach and artichoke dip. I only tried it this past year and can’t believe that I spent my life missing out on it – it’s great!
WOW! That looks delicious!!! Can’t wait to try it!
Yum! Dips might be my favorite food group. My all-time favorite is this ridiculous ranch-salsa dip that my friend’s mom used to make us growing up… now that I think about it I need that recipe! Lately I can’t get enough Greek Baked Feta with tomatoes, and Guacamole is always a go-to.
My favorite dip has got to be Chipotle’s guac. I need to find a copycat recipe ASAP. Another favorite of mine used to be buffalo chicken dip because of the stinky blue cheese 😀
Wow- this looks so good! I’ve never had mascarpone but see it all the time on food network. Maybe i need to give it a try! 🙂
Oh wow, i need to try this ASAP! Looks delish, Julie!
Omg this looks amazing! I love mascarpone cheese.
What a great idea! I love fun dips like this (that are tasty & easy to make!)
I’ve heard of that cheese but never eaten it. Does it compare in taste to cream cheese?
my favorite dips are either salsa or hummus! =)
I love making dips with Mascarpone, there are so many options. Never tried it with orange marmalade before though, I will have to give it a go.
I love fruit and cheese mixed together! Yummm.
Nothing beats a good spinach dip, though 🙂
I love simple recipes. This recipe would be great with a salty potato chip. Sweet and salty combos are my favoirte!
Buffalo chicken dip and guacamole.
Looks awesome! My favorite dips are definitely guacamole, hummus, spinach and artichoke or warm crab dip. I could eat chips and dip every day as a meal!
Clever!
What an awesome idea! I’ve had the typical cream cheese/jalapeno jelly dip, but I think this would be so much better! Gotta find some mascarpone!
Try this with mascarpone: grill a very ripe peach (cut in half), top each half with mascarpone, then drizzle with honey. It is to die for!
Sounds good!
I love salsa with greek yogurt, and I love Cream cheese or goat cheese with Jalapeno jelly on the side to scoop together.
Mascarpone has so many wonderful uses! I mix it with red sauce to make a creamier pasta sauce. I’ve even added it to pancake batter for a creamier, rich pancake. I’ll definitely try your dip, too.
As far as dips go, my alltime favorite is spinach dip. True crowd pleaser! Here’s my recipe, it’s so easy!
http://thebrooklynfig.com/2013/07/03/spinach-dip/