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! 
Warm Bacon Cheese Dip
This Warm Bacon Cheese Dip is the most addicting appetizer or party food! Elise served this all the time at family gatherings and it became such a hit I knew I needed to have the recipe for myself, and then of course share it with you! Many of our family holiday parties or New Year’s Eve game nights includes this cheesy, savory, creamy dip. And because it comes together with only five simple ingredients, you can make it all the time! My favorite part is that it’s baked right in a round sourdough loaf. It stays nice an insulated in the bread bowl and stays warm long after coming out of the oven, so it’s the perfect addition to any buffet spread.
Tips for the Sourdough Bread Bowl
- It’s easy to find large sourdough bread loaves at your grocery store or bakery. You want it large enough to old all the ingredients, so look for one that will hold about five cups of filling once hollowed out.
- If you don’t love sourdough bread, find a nice Italian bread round or honey whole wheat. Just make sure it’s crusty on the outside and tender on the inside so it can hold all the cheesy sauce without getting soggy.
- Use caution when removing the bread from inside the loaf; you’ll want to keep the walls of the bowl thick enough to hold the dip.
- You will definitely need more bread for dipping than what you hollow out from the sourdough loaf. Buy extra bread, crackers or pita chips to dunk along with the bread from the sourdough loaf.
- Garnish the dip with shredded cheddar cheese, extra bacon bits, fresh parsley or green onions.
More Delicious Appetizers
This Warm Bacon Cheese Dip takes center stage at nearly every holiday buffet, but we love to serve it alongside some of our other favorite appetizers:
- Pineapple Pecan Cheese Ball – A flavorful cheese ball that is delicious any time of year.
- Shrimp Cocktail Dip – This is the easiest dip ever – it only takes about 5 minutes to throw together and it is so good.
- Cranberry Salsa – This salsa is made with fresh cranberries and jalapeños. It is so pretty on the plate.
- Blue Cheese Bombs – These buttery and cheesy bites are a 3-ingredient recipe. They are little bites of heaven!
- Cinnamon Almonds in the Slow Cooker – These Cinnamon Almonds will make your house smell like Christmas… and they taste just as good as they smell!
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
Oh this looks so good! Thanks for sharing!
Jessica says
(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
WOW that is quite the compliment! Thanks for sharing, Jessica!
HeatherLovesClay says
I 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
Thanks Heather! I am so glad you all liked it!
Shauna says
Best bread dip ever!!!! Had it left over for lunch and snacks the next three days because we doubled the recipe!!!
Em and Ken says
Just 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
For a gluten-free option I would serve it with veggies… can I bake the dip in a covered dish?
Emily says
Yes, that would work fine!
Joyce says
How long would you cook if you do not put in loaf bread.
I got stuff but no bread .
Erica says
If 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
EXCELLENT!!!
Tia says
Will 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
It shouldn’t get soggy.. keep it wrapped in tin foil so it stays warm 🙂
Nancy says
Delicious. Received raves