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Appetizer dips are great for parties, holidays, game day, an after school snack, or simply for a night at home watching your fav movie!
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Who doesn’t love to Dip?
We love dips! They can be served with all kinds of dippables, depending on your mood. I’ve included all of our MOST favorite appetizer dips—savory dips, sweet dips, Mexican dips, salsa, and even dressings!
Why we love dips:
- Quick and easy. Dips are an easy go-to snack that whips up in minutes.
- Sweet and savory. Whether you dish ’em up with fruit, veggies, chips, or crackers there are sweet and savory dips.
- Feeds a crowd. These are sure to feed and please the masses.
Dip Tips
Deciding which dips to serve at a party and how much of each can be a bit tricky.
- Balance. Keep a balance between warm and cold. Make sure that the dips are complementary to the other flavors being served as appetizers and/or what is being served for dinner.
- Sweet dip dippables include apple slices, strawberries, marshmallows, cookies like Oreos and Vanilla Wafers, or graham crackers.
- Savory dip dippables include Lays or Ruffles Chips, baguettes, produce like carrots, celery sticks, broccoli, or red peppers, Potato Wedges, Soft Pretzels, or crackers such as wheat thins, saltines, Ritz, pita chips, or crostini.
- Salsa dippables are Cinnamon Tortilla Chips, Baked Tortilla Chips, Homemade Tortilla Chips (our favorite store-bought Tortilla Chips are Juanita’s), or Frito Chips.
Serving Tips
- Keeping dip warm. The easiest way to keep a dip warm is to use a small crock pot. They are typically 1½ quarts and keep the dip warm throughout.
- To serve large amounts, have a larger crock pot with the reserved dip and refill the smaller crockpot as needed.
- Keeping dip cold. If you are serving dip inside, at room temperature, it should be fine for a couple of hours. However, if you are serving it in a warmer environment like an outside BBQ, then you’ll want to keep it on ice.
- Place ice inside a bowl, or on a tray, then place a smaller bowl of dip on top of the ice. Another good idea for colder dips is to only set out what can be eaten in 30 minutes.
- Display. Place the dip near the ingredients that are to be the “dippables”. Be sure to utilize the proper tools to keep dips warm or cold.
Best Appetizer Dips
Enjoy our favorite easy dip recipes! Sweet and savory, these dips are perfect for sharing.
1 Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe
2 Bean Dip Recipe
3 Hamburger Dip Recipe
4 Velveeta Spinach Dip Recipe
5 7 Layer Bean Dip Recipe
6 Salsa Recipe
7 How to Make Guacamole
8 Homemade Hummus Recipe
9 Queso Blanco Recipe
10 Fruit Dip Recipe
Hot Appetizer Dips
Hot dips are savory and some of our cheesy favorites are queso dip, Sausage Cream Cheese Dip, and pepperoni Pizza Dip. They’re great for crackers, Tortilla Chips, baguette slices, meats, and more.
11 Chili Cheese Dip Recipe
12 Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
13 Artichoke Dip Recipe
14 Crack Chicken Dip Recipe
15 BLT Dip Recipe
16 Pizza Dip Recipe
17 Tamale Dip Recipe
18 Hot Corn Dip
19 Mexican Bean Dip
20 Jalapeno Popper Dip Recipe
Easy Appetizer Dips
These are some of our easiest (and most favorite) appetizer dips—both hot and cold, sweet and savory.
21 Nacho Cheese Recipe
22 Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball Recipe
23 Chili’s Salsa Recipe
24 Black Bean Corn Salsa
25 Cream Cheese Green Chili Dip Recipe
26 Salsa Verde Recipe
27 Watermelon Salsa Recipe
28 French Onion Dip Recipe
29 Dill Veggie Dip Recipe
30 Taco Dip Recipe
Cold Appetizer Dips
Cold dips can be sweet or savory. Sweet dips are great for fruits, crackers, and sweet treats. A favorite is Chocolate Chip Dip. Savory dips like Dill Vegetable Dip & classic Hummus are often used with potato chips, vegetables, bread, and chunks of cheese.
31 Knorr Spinach Dip Recipe
Recipe Video
Get the recipe32 Mango Salsa Recipe
33 Chocolate Chip Dip Recipe
34 Apple Brickle Dip Recipe
35 Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe
36 Avocado Lime Ranch Dip Recipe
37 Pina Colada Dip Recipe
38 Dill Veggie Dip Recipe
39 Nutella Dip Recipe
40 Strawberry Salsa
Trust me – it’s good!
Who doesn’t love dip?! Not only do they make all the dippables better, but they’re usually easy to make.
One of our favorite appetizer dip recipes is this Avocado Lime Ranch Dip. We’ve whipped up a slight variation that is equally as delicious!
Here is the recipe:
40+ Appetizer Dips – Avocado Dip + MORE
Ingredients
- 1 avocado halved and pitted
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ bunch cilantro
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
- Scoop avocado out and place in blender or food processor.
- Add remaining ingredients and blend until all combined. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Get Your Dip On!
We hope this helps you in creating a delicious appetizer dip spread. Any of these are sure to be a hit.
Be sure to check out all of our Appetizer Recipes!
More Collections: Easy Appetizers, Crockpot Appetizers, Healthy Appetizers
I have made so many of these recipes and the one I consistently get compliments on is the sweet salsa verde.
Dips are my weakness & so addicting!! I love this list & have used so many of your dip recipes!! They will come in handy for game day!
I made the 7-layer bean dip for a party and it was a huge hit!! Thanks for sharing this list, I’m excited to try more!
So many of our favorite dip recipes in one place! We’ve already tried (and loved) a bunch of these…can’t wait to try more!
So many delicious appetizer dips! Loved the avocado dip with tortillas chips! Going on Super bowl menu!
I love all dips! These are all simply amazing and so yummy! Cant go wrong with any of them.
I have wanted to make the perfect spinich artichoke dip. The one you have posted here looks delicious. I might have to give it a try!!