Cheesy Roasted Garlic Dip
This Cheesy Roasted Garlic Dip features oven-roasted garlic, cream cheese, and a blend of mozzarella, Gruyere, and parmesan cheeses, baked to perfection. It's an ooey-gooey warm dip that is full of cheesy garlic flavor in each delicious bite!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 353kcal
Ingredients
Garlic
- 3 heads garlic, about 10-12 cloves per head
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Dip
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (58 g) mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups (226 g) mozzarella cheese, shredded, divided
- 1 cup (113 g) Gruyere cheese, shredded, divided
- ½ cup (50 g) parmesan cheese, shredded, divided
- green onion, chopped for garnish
- crackers and/or crostini, for serving
Instructions
Garlic
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Set out a 10-inch square of aluminum foil.
- Peel away all the loose, papery, outer layers around the heads of garlic. Leave the head itself intact with all the cloves connected.
- Trim about ¼ inch off the top of the heads of garlic, exposing the cloves inside.
- Place all garlic heads in the center of the sheet of aluminum foil.
- Drizzle with olive oil.
- Fold the sides of the aluminum foil up to the center and seal (creating a foil packet with the garlic inside). Bake for about 45-50 minutes, or until the garlic cloves are soft and deep golden brown.
- Remove the garlic from the oven and carefully open the sealed foil packet to allow the garlic to cool slightly. Set aside. Leave the oven set at 400°F as you prepare the dip.
Dip
- Spray an 8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- When the garlic is cool enough to touch, squeeze out the cloves into a medium bowl. Discard the remaining skin.
- Mash with a fork until the garlic forms a paste.
- Add cream cheese, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the mozzarella, Gruyere, and parmesan cheese.
- Add two cups of cheese to the garlic mixture. Mix well.
- Spread the garlic mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish. Top with remaining cheese blend.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and golden.
- Garnish with green onion. Serve warm with crackers or crostini.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 353kcal