Bacon dip recipes for game days and parties

Bacon Dips is a recipe site about one thing: dips that taste like bacon and disappear fast at a party. You'll find hot baked dips, cold creamy dips, and the make-ahead and serving tips that keep a host from spending the whole party in the kitchen.

The recipes are written for home cooks feeding a crowd. Most use grocery store staples like cream cheese, sour cream, shredded cheese, and green onions, plus a pound of bacon cooked until crisp. Each recipe lists ingredients, numbered steps, typical prep and cook times, and how long the dip keeps in the fridge.

Start here

• Want a cold dip you can make the night before? Start with our classic cold bacon dip recipe, which works with chips, crackers, and raw vegetables.
• Need something bubbling and cheesy for game day? Try the hot bacon cheese dip baked in the oven or kept warm in a slow cooker.

How to keep party dips safe

Dairy dips need a little care. Cook bacon until it's crisp, keep cold dips in the refrigerator until serving, and throw out any dip that has sat at room temperature for more than 2 hours (1 hour if it's sitting somewhere hot, like a summer patio). Putting out a smaller bowl and refilling it from the fridge keeps the dip safer and better looking.

More recipes are on the way, including bacon ranch dip and full game day dip menus.