Better Cheddar Dip Recipes

SNAPPY CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• In food processor, place all ingredients except chives and apples; process 15 to 20 seconds or until smooth. If desired, dip can be refrigerated 1 hour before serving. Sprinkle with chives. Serve dip with apples, celery and/or crackers. Refrigerate any remaining dip.

AGED-CHEDDAR AND BEER DIP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour; cook, whisking, about 2 minutes. Add thyme and mustard, then gradually add beer, whisking constantly until smooth. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute more.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add cream cheese, a piece at a time, whisking constantly until smooth. Whisk in cheddar and Gruyere, a handful at a time, until melted. Remove from heat. Add Worcestershire. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, sprinkled with pretzel crumbs, with pretzel rods and celery.

CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• Wearing rubber gloves, seed chiles if desired and finely chop. In a blender pulse Cheddar, beer, sour cream, mayonnaise, and caraway seeds, scraping down side occasionally, until smooth and creamy. Transfer dip to a bowl and stir in chiles. Dip keeps, covered and chilled, 2 days.
• Serve dip with crudités or crackers.

CHEDDAR CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Grate the cheddar cheese while very chilled, but then let the grated cheese get back to room temperature. In the bowl of a food processor, whirl the cheese, butter, mustard, sherry and cayenne pepper until smooth and creamy
• Transfer to a mixing bowl, cover and refrigerate until needed. (You can do 2 weeks before serving.) Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before serving; fold in the nuts and repack into four 1 cup ramekins of crocks. Dust with chives for garnish
• Serve with crackers, or a crunchy vegetable like celery or fennel or jicama.

BETTER THAN BETTER CHEDDAR

Steps:

• For Mayonnaise: Place 1/4 cup oil in blender. Add all other ingredients and blend. Add remaining oil a little at a time.
• For Better Than Cheddar: Mix all ingredients together with enough homemade Creole mayonnaise to get the correct consistency.

CREAMY BEER-N-CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• In bowl, combine first 4 ingredients.
• In saucepan, heat beer over low heat til warm.
• Stirring, add cheese mixture.
• Stir til melted.
• *If you can't find horseradish mustard, add 1 1/2 teaspoons each of regular mustard and horseradish.
• Serve with tortilla chips or thinly sliced french bread.

SHARP CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• In an electric blender, combine cream cheese, sharp Cheddar cheese spread, and garlic powder. Blend until creamy.
• Cut bagels in half, and then into quarters. Arrange the bagels around the dip on a serving platter.