Baked Cheese Dip is creamy, warm, full of flavor, and works great with pretzels, crackers, bread bowls, or baguette bread.
If you are looking for an easy to make holiday appetizer for the family to nosh on while enjoying family movie night, this hot cheese dip is exactly what you are looking for! It is an appetizer that everyone will love!
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What We Love About This Recipe
- 40 Minute Appetizer: Make this appetizer in 40 minutes or less.
- Easy Recipe: Baked Cheese Dip is fool proof and made in just a couple steps.
- Party Friendly: This is such a delicious party appetizer that everyone will love.
Ingredient Notes for Cream Cheese Dip Recipe
- Cream Cheese: You can use a low fat or fat free version.
- Mayonnaise: Try using different flavored varieties or olive oil based mayo.
- Sour Cream
- Cheese: Mozzarella Cheese and Gruyere Cheese
- Bacon: Bacon bits or try using turkey bacon.
- Spices: Kosher Salt and Black Pepper
Equipment Needed
- 9 x 9 Baking Dish
- Medium Bowl
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Foil
- Spoon
How to Make Hot Cheese Dip
These are the basic steps for making Baked Cheese Dip. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions, prep time, cook time and total time and nutrition information.
STEP 1: PREPPING
Start by preheating the oven to 375 degrees f. Then cut up the green onions on an angle and chop up the bacon.
STEP 2: COMBINE INGREDIENTS
In a medium sized bowl, combine the mayo, sour cream, cream cheese, mozzarella, gruyere, salt, black pepper, and bacon. Mix until fully combined and then transfer the cheese mixture to a baking dish.
STEP 3: BAKE HOT CHEESE DIP
Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 35 minutes. To get a crispy top remove the foil and broil for 2-3 minutes.
STEP 4: SERVING
Remove from the oven and garnish with additional bacon and green onions. Serve with breadsticks, veggies, or chips.
Prep and Storage Tips
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
Prepare this recipe ahead of time by premixing the ingredients together and transferring to the baking dish. Store in the fridge for 1-2 days and then bake for 35 minutes.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 4-5 days.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
Freezing is not recommended as the sour cream will cause this cheese dip to separate as it thaws.
HOW TO REHEAT THIS RECIPE
Reheat hot cheese dip in the microwave for 1 minutes in the microwave or an air fry in a ramekin for 3-5 minutes or until hot and melty.
Frequently Asked Questions about Hot Cheese Dip
Make this recipe vegetarian friendly by subbing out the bacon, either remove all together or substitute with a vegetarian bacon alternative.
Yes, you can actually make this recipe slightly healthier by using greek yogurt.
This recipe can easily be doubled or halved just increase or decrease ingredients proportionally.
This oven baked cheese dip is made of sour cream, cream cheese, mayo, mozzarella cheese, bacon, and gruyere cheese.
Truly you can dip anything that you like such as any flavor of cracker, chips, baguettes, pita chips, vegetables. The possibilities are endless.
Expert Tips for Making This Hot Cream Cheese Dip Recipe
- Bread Bowl: You could also bake this in a bread bowl. It would be extremely delicious that way as well.
- Other Cheeses: If your family prefers other cheeses, you can definitely sub those in. Other cheese you could add in or substitute include parmesan cheese, cheddar, or monterey jack cheese.
- Chive Cream Cheese: For added oniony flavor you chive or veggie cream cheese in place of plain.
- Hot: Try adding a little hot sauce to taste for this appetizer recipes.
What to Serve with Baked Cheese Dip
- Air Fryer Garlic Breadsticks
- Crispy Spiced Potato Wedges
- Sweet Bacon Tater Tots
- Homemade Garlic Crisps
- Tortilla Chips or Pita Chips
- Sliced Baguette
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Baked Cheese Dip
Equipment
- 9 x 9 baking dish
- Medium sized bowl
- Foil
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature and any brand
- 1 cup of mayo, any brand
- 8 ounces sour cream, any brand
- 8 ounces of mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces of gruyere cheese
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
- Green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Lay out the cream cheese so it can soften to room temperature.
- Cook the bacon in the manner that you normally would, allow to cool, and chop into small pieces.
- Wash and dry the green onions and thinly slice on an angle.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a medium sized bowl, add in the cream cheese, mayo, sour cream, mozzarella cheese, gruyere cheese, bacon (reserve some for topping the dip), and combine thoroughly with a spoon.
- Then pour into a baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven, top with additional bacon and the green onions and serve warm!
- Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Bread Bowl: You could also bake this in a bread bowl. It would be extremely delicious that way as well.
- Other Cheeses: If your family prefers other cheeses, you can definitely sub those in. Other cheese you could add in or substitute include parmesan cheese, cheddar, or monterey jack cheese.
- Chive Cream Cheese: For added oniony flavor you chive or veggie cream cheese in place of plain.
Estimated Nutritional Information
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