Warm and Cheesy Bacon Dip
This warm and cheesy bacon dip is creamy and packed with lots of bacon. It’s a hot version of the popular Loaded Baked Potato Dip!
As soon as the air starts to feel a little bit more crisp and televisions are tuned into football all day Saturday and Sunday, I start to get the itch to whip up dips for snacking. When it comes to dip recipes, there is absolutely no way you can go wrong with cheese and bacon. The more of both, the better, as far as I’m concerned.
This warm and cheesy bacon dip combines cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon and scallions, and is baked until melted, bubbly and perfect for dipping.
A few years ago, I shared a recipe for loaded baked potato dip… if you haven’t tried it yet (and you should!), it combines all of the flavors that you would typically use to top a baked potato – sour cream, bacon, cheese and scallions (or chives) – and then you dig in with potato chips. This warm and cheesy bacon dip basically takes all of those same flavors and adds cream cheese for extra creaminess, and bakes it up into a melted, bubbling hot dip.
You can serve this with potato chips, tortilla chips, pita chips, baguette slices, your favorite crackers… even vegetables if you want to try to counteract all of that cheesy bacon goodness.
What are your favorite types of dips for game day snacking?
If You Like This Warm and Cheesy Bacon Dip, Try These Recipes:
One year ago: Maple-Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble Topping
Two years ago: Ultimate Nachos with Beer-Braised Carnitas
Five years ago: Banana Nut Bread
Warm and Cheesy Bacon Dip
Ingredients
- 16 ounces (453.59 ml) sour cream
- 12 ounces (340.2 g) bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 8 ounces (226.8 g) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 8 ounces (226.8 g) cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
- â…“ cup (33.33 g) sliced scallions, about 3 scallions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, stir together all of the ingredients until thoroughly combined. Spoon mixture into a 1½-quart baking dish.
- Bake until the dip is bubbling and starting to brown on top, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve warm with chips, baguette slices or your favorite crackers.
Notes
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Made this with smoked cream cheese and it was very good. Simple and quick recipe. Will def be making again. Followed the directions pretty closely, but omitted the scallions.
Do you need to cover it in the oven?
Nope
I must have done something wrong, although I thought I double checked the measurements. The taste was amazing, but way too thin for dipping.I am going to use it as a topping for baked potatoes, though.
So easy and delicious! Works good for keto/low carb eating too. I brought this to a family gathering and it was a huge hit! Thank you for this awesome recipe.Â
Perfect recipe!!! We add ranch dressing seasoning to ours for a little extra flavor. So versatile with so many possibilities. We make this often
I just discovered this recipe a couple of weeks ago and have made it three times since. Never any leftovers! This is fantastic! Thank you!
I think this may be better with more sour cream. Also the cook time is too long. More than half was wasted because it wasn’t quite burned but it was so brown and hard I couldn’t eat it. It was burnt on the edges and bottom of pan. But the cheese in the middle tasted good but it was in no way bubbly. It was more of a cheese cake. But I didike the taste but I had to use a spoon to get it on the chip and most was not edible
This dip is really delicious! It doesn’t reheat well, but it’s great cold.
Easy, delicious, and the crowd always calls for more! This is the only cheese bacon dip recipe you’ll need- it’s only improved by the quality of the cheese and bacon you use! Thanks for a recipe I use again and again!Â
Hi, I wonder if I can freeze it. Thanks
I don’t why this has only a 3.7 star review…this recipe is amazing. I have been making it for the past few years for parties and events and everyone loves it. It’s always the biggest hit and doesn’t last. Thanks for a great go to recipe.
I love this recipe! So simple, so delicious…and so very addictive! I’ve made this so many times over the last few years and it always gets compliments.Â
Yes I made it . It was amazing!!!
So good! Perfect flavor, good for anytime. From family game night, to birthday parties or just because 10/10 would recommend!
I’ve made this numerous times and everyone loved it. I’m making it again this weekend cuz I know it’ll be a hit!
I am so sorry! I accidentally rated this recipe a one star even though I haven’t even made it. I was trying to click on “print” and by mistake clicked on the one star. I am really excited to try this recipe and wish I hadn’t clicked on the wrong spot.
Whats the price one pays for being spammed. Too many ads
Hi Russ, I’m pretty sure when you are receiving a recipe for FREE that you aren’t being SPAMMED. The ads are how this website owner (and every website owner) pays for the website that offers YOU FREE recipes and information.
Just like commercials , Annual calls for funding on NPR, local business names on the back of little league uniforms, THIS is how websites are funded so that the general population doesn’t have to pay for them.
Russ, have you ever yelled out into the crowd at a little league game, ‘I’m being SPAMMED by the ads on the kids shirts and the ads for the local businesses that are posted on the outfield fence and the ads in the paper program”. Maybe you have?
A website is an expensive thing to produce. This author has costs around putting the website up on the internet (the costs of running an online business), she has costs for the food she uses in the videos and photos, she has to pay for her camera, video camera, production equipment and digital programs that make it all work, she has to spend lots of time creating, writing and producing the recipes. She may pay fees to belong to associations of professionals so that she can keep her own skills up just to teach YOU how to make bacon dip.
This is either her work (if she is lucky enough to be able to pay herself a wage) OR it is her expensive hobby that she does in her free time. Either way, she has a ton of expenses associated with it.
So, yes, you may see some ads. But you also got a quality recipe that cost you NOTHING.
I bet if you wrote to her kindly that she might offer to pull recipes for you and email them to you if you are willing to pay her a monthly membership fee of something like $25 per month. You’ll need to get about 100 of your friends to do it with you to make it worth her time, but it’s an idea.
If you are looking for a no ads recipe finding experience, I recommend that you collect shelves full of recipe books. I have a TON of recipe books and I’ve never seen an ad in any of them. However, finding just the right recipe can be a pain and they never have videos that show me how things are supposed to look. But, no ads and I don’t feel spammed.
OR
You could make friends with older ladies at church who like to cook. Chances are that they have a LOT of great recipes and are willing to share them with you for free and with NO ADS! How wonderful for you Russ! It’s a great way to make friends too!
Just saying…
Very frustrating , I was watching the how to make the gooey cream cheese dip. I accidentally fast forwarded the video and was never able to find it again. Ill use another website from now on. Too many ads and too much spamming
Do you think chopped mushrooms would be good to add to this delicious cream cheese and bacon dip?
Hi Pattie, I personally wouldn’t care for it, but go for it if you do! I would recommend cooking them down first or using canned mushrooms so the dip doesn’t get too watery from the mushrooms cooking IN the dip. Enjoy!
can I mix this up and freeze for a later date
Hi Cheryl, I’m not sure how well this would freeze/thaw. I think I would recommend making fresh; if anything, prep the day before, cover and refrigerate.
Posts like this brgehtin up my day. Thanks for taking the time.
Has anyone done this in the crock pot? If so how long did you cook it for?
Hi Marissa, I haven’t done it, but I would guess somewhere around 2 to 4 hours on low. Enjoy!
So I have made this many times now and it is absolutely a family favorite!!! Although I have made a few tweaks of my own to it, but the original is equally delicious! My tweaks include some Worcestershire sauce and garlic cloves and I omit the scallions because my hubs is not a fan. It adds just a little bite! But again original recipe is exquisite! Thanks so much!!
I made this but I did add things we love. I sautéed one small diced onion until cooked through in one teaspoon of olive oil, then added two diced garlic cloves to the onions and cooked for another 3 minutes. I. grilled two Jalapeños, and chopped them fine. We added white cheddar and peeper jack cheese, following everything else and just added this to the recipe and served it with garlic crostini’s from a baguette we had. This recipe was delicious for our family. I think its a great base to add your family favorites.Â
I have made this many times. It’s delicious but I have tweaked the recipe a bit. I add a couple cloves of garlic and a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce and omit the onions ( only because my hubby is not a fan). It’s delicious, my children request it for every event we attend or have.
Hi do you sautee the garlic before adding it in?
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It looks delicious I’m gonna try it in the slow cooker
The dip was very tasty but I felt like it had a gritty texture I followed the recipe is there something I can do different?
Hi Jannette, Did you happen to use pre-shredded cheese? That can often times cause a gritty texture once melted.
Hi there this lookings amazing however do you have different measurements? In Australia we use grams not ounces, if you could would be great!
Made this tonight and no one can taste the bacon. Followed recipe exactly. So disappointed. :(
This dip is steller and a real winner with the guys. I kept it warm in a small crockpot because it definitely becomes harder to scoop as it cools. I found the taste with Ruffles to be the best combination. Thanks for the recipe!
I added jalapeno the second time to give a little spice!
Did u add raw jalapeños?
Hello! Do you happen to know approx. how many slices of bacon 12oz would be? I know it would of course vary depending on brand, but just a rough guess would be helpful! Thanks! :)
Hi Lindz, It definitely depends on the package, but I buy Applegate Uncured Sunday Bacon, which is 8 ounces and it usually has 8 slices of medium-cut bacon. So I would approximate 12 slices.
Scallions are spring onions/green onions I think you call them in USA NOT chives
Hi Ruth, The terms scallions and green onions are used interchangeably, chives are completely different.
Looking at it that I feel hungry
It looks very tasty
Bacon and cheese, 2 of my favorite things to eat! We’ll definitely be trying this!
Can I mix this up this the night before and bake it the next day?
Hi Ashley, Yes, definitely!
Made this for a birthday dinner party today. Everyone raved about it. It was absolutely fantastic warm, and was still delicious at room temperature.
Hi Michelle! I was just wondering – how does this hold up when it starts to cool? Is it best served in a warmer or even using a fondue set (YES I DO THAT!) to keep it scoopable or is there enough sour cream / cream cheese in it not to have to worry about that? I made a hot cheese dip the other day that just seized up 10 minutes after I put it out, I was so disappointed! :)
Hi Nagi, This won’t seize up, it will stay scoopable even at room temperature. However, if you want it to stay gooey and super soft, putting it in a fondue set or small crock pot on warm would do the trick!
I love melty cheese dip! I cannot wait to make it this weekend.
Oh, my gosh! I want this on a slice of baguette. Right NOW would be good. We’ve been into jalapeno bacon dip lately but this is next! Thanks
This is just the epitome of comfort food… all that cheese. Yum!
A perfect – and absolutely delicious! – gameday appetizer idea!
OMG! this look delicous I love cheese recipes,
I seen this in my email notifications and I KNEW you were talking to ME!!
Oh my, cheesy bacon dip is all I want right now. So good!!
I agree it’s like when the weather changes you just want snacks!
Warm & cheesy bacon dip – it’s what’s for dinner tonight!
This looks crazy good! Nothing better than melty cheese dip!
This recipe would win any man’s heart. That’s all I can say and would be my advice for any lady trying to impress a man. And yes, what about a recipe from a man trying to impress a woman? I would say something with chocolate or coconut.
This dip looks so delicious. I totally agree that you can’t go wrong with cheese and bacon!
Is it wrong that I want to eat this by the spoonful? It looks incredible!
Not wrong at all – highly encouraged :)