This Warm Bacon Cheese Dip in Sourdough is a favorite appetizer at parties. The creamy dip is baked in the oven right in the sourdough bowl and served warm.
This Warm Bacon Cheese Dip in Sourdough is so addicting! I got the recipe from Elise when we were first married, we make it all the time when we get together with friends. Once you take a bite it is hard to stop. This is one of our favorite dips to make during the holidays. It is the perfect appetizer for holiday parties or New Year’s Eve.
My favorite thing about this dip is that it is baked and served in a round sourdough loaf. The dip is insulated within the “bread bowl” and it stays warm for a long time. I can’t begin to tell you how flavorful, rich, and creamy this dip is. The house smells amazing while it is baking in the oven. It is best served with the chunks or sourdough bread, but it is also delicious on crackers and pita chips. It just needs to be something substantial to hold the dip, because it is on the thicker side.
Recipe Tips
- When making this dip, be sure to get a large round sourdough loaf. This makes about 5 cups of dip, so it won’t fit in a regular size bread bowl that you would make or buy to use for serving soup.
- Be careful when removing the bread from the inside of the loaf. You want to keep the walls of the bowl thick enough to hold the dip.
- You will need more bread for dipping than what you hollow out from the sourdough loaf. Buy extra bread, crackers, or pita chips to use for dipping along with the bread from the sourdough loaf.
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How to Make Warm Bacon Cheese Dip in Sourdough
Ingredients
- 1 large round loaf sourdough bread
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 ½ cups sour cream
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded, medium or sharp
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 lb. bacon cooked and crumbled
Instructions
- Cut out a circle in the top of the bread and gut out the middle to make a bread bowl (save inside pieces of bread for dipping).
- In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Then mix in bacon. Pour into the bread bowl.
- Wrap up the whole thing in aluminum foil. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour. Serve with extra bread from bowl and crackers.
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Erin S says
April 13, 2011 at 8:26 pmOh this looks so good! Thanks for sharing!
Jessica says
April 17, 2011 at 4:23 pm(I'm a long time, appreciative reader…)
I made this dip last night for a bunch of friends and this is the email I got this morning:
"This dip was the best, yummiest, soul-warming food I've tasted in a LONG time. :)"
Thanks for sharing!
Erica says
April 17, 2011 at 4:32 pmWOW that is quite the compliment! Thanks for sharing, Jessica!
HeatherLovesClay says
April 26, 2011 at 2:23 amI made this dip for a couple different things last week. Everybody LOVED it!
For some reason, the grocery store where I bought the ingredients for the dip didn't have full sized round loaves. I bought mini-loaves and split the recipe between the two loaves. I used one right away and refrigerated the other one. It was just as amazing a day later!
All my friends and especially my husband thank you for this recipe!
My husband said (after devouring almost the whole thing by himself) "This is quite possibly my new favorite food."
EBWalker says
April 26, 2011 at 3:01 amThanks Heather! I am so glad you all liked it!
Shauna says
November 2, 2011 at 1:39 amBest bread dip ever!!!! Had it left over for lunch and snacks the next three days because we doubled the recipe!!!
Em and Ken says
December 23, 2011 at 11:00 pmJust had this at a family Christmas Party and LOVED it! I just tracked down the recipe and can't wait to make it for tomorrow night.
Lea says
October 11, 2012 at 12:21 pmFor a gluten-free option I would serve it with veggies… can I bake the dip in a covered dish?
Emily says
October 11, 2012 at 12:35 pmYes, that would work fine!
Joyce says
September 11, 2016 at 7:03 pmHow long would you cook if you do not put in loaf bread.
I got stuff but no bread .
Erica says
September 12, 2016 at 3:26 pmIf you are just doing it in a pan, I would just put it all in a 9×13 baking dish, cover, and bake for 20-40 minutes or until bubbly. You won’t get that “sourdough” taste but it will still be delicious!
Cameron says
February 4, 2013 at 7:10 amEXCELLENT!!!
Tia says
December 23, 2014 at 3:16 pmWill baking at home work if I intend to take this to a party 30 min away? Will the bread bowl get soggy while traveling?
Erica says
December 23, 2014 at 5:21 pmIt shouldn’t get soggy.. keep it wrapped in tin foil so it stays warm 🙂
Nancy says
May 11, 2019 at 4:08 pmDelicious. Received raves