Best Cheddar Dip Recipes

BACON CHEDDAR RANCH DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine sour cream and ranch dressing mix in a bowl and stir thoroughly together. Add in cream cheese and mix with an electric mixer until well incorporated. Add Cheddar cheese, bacon, and green onions. Transfer mixture to an oven-safe dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until hot and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

CHEDDAR-BACON DIP

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Spread in an ungreased 13x9-in. dish or on a 12-in. plate. Combine onions, tomatoes and green pepper; sprinkle over the cream cheese layer. , Pour taco sauce over the vegetables. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Refrigerate. Just before serving, sprinkle with bacon. Serve with chips.

BACON CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, cheddar cheese, salad dressing mix and bacon. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers and/or vegetables.

CHEDDAR CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Grate the cheddar cheese while very chilled, but then let the grated cheese get back to room temperature. In the bowl of a food processor, whirl the cheese, butter, mustard, sherry and cayenne pepper until smooth and creamy
• Transfer to a mixing bowl, cover and refrigerate until needed. (You can do 2 weeks before serving.) Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before serving; fold in the nuts and repack into four 1 cup ramekins of crocks. Dust with chives for garnish
• Serve with crackers, or a crunchy vegetable like celery or fennel or jicama.

HIDDEN VALLEY BACON & CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• In a bowl, add the sour cream and dips mix and stir until well blended. Fold in the cheese and bacon. Chill covered for 1 hour before serving.
• Serve with vegetables or chips.

BROCCOLI CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix sour cream, broccoli, ranch dressing mix, and 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese in a bowl; transfer to an 8x8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese over mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dip is bubbling and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.

CHEDDAR RANCH DIP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, thoroughly blend the sour cream and ranch-style dressing mix. Mix in the bacon bits and Cheddar cheese. Chill in the refrigerator 20 minutes or longer before serving.

AGED-CHEDDAR AND BEER DIP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; cook, whisking, about 2 minutes. Add thyme and mustard, then gradually add beer, whisking constantly until smooth. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute more.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add cream cheese, a piece at a time, whisking constantly until smooth. Whisk in cheddar and Gruyere, a handful at a time, until melted. Remove from heat. Add Worcestershire. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, sprinkled with pretzel crumbs, with pretzel rods and celery.

SLOW-COOKER CHEDDAR BACON BEER DIP

Steps:

• In a greased 3-qt. slow cooker, combine cream cheese, sour cream, mustard and garlic powder until smooth. Stir in beer, cheese and all but 2 tablespoons bacon. Cook, covered, on low, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 3-4 hours., In the last 30 minutes, stir in heavy cream. Top with onion and remaining bacon. Serve with soft pretzel bites.

SHARP CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• In an electric blender, combine cream cheese, sharp Cheddar cheese spread, and garlic powder. Blend until creamy.
• Cut bagels in half, and then into quarters. Arrange the bagels around the dip on a serving platter.

5-MINUTE BACON, CHEDDAR & SOUR CREAM DIP

Steps:

• Warm bacon in microwave as directed on package; chop into 1/2-inch pieces. Place in medium bowl.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well.
• Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.

CHEDDAR SCALLION DIP

Steps:

• Place the cream cheese, mayonnaise, scallion, salt, pepper (if using) and paprika in a bowl and mix and mash well with a fork or spatula until smooth. Mix in orange juice until smooth, and then mix in the Cheddar. If the dip seems too thick, add a little more juice. Taste for seasoning. You can also mix in a food processor if you like.

CREAMY BEER-N-CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• In bowl, combine first 4 ingredients.
• In saucepan, heat beer over low heat til warm.
• Stirring, add cheese mixture.
• Stir til melted.
• *If you can't find horseradish mustard, add 1 1/2 teaspoons each of regular mustard and horseradish.
• Serve with tortilla chips or thinly sliced french bread.

BACON AND CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• Combine sour cream, Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and ranch dressing mix in a bowl and stir until smooth.

CHEDDAR'S RESTAURANT SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients. Cook at 400 degrees F for 1/2 hour in serving dish.
• Serve with tortillas.

WHITE BEAN, CHEDDAR AND BACON DIP

Steps:

• In a skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat, until crisp. Transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towel and pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat. Add onion and garlic to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add cumin and chili powder and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add beans and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth. Add the cheddar, sour cream, lemon juice, salt and cayenne and puree until combined well.
• Transfer dip to a serving bowl and garnish with the bacon, crumbled.
• Serve with crudites and/or tortilla chips.

PRETZEL BITES WITH QUICK CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• Make Pretzel Dough:
• Stir together warm water and yeast in a large bowl and let stand until a creamy beige foam develops on the surface, about 10 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, start over with new yeast.)
• Meanwhile, in a smaller bowl, stir together flour, salt, and light brown sugar.
• Add flour mixture and butter to yeast mixture, and stir together first with a wooden spoon and then with your hands, until it forms a dough. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough until it is smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes, dusting with more flour as needed if dough sticks to work surface.
• Transfer dough to a lightly oiled large bowl and turn over to coat with oil. Cover with a kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and let rise in a draft-free place at room temperature until doubled, 2 to 3 hours.
• Alternatively, after kneading, let dough rest at room temperature for 15 minutes, then transfer to oiled bowl as above, and let rise in the refrigerator overnight (12 hours or up to 2 days).
• Punch down dough and divide into quarters. Form each quarter into 4 balls. Roll each ball into a 12-inch-long rope. Cut each rope into six (2-inch) pieces, and transfer to wax paper-lined rimmed baking sheets.
• Bake Pretzels:
• Heat oven to 450°F with racks in upper and lower third. Well oil 2 large baking sheets (about 17- by 12- inches).
• In a 4- to 5-quart saucepan, bring water and baking soda to a boil (mixture will be foamy at first, but foam will dissipate). Add 12 pretzel bites and cook 30 seconds (they will rise to the surface almost immediately), then transfer with a slotted spoon to baking sheets. Quickly sprinkle pretzel bites lightly on both sides with pretzel salt before they dry (so salt sticks). Repeat with remaining pretzel bites, returning water to a boil between batches.
• Bake pretzel bites in oven, switching sheets between racks and rotating sheets halfway through baking, until deep chestnut brown, 8 to 10 minutes (watch closely toward end of baking; bites brown quickly in last few minutes). Immediately transfer pretzel bites to wire racks to cool.
• Make Cheddar Dip:
• Purée cheese with 6 tablespoons wine or water in a food processor fitted with knife blade, stopping and scraping down sides with a spatula occasionally, until mixture is creamy and smooth, about 2 minutes. Thin to desired consistency with additional wine or water, adding it 1 tablespoon at a time. Serve immediately, or chill, covered, and return to room temperature before serving.

SMOKED ALMOND, CHEDDAR AND BACON DIP

Steps:

• Heat cream cheese, cheese spread, milk and garlic in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted and smooth. Stir in onions and 1/4 cup of the almonds.
• Spoon into 1-quart slow cooker to keep warm if desired or into serving bowl. Sprinkle with bacon and remaining 1/4 cup almonds. Serve with vegetables. Dip will hold in slow cooker on Low heat setting up to 2 hours; stir occasionally. 32 servings (2 tablespoons dip each).

CHEDDAR-APPLE PIE DIP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix cream cheese and sour cream in medium bowl until blended. Add cheddar; mix well.
• Spread onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon until blended. Combine apples and nuts in separate medium bowl. Add sugar mixture; mix lightly. Spoon over cream cheese mixture.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

LEEK-AND-CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with rack in upper third. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium. Add leek; season with salt and cook until tender and slightly caramelized, about 12 minutes. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and add cheddar, Neufchatel cheese, mayonnaise, and stout; mix until smooth. Transfer to a 1-quart baking dish and bake until bubbling and browned on top, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve with mini pumpernickel toasts or crackers.