Fan of cream cheese dip? How about dill pickles? Then this dill pickle dip is a must try! With plenty of dill pickles, fresh dill and garlic, this simple dip will surely disappear fast. Make sure you have lots of thick-cut chips to serve with!
If you’re a fan of pickle-flavoured foods, then you’ve gotta try this dill pickle dip.
Years ago, especially around the holidays, we would stock up on this store-bought cream cheese dips, especially onion dip and dill pickle dip. They were a quintessential holiday treat.
These days? I make my own dip! It’s just too easy not to. Plus, I can control what goes in it, and, if I like more (or less) of a flavour, I can totally adjust to taste.
Though this dill pickle dip is super creamy, I do love to serve with thick potato chips. The creamy dip with crunchy potato chips? So freaking good!
Craving more dill pickle recipes? Try this pickle grilled cheese!
Why We Love This Dill Pickle Dip
- This dip is made with some super simple ingredients.
- The recipe makes a whole bunch, so it’s great for parties.
- It comes together in about 10 minutes.
- It tastes so good!
How To Make Pickle Dip
Full details are in the recipe card below, but here are the basics:
- Place all of the pickle dip ingredients (except the chopped pickle) into a food processor and process until smooth and combined. Ingredients are cream cheese, ranch dressing, pickle juice, buffalo sauce, dill, salt, black pepper and garlic.
- Once the base of the dip is done, then add in chopped dill pickle.
- Use the “pulse” feature on your food processor to incorporate the chopped pickle into the creamy dip. That way, you’ll still have some texture in the dip from the pickles.
- Once this easy pickle dip is made, simply transfer it to a serving dish. If you like, you can top with more dill and some finely chopped pickle.
Tips for Making This Recipe
- Though you can totally devour this pickle dip as soon as it’s made, I love to cover and place in the fridge for a couple of hours to chill and let the flavours get to know each other even more.
- I used two cloves of garlic in this dip, which does add a lovely hum of garlic. Because I’m such a huge garlic fan, it was perfect for me. If you want less of a garlic flavour, feel free to use just one clove.
- If you want a tad less pickle flavour, feel free to add less dried dill and chopped pickle.
What to Serve With It
Chips are the best choice to serve with this dill pickle dip (especially thick-cut chips), but veggies would also work!
More Easy Dip Recipes
If you make this homemade pickle dip, be sure to leave a comment below!
Dill Pickle Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened (250 grams)
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- ¼ cup pickle juice, from your jar of pickles
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce, like buffalo sauce
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, or 1 teaspoon of dried dill (dill weed), plus more to taste for optional garnish
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced (depending on how garlicky you want things)
- 1 cup chopped pickles, about 3 pickles (depending on their size)
Instructions
- Place cream cheese, ranch dressing, pickle juice, hot sauce, dill, black pepper, salt and garlic in a food processor and process until smooth and combined.
- Add chopped pickle and pulse several times or so until incorporated (don't overmix because you still want some texture in your dip from the pickles).Note: If desired, you can reserve a teaspoon or two of chopped pickle for garnish (you can cut smaller if doing this).
- Transfer the dip to a serving dish. Top with more finely chopped pickle and fresh dill, if desired. Serve with your favourite chips.
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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Tried this recipe?
If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!
Joan
Made this at Christmas and it was DELICIOUS! Used the full amount of hot sauce and it wasn’t too spicy… just right! Now am making my second batch… this recipe is definitely in my party recipe rotation!
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
That’s wonderful, Joan!! I’m so happy you enjoy the recipe, thank you very much!!
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
This is everything that I love all mixed up into a dip! What an amazing combination. I can’t wait to dip my chips into this dip.
Maysie @ Enchanted SpiceBox
Dawn, this dip looks amazing! My husband is a huge fan of dill pickles and was just asking me if I could try making some sort of dip with dill pickles – so glad I found your recipe and can’t wait to try it!
thanks so much!
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Thank you so much!! Hope you love it!!
Laura
Dawn, there’s nothing like a homemade dip! I’ve never even heard of dill pickle dip, and now I absolutely have to make it! It looks and sounds so tasty, I’m pretty sure it’d be gone in a flash in my house. (of course after the flavors have mingled a bit – so important, too, I agree!)
Holly
What a great party dip! I am adding this to my “make list” for the future get together party. However, I better make this for my family first. I think they will love it with chips and vegetable sticks.
Valentina
Dawn, this dip is brilliant. I love the flavor combination and imagine it’s addicting. I’d use up a whole bag of chips with it! Delicious. 🙂 ~Valentina
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Dawn this dip looks sooo good! I am a HUGE dill pickle fan. I would not be able to stop until this whole bowl was finished 🙂 Delicious!!
Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers
Oh yes please! I’m a fan of all of that 🙂 Looks like the perfect dip to me, so can’t wait to try it.
Michelle
Oooh never tried dill pickle dip, but it sounds so creamy and delicious! My son loves pickles so I should make this for him!
David @ Spiced
We enjoy making our own dips here, too, Dawn! I do enjoy pickle dip, and I’ve never tried a homemade version. That clearly needs to change! I could see this being a great appetizer for backyard barbeques this summer!
Sandy Friesen
Do you use the dry packaged ranch? Or the salad dressing?
Dawn | Girl Heart Food
Hi Sandy! Ranch dressing is used in this recipe. Hope you enjoy it!!