Description
A creamy and savory baked bacon blue cheese dip combining smooth cream cheese, tangy blue cheese crumbles, crispy bacon, and fresh green onions, perfect for serving warm with bread, crackers, chips, or vegetables.
Ingredients
Scale
Dip Base
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 6 ounces blue cheese crumbles, divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix-ins
- 5 bacon slices, crumbled
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onions or chives, plus more to top
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a small baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Combine Base Ingredients: In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to blend the cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth and creamy.
- Add Blue Cheese and Garlic Powder: Add half of the blue cheese crumbles and all of the garlic powder to the mixture, then continue beating until fully combined.
- Incorporate Mix-ins: Fold in the crumbled bacon, chopped green onions or chives, and the remaining blue cheese crumbles evenly throughout the dip.
- Transfer and Bake: Transfer the dip mixture to the prepared baking dish and bake in the oven for 18 minutes or until the top is golden brown and bubbling.
- Garnish and Serve: Remove from the oven, top with additional green onions or chives, and serve warm alongside bread, crackers, chips, or vegetables for dipping.
Notes
- For extra crisp bacon, cook bacon slices in a skillet over medium heat until crispy before crumbling.
- You can substitute chives for green onions if preferred for a milder flavor.
- Use full-fat cream cheese for the creamiest texture.
- Serve immediately for the best warm, gooey consistency.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and reheat before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
