Crack Dip

Crack Dip is a fun, tasty, crowd-pleasing, easy ranch dip recipe perfect for movie nights, game days, and parties. This delicious cream cheese dip is loaded with sharp cheddar cheese, bacon, green onion, and ranch seasoning.

This dip comes with a word of caution as the flavor is slightly addicting. Serve this delicious dip recipe with crackers, chips, and veggies like broccoli florets and cucumber slices. If you like this dip, you will love my French onion dip, corn dip, 7-layer dip, and smoked salmon dip.

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

See the complete list of ingredients below on the recipe card.

• Cream cheese: full-fat block cream cheese offers the best flavor and texture
• Sour cream: full-fat for the best flavor
• Ranch dressing mix: You usually find this in the bottled dressing aisle, but you want the dry seasoning packet.
• Cheddar cheese: use sharp, mild, white, or smoked cheddar.
• Bacon: crispy cooked or real bacon bits
• Assorted dippers: crackers, potato chips, pita chips, and pretzels

How to make Crack Dip

This is the summary version; see the recipe card below for the complete list of ingredients and the instructions.

First, set aside 1 tablespoon of shredded cheddar, chopped bacon, and green onions. Then add the cream cheese, sour cream, ranch seasoning mix, shredded cheddar cheese, green onions, and ground pepper to a medium mixing bowl.

Beat the mixture with a handheld electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir in the chopped bacon. Spoon into a serving bowl and garnish with the cheddar, bacon, and green onions you set aside. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Preparation Tips

• Bring the cream cheese to room temperature for ease in making this creamy dip.
• Slice the green onions thin with a sharp knife. Using green and white parts of the green onion is fine.
• This dip is also delicious served warm. Spread it in a small baking dish and bake in a 400-degree oven for about 20 minutes. Garnish with green onions and bacon bits.
• Serve with crackers, potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzel crisps, Fritos, carrot sticks, celery sticks, or bell pepper wedges.

Variations for Crack Dip

• Cheeses: Sharp cheddar is my favorite cheese for this dip, but other cheeses that are delicious and work well include white cheddar, pepper jack, and Monterey Jack.
• Add a little heat: Add a little minced jalapeno, ground cayenne pepper, or chopped chipotle pepper with adobo sauce.
• Protein: Add cooked ground sausage or finely chopped cooked chicken.

Storage

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Stir before reserving, and if available, top with a sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese and freshly sliced green onions.

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Crack Dip Recipe

Always a huge hit, this easy dip recipe is loaded with sharp cheddar cheese, bacon, green onions, and ranch seasoning.  It is delicious on crackers, potato chips, pretzel crisps, Fritos, carrot sticks, celery sticks, or bell pepper wedges.

5 from 20 votes

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 211kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 ounce package ranch dressing mix
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 3 green onions thinly sliced
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 6 slices crispy cooked bacon chopped or ½ cup bacon bits
• Assorted chips crackers, carrot sticks, celery stickers, and bell pepper wedges.

Instructions

• Set aside 1 tablespoon of shredded cheddar, chopped bacon, and green onions.
• Add the cream cheese, sour cream, ranch dressing, shredded cheddar, green onions, and ground black pepper to a medium mixing bowl. Stir in the chopped bacon. Beat the mixture with a handheld electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
• Spoon into a serving bowl and garnish with the cheddar, bacon, and green onions that are set aside.
• For best results, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Notes

• Bring the cream cheese to room temperature for ease in making this creamy dip.
• Slice the green onions thin with a sharp knife. Using green and white parts of the green onion is fine.
• This dip is also delicious served warm. Spread it in a small baking dish and bake in a 400-degree oven for about 20 minutes. Garnish with green onions and bacon bits.
• Serve with crackers, potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzel crisps, Fritos, carrot sticks, celery sticks, or bell pepper wedges.

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 277mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 595IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 174mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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