My Dill Pickle Dip turns a jar of pickles into the ultimate cool, creamy party dip in just 5 minutes! Perfect with crunchy salty potato chips!
If you are a pickle lover, this creamy Dill Pickle Dip is THE Appetizer you need in your life. For more delicious quick and easy cold party dips, try my recipes for Corn Dip, Spinach Dip and Clam Dip!
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Sabrina’s Dill Pickle Dip Recipe
Creamy pickle dip is about to be your new favorite chip dip! The crunchy tangy pickle bits, the fresh dill, and the cool creamy base all come together in an amazing bite. Even if you are on the fence about pickles, I’m telling you one bite of this dip may convert you for life!
Chef’s Note: A Perfect Party Dip!
Pickle Dip is an excellent party recipe because it is so easy to whip together and gets even better as it chills. But also, the flavors of the pickle juice, fresh dill weed, and pickling spices means that you don’t have to wait for it to chill like many other dips. So, if you need a last minute appetizer, this dip works great! Plus if you’re preparing the dip for a bigger group, you can easily double or triple the recipe.
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese: This is a standard ingredient that you’ll find in plenty of dip recipes. The cream cheese base is soft enough to scoop with chips and crackers, but it’s also firm enough to hold up the other ingredients and give the blend some structure. Its tangy flavor is also ideal for this Dill Pickle Dip.
- Sour Cream: Mix in 1 cup of sour cream with the softened cream cheese. The sour cream adds even more of a tangy flavor. Its thinner consistency also helps everything to blend smoothly.
- Dill Pickles: Most of the ingredients in this dip are actually all part of the same pickle jar. You’ll use the pickles, pickle juice, and pickling seasoning from the jar. When you slice the dill pickles, be sure not to go too small, as you want them to add some texture and crunch to the creamy dip.
- Dill Weed: I wanted this pickle dip to be packed with dill flavor so I used fresh dill weed leaves! Discard the larger stems and give the leaves a quick mince.
How to Make Dill Pickle Dip
Time needed: 5 minutes.
- Prepare Ingredients
Leave the cream cheese out at room temperature ahead of making the recipe so that it has time to soften. Chop dill weed and dice pickles.
- Mix Ingredients
Add softened cream cheese, sour cream, dill pickle juice, and fresh dill to a large bowl. Whisk the cream cheese mixture until smooth. Add chopped dill pickle and dill pickle seasoning. Stir again to combine the Dill Pickle Dip.
- Serve
Add a bowl of potato chips, crackers, and any other desired dippers to the side and serve.
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup dill pickle juice
- 1/4 cup fresh dill , chopped
- 1 cup dill pickles , finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons pickling seasoning , from pickle jar
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together cream cheese, dill pickle juice and fresh dill until smooth.
- Add in chopped dill pickles and dill pickle seasoning and stir well to combine.
- Serve with potato chips.
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Can this be made ahead of time?
Yes! While this dip tastes delicious when fresh, it’s also an easy recipe to make in advance to keep your party prep as easy as possible. If you carefully cover or seal the dip to store it in the fridge, you can make it a few days ahead.
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What to Serve with Pickle Dip
- Chips: Classic crunchy potato chips are perfect with this dip, especially thicker cut chips with ridges. But they also go great with Pita Chips, tortilla chips, bagel chips, or pretzel chips!
- Crackers: Skip the chips and spread this dip on your favorite crackers like wheat crackers or buttery crackers.
- Veggie Sticks: Fresh and crunchy vegetables like carrot sticks, celery, bell pepper strips, and cucumber slices are all healthy, low carb dippers.
- Bread: Toasted baguette slices with a smear of pickle dip make a quick party appetizer. Try it with some smoked salmon on too!
- Spread: Dill pickle dip can be a great spread for sandwiches, burgers, and sliders instead of adding mayo and pickle slices.
- Potatoes: Use the pickle dip as a delicious topping for Baked Potatoes or Potato Wedges instead of sour cream.
How to Store
- Store: Due to the recipe’s sour cream and cream cheese, you don’t want to leave this dip sitting at room temperature for more than an hour or two. To store the Dill Pickle Dip for later, cover the medium bowl in plastic wrap, or transfer the dip to an airtight container. It can stay good in the fridge for 3-4 days. Let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes before serving to soften, and whisk together again if necessary.
- Freeze: I don’t recommend freezing this recipe as the freezing and thawing process can change the texture of the cream cheese and sour cream base.
Frequent Questions
Dill pickles are made by pickling whole cucumbers with dill weed and dill seed for extra herby flavor. Unlike some other pickle varieties, dill pickles are also typically prepared in a vinegar base instead of in a salt brine. Dill pickles are quite popular, and their distinct flavor is often what you think of when someone mentions pickles.
You want a chip or cracker that is sturdy enough for the thick dip so they don’t break, so avoid thin cut potato chips. I like salty ridged potato chips or thick kettle chips, but also wheat crackers have the perfect crunch and salt factor. Check out my list of What to Serve With section for more tasty dippers ideas plus other ways to serve it!
If your dip is too thin or separates after chilling, try adding more sour cream or softened cream cheese to thicken it up. A little mayonnaise can help thicken it too. Also if it’s a separation problem, you may just need to stir it really well.
Variations
- Veggies: To add some crisp texture and extra flavor to your Dill Pickle Dip, chop up some of your favorite vegetables. Fresh green onions, sweet onions, chunks of peppers, diced tomatoes, shredded carrots, or shredded cucumber would all make tasty additions.
- Light Dill Pickle Dip: To make this recipe lighter, you can use low-fat cream cheese or fat-free sour cream to make the creamy base. Or swap the sour cream with plain Greek yogurt.
- Dill Pickle Ranch Dip: Ranch and dill are a natural pairing! Make a cool ranch dip by substituting ¼ cup sour cream with ¼ cup Ranch Dressing. Or, you can skip the dressing and instead, just add 1-2 tablespoons of dry Ranch Seasoning Mix to bring the flavor in.
- Seasonings: You can keep the spices simple with kosher salt and black pepper according to taste. Or, get a little more bold by adding a tablespoon of onion powder, garlic powder, ground mustard, or thyme. You can also introduce a kick of heat into the simple dip by mixing in a dash of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes. Just be careful to add a little bit of each spice at a time and taste test as you go. You don’t want to overwhelm the original dill flavor with too many add-ins.
- Bacon: Dill Pickle Dip also tastes delicious with bacon! You can cook a few slices of bacon in a cast iron skillet before combining the dip recipe. Then let the bacon slices cool and break them into crispy bacon bits before adding them.
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