I make a lot of dips with a cream cheese base because … well.. cream cheese is delicious. I recently learned a little secret for making my dips extra creamy and easy to scoop without breaking my chips and crackers! When starting any cream cheese dip, soften your cream cheese and then instead of stirring it all with a spoon, use a hand mixer. This makes the cream cheese light and fluffy an in turn the dip is so much softer and fluffier… and scoopier.
INGREDIENTS:
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup fresh parmesan cheese
2 cans (6 oz each) crab meat, drained
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese , divided
2 tablespoons fresh chives
1 clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon pepper
GARNISH
1 tablespoon fresh chives (optional)
Wonton Strips, crushed (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce with a hand mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
Stir in remaining dip ingredients reserving 1/3 cup of mozzarella cheese for topping. Spread in a small baking dish or pie plate.
Top with remaining cheese. Bake 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Garnish with remaining chives and crushed wonton strips if desired.
