Easy Beer Cheese Recipe
Homemade Beer Cheese Dip is guaranteed to be a hit at parties. This rich, cheesy dip with a hint of beer pairs great with pretzels, chips, veggies or bread. Make it for a craft beer lover!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup beer preferably porter
- 4 ounces shredded Emmentaler cheese
- 4 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and cook 1 minute, whisking constantly.
- Slowly stream milk into pan, while whisking, until all milk is incorporated.
- Slowly stream beer into pan, while whisking, until all beer is incorporated. Heat just to boiling around edges of pan, then reduce heat to medium-low.
- Add cheeses, Dijon, Worcestershire, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder and salt, and cook, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- In Step 3, the mixture MUST come to at least a low boil where you can see some bubbles around the edges of the pan. If you don’t get it to a boil, the roux won’t activate and won’t thicken the dip.
- It’s best to use room temperature beer so it blends into the dip better. Cold beer makes it more likely that the dip will become grainy.
- Make sure to shred the cheese yourself rather than buying it pre-shredded. Freshly shredded cheese melts better and tastes better.
Serving: 0.25cup, Calories: 217kcal, Carbohydrates: 5g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 49mg, Sodium: 287mg, Potassium: 81mg, Fiber: 0.2g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 532IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 331mg, Iron: 0.3mg
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