Planning your Super Bowl snack menu? Add this jalapeño popper dip to the list! Creamy, cheesy, tangy, and spicy, it’s a HUGE party hit.
I look forward to Super Bowl Sunday every year. Not for the big game…but for the snacks.
If you’re anything like me, you start planning your snack spread weeks in advance. Maybe you’re making guacamole, deviled eggs, or buffalo cauliflower. Those are all great picks!
But today, I’m making the case for adding one other snack to your game day menu:
Jalapeño popper dip!
It captures all the flavors of a perfect popper (smoky! spicy! tangy!), but delivers them in creamy, scoopable form. If that sentence alone hasn’t convinced you to try it…
Here are 3 reasons why I love this dip:
- It’s easier than making jalapeño poppers. When you make actual poppers, you have to stuff each individual pepper with the creamy filling (hello, jalapeño hands!). Making this dip is so much simpler. You roast the peppers, stir them into the creamy dip, and broil it with cheddar and crispy panko on top. No meticulous pepper-handling required!
- You can prep it ahead, which makes it great for entertaining. Roast the peppers and mix up the creamy dip up to 2 days in advance. Just top it with cheese and panko and broil it before serving!
- It’s insanely delicious. It has a rich, tangy Greek yogurt base that’s seasoned with smoked paprika and umami onion powder. The peppers add a nice spicy kick, and the panko supplies the perfect crunch on top. Get yourself to the snack table as soon as it comes out of the oven. This dip will disappear in minutes!
Whenever my family gets together for a game day or movie night, we make this dip. It’s a favorite of my brother-in-law’s. He can’t get enough of it! Honestly, I can’t either.
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Want to make this dip? Here are a few tips:
- Choose the right yogurt. Most jalapeño popper dip recipes have a cream cheese or sour cream base. I call for Greek yogurt instead. This recipe works best with a yogurt that has a really thick consistency, such as Fage or Chobani. I also recommend using whole milk yogurt to give the dip the richest flavor.
- You control the spice level. I add 2½ roasted jalapeños to this dip. If you don’t love heat, start by adding just one to the yogurt mixture. Then, taste it and decide if you want to add any more. You can also skip the raw jalapeños on top! Garnish the dip with extra chives or green onions instead.