Smoked Gouda Bacon Cheddar Cheese Dip for Pretzels

Smoked gouda bacon cheddar cheese dip pairs beautifully with pretzels. So if you’re looking for the best pretzel cheese sauce recipe, look no further. This cheese dipping sauce is made with smoked gouda, cheddar and cream cheese, along with other flavourful ingredients. It’s quick and easy to make and tastes much fresher and better than any store-bought dip for pretzels.

Pretzels and cheese makes a delicious appetizer. This smoked gouda bacon cheddar cheese dip is a breeze to prepare and boasts onion, garlic and bacon flavours in every mouthful, making it a sure-fire hit at any party, potluck supper or get-together.

Pretzel Cheese Sauce Recipes Ingredients

Cheese is of course the star of the show in this dip for pretzels. Smoked gouda, cheddar and cream cheese combine with sour cream to make the dip. Green onions, garlic, bacon bits, onion powder, and black pepper are included too. If the dip comes out too thick, you can add in a little heavy cream as well.

You might be wondering whether you can use other kinds of cheese in this cheese dipping sauce. Since pretzels and cheese are such a beautiful pairing, you can use any kind of cheese you want here.

I do find the smoked gouda, cheddar and cream cheese to be a great combo but you can use other favourites instead. Emmental, edam, a blend of cheeses, goat cheese, Monterey-jack… these are just a few ideas. You can use any combination of cheeses. Shred your own or use pre-shredded, as you prefer. As for the cream cheese, I like to use the full-fat kind because it’s tastier.

If you are using pre-shredded cheese, you might find the added ingredients (the starch to stop the pieces sticking together) might thicken the dip up a bit.

You can use bacon bits in the smoked gouda bacon cheddar cheese dip or else crumbled freshly cooked bacon, as you prefer. To add a little heat, consider a pinch of cayenne pepper or chilli powder, or even some minced jalapeños. The pretzels that I used are these soft pretzels and these soft pretzel bites.

How to Make this Dip for Pretzels

Shred all the block cheeses into a bowl. Mix everything else together in a second bowl, apart from some of the green onion and bacon. Now you can mix the shredded cheese into the cream cheese mixture. If you’re using ready-shredded cheese you can just add it directly to the cream cheese mixture instead of using two bowls.

Spread the smoked gouda bacon cheddar cheese dip mixture into a cast iron skillet or similar ovenproof pan or dish. Give it about 15 minutes, stirring at the halfway point. If it seems too thick, you can mix in a splash of cream.

Once everything is melted, serve warm with the rest of the green onion and bacon sprinkled on top. This pretzels and cheese appetizer goes really well with a nice cold beer!

Pretzel Alternatives

Although pretzels and cheese just seem to pair perfectly, you don’t have to serve pretzels. You might prefer baguette slices or even corn chips, crackers, or veggie sticks like carrot and celery, for example.

The pretzel cheese sauce recipe is quite thick so I wouldn’t recommend anything delicate such as some kinds of potato chips which would likely just break while you’re trying to scoop.

Other appetizer recipes that pair well with it are a smoked queso dip, jalapeño popper rolls or crab cake egg rolls.

Smoked Gouda Dip FAQs

Smoked Gouda Bacon Cheddar Cheese Dip for Pretzels Recipe

Bursting with wonderful flavour, this smoked gouda cheese dip pairs so well with soft pretzels. Once the ingredients are combined you simply have to cook it in the oven until hot, bubbly and irresistible!

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