I MADE the VIRAL Southern Fried Pickle Dip | Grilla Grills | Grill Mark Co.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cream cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Low-fat cream cheese reduces calories while maintaining texture.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: colby jack cheese

Colby jack offers a similar flavor at a lower price.

dill

🥗Healthier: fresh herbs

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Dried herbs are often more economical than fresh.

Preheat the grill to 225 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place an 8-ounce block of cream cheese on a foil-lined rack and season with Cosmo Q rub.

Smoke the cream cheese for 1 hour.

Chop about 1 and 1/2 cups of dill pickles into small chunks.

Reserve 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of pickle juice from the pickles.

In a pan, melt 2 tablespoons of ghee and add pork panko crumbs, cooking until golden and crispy.

Set the toasted panko aside to cool.

Chop 1 tablespoon of fresh dill.

After 1 hour, remove the smoked cream cheese and let it rest for 20 minutes to cool.

In a mixing bowl, combine the smoked cream cheese, 1 cup of Greek yogurt, garlic powder, onion powder, chopped dill, pickle juice, chopped dill pickles, salt, and black pepper.

Mix all ingredients together until well combined.

Refrigerate the mixture for 30 minutes to let it solidify.

After 30 minutes, add the toasted panko crumbs on top of the dip before serving.

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