Cream cheese dip loaded with bacon and cheddar is that one dip you MUST HAVE for party or gatherings! Baked until cheesy it’s hot and bubbly gives you warm, gooey, cheesy and totally comforting dip! And super addictive!
Life Changing Cream Cheese Warm Crack Dip
- Looking for a tasty dip for your party appetizers? Look no further; this warm cream cheese dip is perfect tailgate appetizer dip. It’s warm, cheesy, salty, packed with amazing flavors and super addictive!
- You can’t go wrong with cheese and bacon, and like the old saying bacon making everything taste better!
- Savory, super tasty dip! And if you want to make it tastier, add more of both bacon and cheese! The more the better!
- A pack of crackers or a big bowl of veggies will disappear when you have this dip around.
- Personally I love this dip served hot with seeded crackers. Oh my word, I went weak on my knees when I took the first bite into seeded gluten free cracker smothered in cream cheese dip.
- No, that’s not exaggeration. This dip is everything you’ll want – creamy, cheesy, spicy, salty!
- A dip that is sure to transform any mediocre or boring appetizer into the best appetizer of your life!
If you are wondering about the hot sauce used in the recipe, whether it’s going to turn the dip spicy? That hot sauce is so much needed in the recipe with all the cream and cheese elements you’ll add to the dip.
Note: DO NOT SKIP THE HOT SAUCE while making chili cream cheese dip!
Hosting a football party at home? You MUST make this hot, bubbly cream cheese dip recipe. The dip is very easy to make with very minimal prep work.
You can serve the dip with almost any starter. I love to dip into melted cheesy, bubbling hot dip with seeded crackers and veggies. You can dip in your potato chips, nachos, pita chips, or spread baguette slices. It goes well with everything.
Ingredients for Hot Cream Cheese Dip Recipe
- 8oz cream cheese
- 16oz sour cream
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 cups Cheddar cheese
- 8 bacon strips
- 1 tspn Onion powder
- 1 ½ tspn Garlic powder
- 1 ½ tspn hot sauce
- Green onions
- Parsley
How To Make Cream Cheese Dip (Step-By-Step Pictures)?
5 minutes prep work, 20 minutes baking time (hands-free). That’s all you have to do for hot cream cheese dip recipe.
Step 1: Pre-heat oven at 375 degree Fahrenheit.
Step 2: In a wide bowl, mix all ingredients – cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic powder, onion powder, hot sauce, bacon, scallions, parsley and cheddar cheese reserving half of the cheddar for later use.
Step 3: Transfer the mix into a pie dish or casserole dip.
Step 4: Sprinkle all the left over cheese on top (you can reserve a little more cheddar cheese to be sprinkled after it’s baked).
Step 6: Bake in pre-heated oven at 375 degree Fahrenheit for about 20 to 25 minutes, until cheese begins to melt and turn bubbly.
Step 7: Remove from oven.
Step 8: Garnish with little more cheddar cheese and scallions on top and server immediately with crackers or vegetables or any chips of your choice.
Step 9: Server while it’s HOT and BUBBLY!
How to Make Cold Bacon Cheese Dip?
Using the same ingredients you can make a dip that is perfect for hot weather. Make cold bacon cheese dip by mixing in all the ingredients and chill it for few hours before serving.
- Chilling the dip will let the flavors blend together and make it taste better. And as you guessed, you don’t bake the dip.
- Mix in all ingredients.
- Transfer to serving bowl.
- Refrigerate for few hours and then serve it chilled.
Variations and Substitutions for Cream Cheese Dip Recipe
Cream cheese dip is very versatile. Use light sour cream for lighter version of dip or replace sour cream with yogurt. Use any type of hot sauce depending on what you have in hand. Classic hot sauce, Tabasco sauce or sriracha sauce can be used.
Highly recommend to use onion powder and garlic powder. It adds flavor to the dip.
Always buy cheddar block and grate it fresh just before using it in the recipe.
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Cream Cheese Dip with Bacon and Cheddar
Ingredients
- 1 pack 8 oz cream cheese softened at room temperature
- 16 oz sour cream
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 cups cheddar cheese grated fresh
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon hot sauce
- 5-8 bacon strips cooked crisp and crumbled
- ¼ cup green onions
- ¼ cup parsley
Instructions
- Step 1: Pre-heat oven at 375 degree Fahrenheit.
- Step 2: In a wide bowl, mix all ingredients – cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic powder, onion powder, hot sauce, bacon, scallions, parsley and cheddar cheese reserving half of the cheddar for later use.
- Step 3: Transfer the mix into a pie dish or casserole dip.
- Step 4: Sprinkle all the left over cheese on top (you can reserve a little more cheddar cheese to be sprinkled after it’s baked).
- Step 6: Bake in pre-heated oven at 375 degree Fahrenheit for about 20 to 25 minutes, until cheese begins to melt and turn bubbly.
- Step 7: Remove from oven.
- Step 8: Garnish with little more cheddar cheese and scallions on top and server immediately with crackers or vegetables or any chips of your choice.
- Step 9: Server while it’s HOT and BUBBLY!
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Notes
- Always buy cheddar block and grate it fresh just before using it in the recipe. It tastes so much better than pre-grated cheese bought from store.
- Highly recommend to use onion powder and garlic powder. It adds flavor to the dip.
- Use any type of hot sauce depending on what you have in hand. Classic hot sauce, Tabasco sauce or sriracha sauce can be used.
- Use light sour cream for lighter version of dip or replace sour cream with yogurt.
Veena Azmanov
All our my favorite ingredients and so this dish is definitely special to me. Combination delicious and definitely a treat to my pallet.
jyothirajesh
Glad you liked it Veena
Terry
Does this get hard after sitting out for a few hours?
Jyothi Rajesh
Yes cheese begins to harden as it rests. You can warm it up if cheese turns solid. Best to serve the dip soon as it’s made when it’s still nice, hot and bubbly!
Tammy
I’ve never had a dip like this before but it sound sooo good! I’m going to have to try it for all our game day festivities 😀 Yum!
jyothirajesh
Thank you
Amanda
What a perfect dip for parties! Love the photos too.
jyothirajesh
Thank you
Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer
This looks perfect for the big game or hanging out with friends! I’m loving all of the ingredients in this recipe and can’t wait to make this for my next gathering!
jyothirajesh
Hope you like this Lori. Thank you
EA The Spicy RD
I imagine this would be INHALED at a Super Bowl Party 🙂 I’d definitely serve this with lots of veggies. It looks perfect for game day!
jyothirajesh
It’s perfect dip with any starters. I personally loved it with seeded gluten free crackers. Thank you
Nicole
This is perfect for Super Bowl Sunday! right on time.
jyothirajesh
Thank you
Rebecca Blackwell
I’ve made this twice now and I swear the second time was even better than the first. This is dangerously good. So good, I can’t stop eating it. 🙂 We will be making this again and again and again.
jyothirajesh
Yes this is totally addictive.
Amy
The meaty cheese… hot sauce…all the flavors!! It’s a party in a dish! Perfect game day food.
jyothirajesh
Thank you Amy
Natalie
That sounds absolutely delicious. Love how bubbly and crusted it looks. I must make this soon. My family will love this I’m sure. Can’t wait to give it a try.
jyothirajesh
Thank you Natalie
Pearl
How much onion and garlic powder?!?!
Jyothi Rajesh
All measurements mentioned in the recipe card. Please check recipe card.
FYI – 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
Inge McAfee
Can this be made a day or two before then baked the day of the party?
Jyothi Rajesh
Yes, you can store cream cheese dip in air tight containers for upto 3-4 days. I’d suggest you hold the bacon if planning to make ahead. Add it before reheating and re heat so it doesn’t loose it’s crispiness.
To reheat- simply reheat in microwave until cheese is melted or bubbly and serve
Pauline
This looks amazingly delish!
Knowing how much time to prepare this shot, but sorry to tell ya, in that prepared ingredients picture are two onions powder instead of one garlic, thought u might want to rename it.
Thanks for this recipe. Will align all my ingredients to try asap.
Jyothi Rajesh
So glad you liked it. Thank you!