Get ready for the most decadent and irresistible blue cheese dip of your life! I never thought I’d see the day that I would say the secret is in the blue cheese, but in fact, the key to this recipe is the Treasure Cave Blue Cheese!
The other secrets are the crispy prosciutto, roasted pears and the other 3 cheeses in the dip, but with everything combined and that unique flavor of blue cheese, this dip recipe is one that will have everyone asking for more!
This tasty blue cheese dip is the next recipe in my partnership with Treasure Cave. Have you tried the blue cheese gratin potato casserole yet? If that didn’t make a blue cheese lover out of you, then this dip surely will!
Treasure Cave is a brand that embraces bold and fun flavors and adventures, and that 100% describes everything I want out of life. So, I partnered with them to create a recipe inspired by my favorite adventure, a trip to Italy that reignited a love for combining flavors in beautiful yet approachable ways.
All haters of blue cheese, I welcome you to the table and challenge you to give this easy blue cheese dip recipe a try and let it make a blue cheese lover out of you! The combination of flavors and textures is so dreamy, I’m so confident you’ll love this creamy blue cheese dip, I’m willing to buy you a new car if you don’t love it! Ok, just kidding, but you absolutely have to give it a try!
Ingredients for Blue Cheese Dip
I took the blue cheese dip basics of sour cream, blue cheese and mayo and augmented them a little to elevate the flavor and make it even more gooey and cheesy. Here is everything you will need:
- Prosciutto: Adds crunchy texture and a salty, smoky flavor to the dip.
- Pear: Slice them thin and roast them until brown. They add sweetness and delicious flavor.
- Olive Oil: Helps roast the pears.
- Cream Cheese: I prefer the flavor and texture of full fat cream cheese and make sure it is softened so it isn’t clumpy in the dip.
- Sour Cream: Avoid the light or fat free stuff for the best texture and flavor.
- Mayonnaise: Use a good quality brand of mayo and choose whatever your favorite brand is.
- Spices: Ground Cardamom and Ground Nutmeg
- Salt and Black Pepper: for flavor
- Treasure Cave Blue Cheese: You can also use Treasure Cave Gorgonzola Cheese if you just can’t get past the blue-ness of the blue cheese.
- Fontina Cheese: Buy a block if you can find it and shred it yourself.
- Parmesan Cheese: I like to use a microplane to grate the parmesan myself.
- Herbs: Thyme and Chives are our favorites, and parsley is also a great option. Be sure to use fresh herbs!
Scroll down to the end of the post for all the measurements for each ingredient.
How to Make Blue Cheese Dip
This easy dip recipe takes a couple of steps to get all the ingredients ready to make this recipe. First, we will get the prosciutto all crispy and then we will roast the pears. Then everything is ready to combine and bake. Here are the steps:
- Prep: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bake: Lay the prosciutto in a single layer on the baking sheet and bake for 6 minutes. Flip all the pieces and bake for another 5-6 minutes. Remove the prosciutto to a plate to cool and then crumble it up.
- Roast: Increase the temperature of the oven to 450 degrees F. Lay the pears in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 10-15 minutes. Flip the pears and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Reduce Heat: Decrease the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix: Add the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise and seasonings to a medium size mixing bowl and mix together with an electric hand mixer.
- Fold: Add the blue cheese crumbles, fontina and parmesan and fold into the cream mixture. Add 2/3 of the roasted pears and prosciutto crumbles and fold again.
- Bake: Pour the mixture into a baking dish (8×8) or a deep pie dish and bake for 30 minutes.
- Garnish: Sprinkle the remaining pears, prosciutto and the fresh herbs over the top and bake for 5-10 more minutes.
- Serve: Serve it hot and gooey with crostinis!
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What to Eat with Blue Cheese Dip
I’m going to explain below how to make crostinis at home because they are my favorite thing to eat with this dip, but you can dip almost anything in it! It’s so good! Here are some ideas:
- Crostinis
- Carrots Sticks
- Pita Chips
- Celery Sticks
- Crackers
- Pretzels
- Bell Peppers
- Tortilla Chips
- Bread
How to Make Crostinis
Crostinis are made by slicing an artisan bread, like a baguette, and then brushing it with a little oil or butter and browning it under a broiler until lightly golden.
The bread is then cooled and served alongside dips, or stacked with toppings like in our brown sugar strawberry crostinis.
How to Lighten Up This Recipe
Ok, let me start with a disclaimer on this…yes, you can make this a little lighter but the texture and creaminess and flavor will be very different. If you want to lighten up this dip, then swap the cream cheese for low fat cream cheese, swap the regular mayo for light mayo, full-fat sour cream for light sour cream, and then substitute plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. There’s not anything you can do to lighten up the cheese unfortunately.
What is Treasure Cave?
Treasure Cave is a Wisconsin based company that was founded in 1935 in the caves of Wisconsin. The caves were renovated to be the first blue cheese caves established in America. By the early 1990s, the popularity of Treasure Cave outgrew the caves and they moved to a facility where they continued to make the most delicious cave-aged cheeses. They have made a blue cheese lover out of me!
Where Can I Find Treasure Cave Products?
Here in Utah, I buy Treasure Cave blue cheese at Smith’s or at Harmon’s. The awesome thing is that Treasure Cave has a handy feature on their website where you can search using your zip code and see what grocery stores near you carry their products. It’s so handy!
Storage Tips
Leftover blue cheese and roasted pear dip should be stored in the refrigerator and it will keep for up to 4-5 days.
Leftovers can be reheated in the oven or in the microwave. I prefer to use the oven if I have the time because it gets all caramelized again and bubbly on top again.
I do not recommend freezing this dip recipe.
Made with 4 different cheese (Treasure Cave Blue Cheese being the star!), crispy prosciutto, roasted pears and fresh herbs, this homemade blue cheese dip is unlike anything you’ve tried before! Perfect for a tailgating party on game day, an appetizer on New Years Eve, or a starter for your holiday festivities.
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Description
Get ready for the most decadent and irresistible blue cheese dip of your life! I never thought I’d see the day that said the secret is in the blue cheese, but in fact, the key to this recipe is the Treasure Cave Blue Cheese!
- 5 oz Prosciutto, package
- 1 Pear, large, sliced
- Olive Oil
- 1 Brick Cream Cheese, 8oz, softened
- 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1/8 teaspoon Ground Cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 ½ Cups Treasure Cave Crumbled Blue Cheese
- 1 ½ Cups Fontina Cheese, shredded
- 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese, shredded
- Herbs, for garnish, we prefer thyme and chopped chives, or parsley they make all the difference
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Heat the oven to 400 degrees F and lay the prosciutto out on a parchment lined baking sheet.
5 oz Prosciutto
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Bake for 6 minutes, flip and bake another 5-6 minutes. Remove to a plate to cool and then crumble.
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Increase the heat up to 450 degrees F and lay the pear slices out flat with a small drizzle of oil and bake for 10- 15 minutes, flip once once they are starting to brown and cook for another 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
1 Pear, Olive Oil
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Decrease the heat down to 350 degrees F.
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In a bowl, using a hand mixer, mix the cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise with the seasonings.
1 Brick Cream Cheese, 1/2 Cup Sour Cream, 1 Cup Mayonnaise, 1/8 teaspoon Ground Cardamom, 1/8 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg, Salt and Pepper
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Add the Treasure Cave Treasured Cave Blue Cheese and fold to combine.
1 ½ Cups Treasure Cave Crumbled Blue Cheese, 1 ½ Cups Fontina Cheese, 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese
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Add 2/3 of the pears and prosciutto and fold again.
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Place in a baking dish or deep dish pie dish (8×8) and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
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Sprinkle with remaining pears, prosciutto, a little more Treasure Cave Crumbled Blue Cheese and fresh herbs. Bake another 5-10 minutes or until bubbling.
Herbs
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Serve with crostinis (see step 9 if you want to make them yourself)!
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To make crostinis, thinly slice a baguette, then place the slices in a single layer on a baking sheet and brush with oil or butter. Place the baking sheet in the broiler and let the slices get toasty. You can flip them to toast both sides if desired.
Calories: 238kcal
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