Beer and Bacon Dip
This is a cheap ploy.
Using both beer and bacon in a dip to get your attention. It’s like a video of Christopher Walken volunteering as Tribute, or a list of The Things You HAVE to Know By The Time You’re 30, or those UpWorthy videos that Facebook always tells you are a Must Watch. You can’t look away.
But it’s the food version of those things and you won’t be able to stop eating it until you run out of chips, and briefly contemplate using your fingers. But you shouldn’t, apparently, that’s tacky.
Beer and Bacon Dip
Ingredients
- 16 wt oz cream cheese (full fat)
- 1/2 cup sour cream (full fat)
- 5 wt oz shredded mozzarella (about 1 2/3 cups)
- 2 wt oz shredded cheddar
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbs cornstarch
- ¾ cup IPA or Pale Ale Beer
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Add the cream cheese, sour cream, mozzarella, cheddar, smoked paprika, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, cornstarch and beer to a food processor. Process on high until smooth and well combined, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in most of the copped bacon, reserving about 2 tablespoons.
- Pour the dip into an oven safe bowl top with reserved bacon.
- Bake at 350 until warmed through, about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
If the dip is "fluffy" out of the oven, just stir before serving.
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Oh dear Lord I need that.
Haha yes, beer and bacon both definitely caught my attention 😉 I am pretty sure I would sit on the couch and devour this entire bowl of dip. Looks SO delicious!
Your ploy has worked! Beer and bacon always lure me in like the moth to the flame! Dammit Jackie! LOL!
Um. yes. Can I eat it with a spoon? 😉
I’M NOT WORTHY!!!!! *drool*
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My husband would fall in love with me all over again if I made this! Thank you in advance for that 🙂
Tacky?? Nahhh… You totally had me at beer, bacon and dip!
I was contemplating on what to make for the Super Bowl and this is IT! Yummyyyy
Seriously, you had me at beer and bacon! 😉 This looks so good, Jackie. Great Super Bowl snack.
I may try this w/ a little prepared horseradish in it.
Beer + Bacon + Cheese + Dip = the best kind of food!
THIS IS SO GOOD! My friends call it crack dip
The only reason it’s tacky is because it make my keybopard sticky. XO and HNY GREG
Def going to try this thank you!!! I hate IPAs going to use good ol busch instead 😉
Yes please… you have me drooling. What I would do right now for a cold beer. So in the the mean time I think I can give this recipe a try. 😉
Have made this twice now (will make again for Superbowl) and it is has been a hit both times …Awesome stuff
I am really excited to try this for dip with the beer fries it sounds phenomenal and I’ll be trying the chocolate stout cake too. Who am I kidding I will be making quite a few of these recipes of yours! I am already a fan of yours and I haven’t even tasted your food yet! p.s. these recipes are a good way for pregnant women to get their beer craving fix without the alcohol content! =)
Ha! I agree! A little taste of the beer without the possible side effects 🙂
Hope you like this!
Beer, cheese and bacon – I don’t think you can go wrong with the combination!
Oh, wow! This looks incredible. I vote you for queen! 🙂
I tried this, (I’m slowly making my way down each of your appetizers). Mine didn’t turn out too good though, I refuse to blame the recipe because yours looks delicious. I’m going to believe that drinking the rest of the IPA that didn’t go into the recipe was the cause, and I likely measured incorrectly. Mine came out of the oven extremely….fluffy. Full of air it seems, less creamy, and more of a whipped cream texture. Flavor wasn’t bad, but the texture was difficult.
Anyways, love the beer food site – making the Buffalo chicken beer cheese dip now. Cooking for the games tomorrow for the fire station. Hope it turns out!
The yeast in the beer can sometimes have a bit of a soufflé affect, just stir it and that should go away. If you use any type of low-fat ingredient that can cause the texture to be a bit off as well.
Got it. Thanks! Can’t wait to move onto your more exotic dishes. Had my eye on those bacon jam poppers for some time now
Can this be made in a crock pot?
Do you think this would work in a fondue pot?
So I just made this dip, I followed it exactly except used low fat cream cheese and it’s VeRY THIN! I’m hoping it thickens as it sits and then bakes, but is this normal? I think I may add more cheese or cornstarch. Please help!!!!!
Low fat cream cheese is very different from full fat, that might be the issue. But it will thicken as it bakes.
Is there a particular beer that tastes best with this or does it matter at all. I was thinking of using an IPA called Boneyard RPM that is 50 IBU’s so not to hoppy. What do you think?
Sounds great! I like Boneyard, I’ve used a few too cook with.
Can you give some suggestions of what to serve the with?
I serve it with bread and chips, but it’ll go with just about anything you want to dip in it!
Could I make this in a crock pot or would that mess up the texture?
I think that would work! I’d put it on low for 30 minutes then the warm setting and stir it occasionally.