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Cream Cheese Dip With Bacon and Cheddar

Last updated February 6, 2021. Originally posted December 25, 2019 By Jyothi Rajesh 50 Comments

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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!

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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!
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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.

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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
ingredients for hot cream cheese dip recipe

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.

Mixing all ingredients for cream cheese dip
Mixing all ingredients for cream cheese dip in a bowl
Mixing all ingredients for cream cheese dip

Step 3: Transfer the mix into a pie dish or casserole dip.

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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).

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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.

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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.

hot and bubbly cream cheese dip in casserole dish garnished with bacon and scallions

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. 

  1. Chilling the dip will let the flavors blend together and make it taste better. And as you guessed, you don’t bake the dip.
  2. Mix in all ingredients.
  3. Transfer to serving bowl. 
  4. Refrigerate for few hours and then serve it chilled.
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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

Jyothi Rajesh
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!
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Course Party Food
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 512

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

  1. 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.
  2. Highly recommend to use onion powder and garlic powder. It adds flavor to the dip.
  3. Use any type of hot sauce depending on what you have in hand. Classic hot sauce, Tabasco sauce or sriracha sauce can be used.
  4. Use light sour cream for lighter version of dip or replace sour cream with yogurt.
 
Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 512kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 11gFat: 51gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 546mgPotassium: 181mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 986IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 284mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Janelle says

    September 02, 2023 at 4:02 am

    Can I use maple bacon? That’s what I have.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      September 02, 2023 at 2:38 pm

      I haven’t tested with maple bacon. Since maple bacon has smoky sweet flavor it may tend to make the cream cheese dip sweetish rather than making it savory flavored. I personally wouldn’t add maple bacon, as I prefer and like the savory dip

      Reply
  2. Laura says

    August 20, 2023 at 9:05 pm

    3 stars
    I followed the recipe by the instructions, but I would add more bacon, Tabasco sauce, garlic and onion powder because there wasn’t enough flavoring. Too mild for me. It’s was easy to make.

    Reply
  3. Karen says

    May 22, 2023 at 7:37 pm

    5 stars
    Made this last evening for our company and wow, it was amazing..got lots of rave reviews!
    It sure does make a good amount, it’s a keeper!!!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      May 23, 2023 at 1:42 pm

      Thank you Karen, i’m so glad to hear you loved the recipe!

      Reply
  4. Walter says

    March 31, 2023 at 10:41 pm

    5 stars
    Very tasty and easy to make.
    Big party favorite.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      April 04, 2023 at 7:42 pm

      Glad you liked it

      Reply
  5. Mary says

    March 31, 2023 at 10:55 am

    Does this freeze well?

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      April 04, 2023 at 7:43 pm

      I dont recommend freezing, as it has diary in it

      Reply
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