This corn dip with cream cheese recipe is a delicious crowd pleaser! Bacon and green chiles give it the perfect kick! Serve with chips or crackers as an appetizer or solo as a creamy side.
Original post: September 2017 | Updated: November 2022
Why This Recipe Works
Every single time I make this cream cheese corn dip recipe for guests, it gets completely demolished. In a good way. Even people who don’t like “spicy” or don’t like corn or don’t like dip literally cannot control themselves when they’re around this stuff.
This easy slow cooker dip made with a Mexican flair will turn heads at any party or gathering! It is the perfect hot dip appetizer when served with chips and it also works great as a creamy side dish eaten with a fork.
Either way, the flavors are out of this world delish! It’s a great dish any time of year and for any type of gathering.
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Recipe Ingredients
Frozen corn – Replace frozen with 4 cups sweet corn cut from the cob or canned corn kernels, if desired.
Bacon – Omit entirely for a more healthy dish or replace with sausage crumbles.
Green chilies – Omit for a less spicy dish (but the end result is not super spicy with chiles added).
Sour cream – Replace 1/2 cup sour cream with an equal amount of Greek yogurt for a less fattening dish.
Cream cheese – Use full fat cream cheese for best results.
Shredded cheeses – Use no more than 2 cups shredded cheeses, but you may switch out the varieties and amounts of each, if desired. Great options include: pepperjack, cheddar, monterey jack cheese, mozzarella and colby jack cheese.
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How To Make Corn Dip With Cream Cheese
Step 1
In a 6-quart crock pot, combine the corn, bacon, chilies, 1/2 cup sour cream, pepper jack, cheddar, the cubed cream cheese and Parmesan cheese. Stir, cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours, stirring once or twice throughout.
Step 2
Cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes and spread the mixture into a baking dish or serving bowl when ready to serve. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro. Serve warm as a side dish or serve with tortilla chips or crackers as an appetizer!
Recipe Notes
- Alternative to creating a slow cooker recipe: Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Transfer to a 9×13 baking dish and bake in a 350-degree oven for 25 minutes, or until cheese is melted and the entire dish is heated through.
- Tortilla chips, corn chips and pretzels are great for dipping!
- Slice up pieces of naan bread or pita bread to load the corn dip onto.
- Add a can of diced tomatoes for some tomato flair!
- Minced garlic or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder will spruce up this dish.
- Add to a serving dish and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and/or sliced green or red onions!
- Sprinkle lime juice over the top, just before serving.
- Sprinkle cotija cheese over the top.
- A little salt and black pepper sprinkled over the top is super delicious!
- A few tablespoons of taco seasoning mixed in tastes fantastic.
How To Store Hot Corn Dip
Allow corn dip to cool to room temperature, then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.
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Recipes for Corn Dip
- Using the blended white and golden corn offers a delicious sweetness mixed in with the spicy heat.
- Add chopped green or red bell pepper or chopped spinach.
- Sprinkle sliced green onions on the top before serving.
- For extra heat, add a 1/2 teaspoon chili powder at a time, a splash of hot sauce or 1 freshly diced jalapeno.
- Monterey Jack Cheese and cheddar cheese are just as delicious options in this recipe if you don’t have Pepper Jack cheese on hand.
- Remember! Freshly grated cheese is better for melting into the dip than the pre-shredded. So if you can, shred it yourself!
- Instead of using frozen corn from the freezer section, try grilling your fresh corn on the cob and cut if off the cob for a delicious fresh addition to your hot corn dip.
FAQ About Corn Dip
Once you have served corn dip, place any leftovers in an airtight container and store it in the fridge for up to 5 days.
To make Mexican corn dip, combine the following in a 6-quart slow cooker: corn, bacon, chiles, jalapenos, sour cream, pepperjack, cheddar, cream and Parmesan cheese. Stir, cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours, stirring once or twice throughout. Cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes and transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve warm as a side dish or serve with chips or crackers as an appetizer!
Corn dip is 100% gluten free.
If you have leftover corn dip that contains sour cream, it is safe to freeze and enjoy later but its texture and consistency may change after being thawed. Freeze in airtight storage containers for up to 4 months for best results. Reheat in the microwave or oven when ready to eat.
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Corn Dip Recipe With Cream Cheese
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 32 oz sweet corn frozen
- 1/2 lb bacon cooked and chopped
- 8 oz green chilies (Two 4-oz cans)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup pepperjack cheese shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 8 oz cream cheese cubed
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsp cilantro finely chopped, for topping
Instructions
- In a 6-quart slow cooker, combine the corn, bacon, chiles, sour cream, pepperjack, cheddar, cream and Parmesan cheese. Stir, cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours, stirring once or twice throughout.
- Cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes and transfer to a serving dish. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve warm as a side dish or serve with chips or crackers as an appetizer!
Notes
- Using the blended white and golden corn offers a delicious sweetness mixed in with the spicy heat.
- Add diced bell peppers or chopped spinach.
- Sprinkle sliced green onions on the top before serving.
- For extra heat, add a 1/2 teaspoon chili powder at a time or 1 freshly diced jalapeno.
- Monterey Jack Cheese and cheddar cheese are just as delicious options in this recipe if you don’t have Pepper Jack cheese on hand.
- Remember! Fresh grated cheese is better for melting into the dip than the pre-shredded. So if you can, shred it yourself!
- Instead of using frozen corn from the freezer section, try grilling your fresh corn on the cob like we do in this Grilled Corn on the Cob with Spicy Cilantro Lime Butter and then cut if off the cob for a delicious addition to your hot corn dip.
Made this for work potluck and everyone loved it, delicious made it exactly like the recipe called for used fresh frozen corn from my garden.
So glad you tried it, Margaret! Awesome to have fresh ingredients for any meal. Very cool!
Could this recipe be halved and baked in the oven? If so, do you have suggestions for temp and cook time? Thanks
Great question Laura. Feel free to halve the recipe. Making it in the oven is simple. Preheat the oven to 350. Combine all your ingredients and add it to a casserole dish. Set it in the oven for 20-30 minutes until heated through. Give it a stir once. Then top with extra cheese or cilantro and serve.
Thanks!
I’m very new to your site and now that I figured out the best way to print out the recipes, I’m well, going crazy! Old school, I guess…I like to have the recipes at hand (like a cookbook) and so I’ve created a notebook to keep them all in. But, I get so overwhelmed following one link to another and then trying to get back to where I started because I don’t want to miss anything! I love anything corn and can’t wait to try this dip, but with summer approaching, I was wondering if you could use fresh corn off the cob?
Welcome to Pip and Ebby! I’m so glad you’re here!
Yes, fresh corn would be fabulous and of course now that it’s in season, I would make it that way too.
Just so you’re aware, I have a free cooking app new and it’s available to download. It’s easier to follow a recipe and screen shot them as you’re cooking in the kitchen. I still don’t have a print function there but there’s a voice recorded option too. I hope you check that out! https://pipandebby.app.link/9NdXIbv34L
Wow, this looks incredible!!! Love a good corn dip- definitely keeping this recipe in my back pocket!
Thanks, Karly! It is totally irresistible! Enjoy!
Megan
Oh my goodness! Give me all of this!! It looks so delicious and your photos…..BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Thank you, Emily! ?
Megan