Ingredients
Baking Dish
- 13 x 9 dishwasher-safe ceramic or glass baking dish
Ingredients:
- 5 slices bacon
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons TRUFF Original Hot Sauce
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup lager-style beer
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 24 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup fresh scallions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 24 ounces frozen pretzel bites, baked according to package instructions
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Evenly space bacon in 13-by-9-inch dishwasher-safe ceramic or glass baking dish.
- Bake bacon 10 minutes.
- Microwave honey 15-20 seconds. Add hot sauce and whisk to combine.
- Remove bacon from oven and carefully pat dry with paper towels.
- Brush bacon with hot honey and return to oven. Set aside any remaining hot honey for later use.
- Bake bacon 10-15 minutes until brown and crisp. Set bacon aside to cool.
- Chop bacon into small, bite-sized pieces.
- Pour bacon pan drippings into bowl and discard once cool.
- In bowl, whisk softened cream cheese, beer and mustard to combine.
- Add grated cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper. Stir until thoroughly combined.
- Spread mixture evenly in 13-by-9-inch dishwasher-safe ceramic or glass baking dish.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
- Remove from oven and rest 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle top of dip with chopped bacon and drizzle with remaining hot honey.
- Serve dip alongside baked pretzel bites.
