Holiday Blue Cheese Dip

About

This rich and tangy blue cheese dip makes a great Keto Christmas recipe for sharing. Packed with tender spinach, creamy blue cheese, mayonnaise, cream cheese, grated Parmesan, and sweet dried cranberries, our flavorsome Keto dip is oven-baked until bubbling, then topped with toasted walnuts to serve. This makes a great Christmas Keto recipe served with low carb flatbreads or crackers for dipping. Please note the recipe requires frozen chopped spinach that has been thawed, so please account for this process in your prep time.

Can I Make This Without the Walnuts?

We have topped our Keto Christmas dip with a sprinkling of chopped walnuts for added flavor and texture. If you follow a nut-free diet, you can simply omit the walnuts – the dip will still be just as delicious! Simply follow the recipe as directed without taking the dip out of the oven to add the nuts, cooking through for 17-18 minutes.

Can I Make This Vegetarian?

We have added grated Parmesan to our blue cheese dip for an extra boost of cheese. If you would like to make this recipe vegetarian, you can simply swap the Parmesan for a grated hard Italian cheese that is free from rennet. Please be sure to adjust your macros to account for any changes made to the original recipe.

Ingredients

3 ½ cup frozen spinach by fairway
2 tablespoon parmesan cheese, dry (grated)
2 tablespoon, chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon reduced sugar craisin dried cranberries by ocean spray
1 cup blue cheese
⅔ cup cream cheese spread
⅔ cup mayonnaise
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ medium – 2 1/2" diameter white onion
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

Add the spinach to a large mixing bowl. Be sure to thaw completely and squeeze out any excess liquid. Use a fork to break up the spinach pieces and any large clumps.
Finely dice the onion. Add the onion to the bowl along with the garlic powder, nutmeg, cranberries, cream cheese, mayonnaise and parmesan. Crumble over the blue cheese. Mix well to combine.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon the spinach dip mixture into a medium oven dish in an even layer. Transfer to the oven to bake for 15 minutes.
Remove the dip from the oven. Crumble the walnuts over the surface of the dip. Return to the oven for a further five minutes to toast the walnuts. The dip should be golden on top and bubbling. Allow to cool a little before serving with your favorite low carb dippers.