Our Most-Saved Dip Recipes for Game Day and Beyond

When I dip, you dip, we dip!

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Leah Colins
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Leah Colins
Senior Culinary Editor

Leah is the Senior Culinary Editor at Serious Eats, and was previously a recipe developer and editor with America's Test Kitchen for almost 9 years. She has developed recipes for and edited over 20 cookbooks ranging in topic from bread baking to plant-based eating to outdoor grilling and so much more. While there, she also developed recipes and articles for Cooks Illustrated Magazine, Cooks Country Magazine, and ATK's digital platform.Before her life as a recipe developer, she cooked in 5-star and Michelin-starred fine dining establishments from coast to coast such as The Herbfarm and Aubergine Restaurant at L'Auberge Carmel; she also treasures her time flipping burgers on flattops in her teenage years, and baking and boxing cookies and pies at a wonderful family-owned German bakery in her early professional life.

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Published January 26, 2026
A hand dipping a piece of bread into a baked cheese and herb dish served in a terracotta bowl

Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

There’s no way around it: It’s peak dippin’ season. With the Super Bowl looming and party snacks occupying far too much of our collective brain space, our readers have been doing what they do best—saving the dips to MyRecipe, our tool for saving and organizing recipes from Serious Eats and beyond.

A great dip is the ultimate crowd-pleaser: low effort, high reward, and totally acceptable to eat by the spoonful if no one's watching. These are the dips our readers can't stop bookmarking, including creamy classics and bold, savory show-offs. Consider this your permission slip to double-dip… metaphorically, of course.

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  • Hot Spinach-Artichoke Dip

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    Serious Eats/Morgan Hunt Glaze

    Rich, creamy dips are one of life’s greatest pleasures, and the old party stalwart, spinach-artichoke dip, is among the best. Our recipe nails the ideal proportion of spinach to artichokes, and a trifecta of cream cheese, mayo, and sour cream gives the dip its ultra-creamy texture.

  • Savory Caesar Dip

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    Serious Eats / Two Bites

    If you're like me and enjoy the consistency and texture of a cream cheese-based dip, and also love the assertive garlic and anchovy flavors of Caesar dressing, this Caesar dip will be right up your alley. It's perfect for scooping up with crudites, crackers, or chips.

  • Whipped Feta Dip Recipe

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    Vicky Wasik

    Feta cheese is many things—salty, tangy, crumbly—all qualities that make it an excellent candidate for a dip or spread. But on its own, feta cheese isn't the least bit spreadable. Luckily, it's easy to change that with a blender and a few basic ingredients.

  • Classic Guacamole Recipe

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    Liz Clayman

    At its most basic, guacamole requires little more than avocados and serrano or jalapeño chiles—traditionally mashed in a large basalt mortar and pestle—and some salt. Here we've nailed the proper handling of the avocados and flavorings to yield the most flavorful guacamole with the best texture.

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  • Labneh Dip

    A hand dipping a piece of bread into a baked cheese and herb dish served in a terracotta bowl

    Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

    This creamy labneh dip swirled with herb oil, honey, and chili crisp is tangy, fresh, and ready in minutes.

  • Deviled Egg Dip

    A hand dipping a potato chip into deviled egg dip, surrounded by vegetables on a tray

    Serious Eats / Victor Protasio

    Creamy, rich deviled eggs are delightful, but let’s be honest—they’re a lot of work. I’m not always up for taking the time to perfectly peel and slice each egg, then scoop, prepare, and intricately pipe the yolk filling into each egg. But sometimes I still really want the rich, tangy flavor of a well-made deviled egg. This deviled egg dip is the perfect solution.

  • Hummus B'Tahini (Hummus With Tahini)

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    Serious Eats / Mai Kakish

    Through trial and error, Reem Kassis came up with a foolproof recipe for easy, delicious hummus that’s ready in 10 minutes and requires no food processor.

  • Spicy Maryland Crab Dip

    A closeup of a hand holding a scoop of baked dip with melted cheese from a dish

    Serious Eats / Amanda Suarez

    Cream cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, Old Bay, and—yes—crabmeat come together in this bubbling dip that's half seafood splurge, half Super Bowl snack.

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  • Real French Onion Dip

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    Serious Eats / Victor Protasio

    No powdery starter packets here. This dip starts with onions slowly caramelized until they’re deeply browned and completely broken down into a rich, jammy paste. That onion gold gets blended with mayonnaise and sour cream, then simply seasoned with salt and pepper.

  • Fried Mozzarella Stick Dip

    A bread slice dipped into a casserole with melted cheese and breadcrumbs garnished with fresh basil leaves

    Serious Eats / Deli Studios

    Mozzarella sticks are undeniably delicious—and often total architectural failures. One bite in, the breadcrumb shell shatters and molten mozzarella escapes like it’s making a prison break. Making them at home isn’t much better: Battering and deep-frying is a whole production. The solution? Turn the whole thing into a dip. It’s easier to make, easier to eat, and far more forgiving—no structural engineering degree required.

  • Pickle Dip

    Bowl of pickle dip garnished with panko, dill and pickles, surrounded by a wooden plate full of potato chips, on a green tabeltop

    Serious Eats / Robby Lozano

    Forget putting an egg on it—right now, the move is putting a pickle in it. Pickles and their brine bring lip-smacking tang, salt, and a hint of sweetness to just about everything, and this dip leans all the way in. A jar of pickles works its magic on a creamy sour cream–mayo base, punched up with ranch seasoning, fresh dill, and plenty of chopped pickles. And because we don’t know when to stop, it’s finished with buttery breadcrumbs toasted in pickle juice—a crunchy, fried-pickle–inspired crown.

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