The Super Bowl will be here before we know it, so it’s the perfect time to start planning your game day strategy for serving delicious bites and cleaning up messes with ease. Thankfully, Finish (the dishwashing detergent company) and TRUFF (the truffle-infused condiment brand) are helping you do so by sharing a hot honey bacon cheddar dip recipe that scores a flavor touchdown every time! The recipe combines TRUFF’s signature hot sauce, containing real black truffle, with honey, bacon and other ingredients to create a mouthwateringly spicy and cheesy dip. Serving this dip with warm pretzel bites is a great dipping option as they can scoop up the right amount of this gooey spread. Read on for more on this exciting collaboration and to discover the crowd-pleasing dip recipe.
The scoop on this game day-worthy collaboration
Whipping up yummy snacks that don’t require tons of cleanup afterwards seem to go hand-in-hand during the Super Bowl. This a key reason for Finish and TRUFF coming together as it gives home cooks a chance to partake in the game day festivities without using so much elbow grease to get rid of stains and messes later on.
“Hosts know that game day often brings more stress over the menu and cleanup than the final score—that’s why we’ve teamed up with TRUFF to introduce this exclusive new recipe that embraces saucy, cheesy, sticky ingredients,” Alexis Chatzialexiou, Vice President of U.S. Marketing for Finish at Reckitt says. “Thanks to the cleaning power of Finish Ultimate, hosts can enjoy flavorful game day eats with their guests all season long, and less time in the kitchen on dish cleanup.”
TRUFF’S delicious hot honey bacon cheddar dip recipe
Below, you can find TRUFF’S recipe for Hot Honey Bacon Cheddar Dip with Pretzel Bites. “Our elevated, truffle-infused twist on a classic pretzel dip is loaded with sauce, cheese, and seasonings–proving that the more flavorful and messy the dip, the better!” Nick Guillen, co-founder and co-CEO of TRUFF, says in a press release. (Bonus: You can shop for TRUFF and Finish products on Instacart to save yourself a trip to the store.)
Hot Honey Bacon Cheddar Dip with Pretzel Bites
Ingredients:
- 5 slices bacon
- ½ cup honey
- 2 Tbs. TRUFF Original Hot Sauce
- 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
- ⅔ cup lager-style beer
- ¼ cup Dijon mustard
- 24 oz. cheddar cheese, grated
- ½ cup fresh scallions, chopped
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- ½ tsp. cracked black pepper
- 24 oz. frozen pretzel bites, baked according to the instructions on the package
Directions
- Total time: 1 hr., 15 mins
- Yield: 12 servings
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Evenly space bacon on a 13-by-9 inch ceramic or glass baking dish.
- Bake bacon 10 minutes.
- Microwave honey 15 to 20 seconds. Add hot sauce and whisk to combine. Remove bacon from oven and carefully pat dry. Brush bacon with hot honey, and return to oven.
- Set aside any remaining hot honey for later use. Bake bacon 10 to 15 minutes, until bacon is brown and crisp.
- Set bacon aside to cool.
- Chop bacon into small, bite-sized pieces.
- Pour any of bacon pan drippings into bowl.
- Place softened cream cheese, beer and mustard into bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add grated cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper to bowl. Stir until thoroughly combined.
- Spread mixture evenly into ceramic or glass baking dish.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven and set aside to rest 5 minutes. Sprinkle top of dip with chopped bacon and drizzle with remaining hot honey.
- Serve dip alongside baked pretzel bites and enjoy!
