Hot Honey Cream Cheese Dip Recipe
This Hot Honey Cream Cheese Dip is a perfect blend of creamy, spicy, and sweet flavors. Baked to golden perfection, this dip is ideal for serving with crackers, pretzels, or toasted bread at your next gathering.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Cream Cheese Mixture:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (such as Frank’s RedHot)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
Additional:
- Extra hot honey for drizzling
- Crackers, pretzels, or bread for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Mix the cream cheese: In a medium bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, honey, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, and salt until smooth.
- Add cheddar cheese: Fold in the shredded cheddar cheese if desired.
- Bake: Transfer the mixture to a small baking dish, smooth the top, and bake for 15–18 minutes until hot and slightly golden.
- Drizzle with honey: Remove from the oven and drizzle with extra hot honey.
- Serve: Serve warm with crackers, pretzels, or toasted bread.
Notes
- For a milder version, reduce the red pepper flakes or omit the hot sauce.
- You can make your own hot honey by warming ¼ cup honey with 1–2 teaspoons red pepper flakes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about ¼ cup
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
