Everything Bagel Dip is great for parties and is the perfect choice for dipping everything from vegetables to pretzels. With garlic and everything bagel seasoning, it’s a fun way to add lots of flavor to your favorite appetizers.
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Why this Everything Bagel Dip Recipe is a Keeper
This creamy dip using sour cream and cream cheese is made with the flavor of everything bagel seasoning, and only takes about five minutes to make. This dip recipe is perfect with chips, or you can eat it with veggies. Here are a few reasons why you’ll love this dip using Everything But the Bagel seasoning:
- Easy Ingredients: Everything in this 4 ingredient dip can be found in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Party Pleaser: This easy recipe is a great option for parties, and can also be used as a spread.
- Adaptable: Adjust the ingredients for this party dip to your tastes and dietary preferences.
If you love everything bagel spice dip and are looking for more appetizer dip recipes, try these: Baked Ricotta Dip, Cowboy Crack Dip, and Italian Hoagie Dip.
What Do You Eat with Everything But the Bagel Dip?
Everything bagel seasoning includes dried minced garlic, minced onions, poppyseeds, black sesame seeds, and salt. This makes the dip ideal for dippers such as baby carrots, bagel chips or potato chips, avocado slices, crackers, bread, pretzels, and more.
Everything But the Bagel Ingredient Notes
- Cream Cheese: This great recipe uses a block of cream cheese. Refrigerate the cream cheese and sour cream dip in a medium bowl for an hour before serving the dip. Use full fat cream cheese, or a lower fat option if you’d prefer.
- Sour Cream: Sour cream will help make this dip extra creamy.
- Classic Everything Bagel Seasoning: Buy Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning or make your homemade everything bagel seasoning blend with spices at home. It can be found at Trader Joes, or any grocery store.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for this Cream Cheese Dip Appetizer
- Sodium Free: For a healthier option, you can use sodium free sour cream, as well as low fat cream cheese or sour cream.
- Greek Yogurt: If you want, you can use plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.
- Whipped Cream Cheese: Whipped cream cheese will give you a lighter texture.
Pro Tip for Delicious Dip
For a smooth and creamy texture, let the cream cheese soften at room temperature for about an hour. Avoid microwaving, as it can make the cream cheese grainy.
How to Make Everything Bagel Seasoning Dip
These are the basic steps for making bagel dip. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Stir Everything Together and Chill
Mix together cream cheese, sour cream, seasoning, and half tablespoon of garlic powder in a medium or small bowl using a hand mixer or stand mixer. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Dip Recipe FAQs
You can store this delicious dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It should be good for 2-3 days.
Yes, make your own everything bagel seasoning with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, garlic, onions, and salt. You can also use garlic powder or onion powder if you want.
It might not be the healthiest option if you make the everything bagel dip with full-fat cream cheese, but if you’re watching your fat content, you can use low-fat, low carb, or fat free options.
Expert Tips for Making this Easy Appetizer Recipe
- Make Ahead: Everything bagel dip just gets better as it sits, so feel free to make up to two days ahead of serving it.
- Bacon: Bacon makes everything better. Try mixing in some bacon bits.
- Veggie Dip: For a vegan option, you can use pureed avocado instead of cream cheese for this recipe. Spread onto bread to make avocado toast, and garnish with green onions.
- Heat: Add a little spice with chili powder or cayenne pepper.
What to Serve with Homemade Everything Bagel Dip
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Everything Bagel Dip
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 2 ½ tablespoons Everything Bagel Seasoning
- ½ tablespoon Garlic Powder
Instructions
- Stir ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Christina’s Notes
- Make Ahead: Everything bagel dip just gets better as it sits, so feel free to make up to two days ahead of serving it.
- Bacon: Bacon makes everything better. Try mixing in some bacon bits.
- Veggie Dip: For a vegan option, you can use pureed avocado instead of cream cheese for this recipe. Spread onto bread to make avocado toast, and garnish with green onions.
- Heat: Add a little spice with chili powder or cayenne pepper.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.