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Bubbly, hot pepperoni pizza dip layered with cheese, sour cream, and fresh basil. This easy pizza dip is the perfect alternative to pizza and is great to serve for a crowd!
A Pepperoni Dip Inspired by…Pizza!
A pizza dip without dough is just as tasty as the real pepperoni pizza. If you don’t want to wait to make the dough and go through all the fuss, this pizza dip is for you.
Once you bring this pepperoni dip out from the oven onto the appetizer table, you and your guests won’t be able to stop scooping from it. It is the perfect addition to any game day party or party in general. Instead of ordering a bunch of pizza, why not make an easy, cheesy pizza dip? This pepperoni pizz dip has two different types of cheeses, sour cream, and topped with everyone’s favorite pizza topping: pepperoni!
Pepperoni dip is perfectly paired with Crispy Grilled Chicken Wings and Homemade Mozzarella Sticks for the ultimate game day spread!
Variations and Recipe Tips
- Add in your favorite pizza toppings! It doesn’t just have to be pepperoni. This pizza dip would be great with sliced black olives, Italian sausage, and chopped bell peppers. If you’re going to use ingredients that have a lot of liquid, like mushrooms, you’ll want to cook the mushrooms first to release the liquid then add it to the dip, otherwise, you’ll end up with a watery pizza dip!
- Use a variety of dippers. This baked pizza dip is great served with pita chips, tortilla strips, fresh flour tortillas, toasted bread, and even vegetables like carrot sticks or celery.
- Make sure cream cheese and sour cream are at room temperature or softened to blend smoothly and easily.
- If possible, use whole milk mozzarella cheese and shred it yourself. It is so much creamier and melts so much better!
- Leftover pepperoni slices? Use them on these pizza muffins!
Storage and Reheating Instructions
If you have any pizza dip leftover, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, reheat the amount you want in a microwave-safe bowl until heated through.
More Pizza Alternatives
Pepperoni Pizza Dip
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 ounces (454 g) cream cheese, at room temperature
- ½ cup (115 g) sour cream, at room temperature
- 1 cup (112 g) shredded whole mozzarella cheese, plus more for topping
- 1 cup (113 g) pepperoni, plus more for topping
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (191 °C)
- In a large bowl mix together cream cheese, sour cream, mozzarella, pepperoni, basil, and olive oil.16 ounces (454 g) cream cheese, 1/2 cup (115 g) sour cream, 1 cup (112 g) shredded whole mozzarella cheese, 1 cup (113 g) pepperoni, 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves, 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Place mixture into a baking dish or cast iron skillet and evenly smooth out the top with the back of a spoon.
- Take more mozzarella cheese and cover the top of the mixture. Then take whole pepperoni rounds and place them on top of the mozzarella.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until mixture is bubbly and cheese has melted.
- Serve hot with tortilla chips or sliced bread.
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Photographs by Jess Gaertner Creative
Wow !! This looks amazing !!! I think I will cook and drain some sausage, mix some Pizza sauce in it, and layer – sausage mixture, cream cheese mixture, sausage mixture, cream cheese mixture, then the topping !!
I might try thus in my Crockpot. Thank you for this recipe !!
enjoy!
I tried your recipe and it was absolutely amazing. I loved it!!! Thank you for this!
This dip looks awesome! And it think it could be easily converted to accommodate vegetarian guests – just substitute olives, green pepper, onions etc for pepperoni…Of course, I would also add the veggies WITH the pepperoni, for those of us who like supreme pizzas. Gonna try it with the marinara sauce on the bottom too. What a fantastic recipe – thanks for publishing it!!
dude, freaking love this. . this is so happening soon!!!
Didn’t you mention that your friend said “cream of mushroom” in this also?? The soup? ‘Didn’t see it on recipe. Thanks!!
Hi Paula, yes, my friend did say that. However, if you read one paragraph down, I also said: I didn’t think that cream of mushroom would really fit in with this dip when I made it so I gave it my own spin by subbing sour cream for the cream of mushroom.
Hope that helps :) enjoy this dip!
Can you cook or serve this in a crockpot?
Hi Kris, I’ve never done this before so I can’t say! Sorry.
This dip was delicious. Kids attacked it right after I pulled it out of oven. (I was supposed to bring it to a gathering). I added some marinara sauce to bottom layer so that it had more of a pizza taste. Definitely will keep recipe. Love it.
Love the idea of adding marinara to the bottom! So glad everyone enjoyed it!
I am looking forward to mailing this for a Football party this weekend. However, I don’t see a caserol/pirix dish size any ideas?
Perfect football appetizer! An 8×8 will work just fine!