Beer Bacon Cheese Dip Footballs for Super Bowl Parties

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories while processed cheese is often less expensive.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories and adds creaminess, while sour cream is usually cheaper.

beer

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic beer

💰Cheaper: broth

Non-alcoholic beer provides flavor without alcohol, and broth can be a cost-effective alternative.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Sriracha offers a similar flavor profile, while red pepper flakes are often less expensive.

Chop the bacon into small pieces and cook it in two batches in a medium saucepan set over medium heat.

Remove the bacon and pour out all but three tablespoons of bacon fat.

Add flour and stir for one minute, scraping up all the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.

Slowly pour in beer whisking until thickened.

Add the heavy whipping cream while continually whisking, then add the mustard, and stir to combine.

Reduce the heat to low and add one handful of cheese at a time, stirring until each addition of cheese is completely melted. This may take up to 15 minutes.

Season with salt.

If desired, add black pepper and hot sauce.

You can stir in the bacon and serve or you can pour the dip into football shaped bowls and sprinkle the chopped bacon over the top.

To decorate the football, cut white cheddar cheese slices into strips. Set the cheese pieces over the bacon to create your footballs.

Serve hot or cold.

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