Baked Cheesy Pepperoni Dip
Hot and cheesy pepperoni dip is sure to become a crowd favorite. This creamy dip is full of pepperoni, Italian herbs and cheese. It’s perfect for scooping onto crackers, dipping breadsticks or slathering on toast rounds.

Easy to make pepperoni dip has all the flavors you love from pepperoni pizza and makes a great appetizer for any occasion. It can be served hot or cold, but I love a hot and cheesy dip in the winter and it makes a perfect game day snack.

I recently saw someone online complaining about how many recipes start with a block of cream cheese! They were specifically complaining about Midwesterners and let me tell you I felt targeted. Because is it even a party if you don’t have some kind of dish that starts with a block of cream cheese? Don’t even get me started on Super Bowl snacks; it’s a must. If you try and take away my creamy dips during the most important snack time of the year, I will fight you.
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This Pepperoni Dip is so versatile, you can serve it hot or cold.
This dip is great served with crackers, bread sticks and spread on toast, but it also works so well when served cold stuffed into mini bell peppers! It just depends on your taste and your mood.
Alternatively you can also prepare this dip in the crock pot. It will take about 2 hours on low, or 1 hour on high. Slow cookers can vary with their temperature levels, so I recommend checking your dip about every 30 minutes or so to be sure that it does not accidentally burn. Once the cheese is melted and slightly bubbly, turn it to keep warm.

I love to use mini pepperoni for this dip because it simplifies the prep work, but you can use chopped regular pepperoni. You can also feel free to use turkey pepperoni and lower fat versions of the cheeses to make this dip lighter.
What do I need to make Pepperoni Dip?

Cream cheese; regular or low fat cream cheese both work great
Sour cream
Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Basil or Italian seasoning
Garlic Salt
Crushed Red Pepper
Pepperoni; regular or turkey pepperoni are fine
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Sliced Black Olives, optional
I have seen and tried other Pepperoni dips that contain cream of mushroom soup. Perhaps you have too? While I am no “cream of” hater, I don’t think it has any place in a Pepperoni Dip recipe, so that’s one thing you won’t find in this recipe.
Step by step instructions to make Pepperoni Dip:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, if baking. Add the softened cream cheese to a medium sized bowl along with the sour cream. Beat the cheese and sour cream together until smooth.

Step 2: Add the parmesan cheese, basil, garlic salt, crushed red pepper and mix well. Set aside a small amount of pepperoni to use as the garnish for dip and and the rest of the pepperoni to the bowl, mixing well.

Step 3: Spread the pepperoni dip into a pie plate, top the dip with the shredded mozzarella, reserved pepperoni slices, and black olives if using. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Or if serving cold, serve immediately!


Pepperoni Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
- 1 teaspoon dried basil or Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 5 ounce package mini pepperoni
- 1 2.25 ounce can sliced black olives, drained (optional)
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the cream cheese and sour cream to a bowl, beat together until smooth. Add the parmesan, basil, garlic salt, crushed red pepper to the cream cheese mixture and combine.
- Reserve a handful of pepperoni to use for the dip topping and add the rest of the pepperoni to the bowl. Stir well and then spread the pepperoni cheese mixture into a pie plate. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese over the top, the black olives (if using), and the reserved pepperoni slices. At this point you can serve this dip cold, but to serve hot continue to next step.
- Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and lightly browned at the edges, about 25 minutes.
- Serve warm with toast rounds, bagel chips, bread sticks or crackers for dipping.
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