Dunkaroo Dip

Dunkaroo dip is a homemade version of the classic childhood treat you’d stick in your lunchbox. Easy, 3-ingredient funfetti flavored dip that’s perfect for animal cracker dunking, and loaded with sprinkles!

And if this isn’t enough funfetti fun for you, try my chewy funfetti granola bars, funfetti rice krispy treats, funfetti whipped cream, and funfetti popcorn.

Tips for making Dunkaroo Dip

• Use a large bowl – larger than you think you’ll need! This will help you mix everything together thoroughly without having to be super cautious not to spill cake mix everywhere.
• Use a sturdy wooden spoon and spatula to mix everything together. You can even use a large whisk if you’d like, you’ll just need to scrape the mix out from the middle. Wooden spoons or large, sturdy spatulas are your best bet.

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• Transfer to a clean, smaller bowl for serving. Make sure it’s a good size for people to dip into, and a bowl that’s safe to go in the fridge (since that’s where it will need to be stored).
  
• And at the risk of being a broken record… add more sprinkles :)

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Heat treating the flour in the cake mix

If you’re concerned about the potential for bacteria in raw flour, you can quickly heat treat it by spreading it out onto a baking sheet and toasting it at 350°F for 5 minutes. Let it cool, then follow the instructions above.

Just note that the sprinkles in the funfetti cake mix may discolor or become a bit melty and spread. But don’t despair – that’s just more reason to add even more sprinkles :)

Quick story time

If you’d like to skip this, just jump straight to the recipe!

At a previous job, it was discussed that some of my coworkers had never experienced Dunkaroos when they were first around. I couldn’t let that slide, so I decided to whip this up in the middle of the day at my office so they could experience this sprinkle-filled, cake batter flavored 90s nostalgia.

One of my coworkers went on a Prime Now spending spree (back before it was just Whole Foods orders) and I further indulged his new addiction and asked him to add the ingredients for this dip.

Side note: Our order was a really, really weird assortment of stuff. A computer monitor cable, ice cream, Cool Whip, funfetti cake mix, yogurt, pudding, a fan… there may have even been a rom-com and a litter of puppies in there, I don’t remember.

But I’m fairly sure that the guy delivering our order assumed it was for a female computer technician who was PMSing, having hot flashes and going through a breakup.

Once it all arrived I mixed everything together, and my desk neighbor dunked a cracker in it, tasted it, grabbed another cracker and tasted it again, and then frantically searched for his own bowl to pile dip and crackers into while muttering, “You are a WIZARD”.

I don’t use Snapchat, but evidently he also snapped a picture of it all with a caption to that effect as well. Another coworker just kept repeating, “How does this taste like cake batter? I mean, I know what’s in it, but… HOW? HOW IS THIS SO GOOD?!” every time he took a bite.

Others gave me some serious high fives, fist bumps, and a lot of almost NSFW moaning and groaning. When it was almost gone, I dared my office manager to lick the bowl. While I didn’t actually see her do it, that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen…

So… yeah. I’d say this is a winner winner, chicken cake batter dinner dessert.

Prepare to be the most popular person you know

Go make a batch of this Dunkaroo Dip and just watch a mass of people come flocking toward you. These are your new best friends – treat them well, and make sure you have a plentiful supply of animal crackers!

I’m serious, order them in bulk (affiliate link). You’ll thank me later.

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