Irresistible Jalapeño Corn Dip (Slow Cooker Recipe)

All the flavors of jalapeño poppers in an irresistible creamy corn dip! With cream cheese, fire roasted corn, fresh jalapeños, bacon, and melty shredded cheese, corn dip just doesn’t get better than this. Made in the Crockpot or slow cooker for the ultimate hands-off appetizer.

🧀 What Makes This Recipe So Good

• If you’re a fan of uber cheesy, ridiculously creamy, wildly easy-to-make recipes, then you’re in the right place. This jalapeño corn dip is all of those things and more! It’s loaded with fire-roasted corn, fresh jalapeño peppers, crispy bacon, and a handful of spices, mixed into a tangy base of cream cheese, sour cream, and shredded cheese.
• Since it’s made in the Crockpot, the actual cooking process is like 90% hands-off, plus clean-up is a total breeze. That “keep warm” setting makes it perfect for potlucks, parties, tailgates, etc., too.

👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips

• Fresh cheese that you shred yourself will give your corn dip a much better flavor and texture than the prepackaged stuff. Why? Prepackaged shredded and grated cheeses have fillers and starches added in to keep the pieces from clumping in the package. Those anti-clumping agents can give the cheese a gritty or grainy texture when it melts, and can keep it from melting completely. For the best results, pick up a block of cheese and shred it yourself.
• Make sure to drain the corn kernels really well before adding them to the slow cooker. If you add the liquid from the cans, too, you’ll end up with a really thin, runny corn dip, and odds are good that the excess liquid will make the dairy products separate.
• The diced jalapeño peppers naturally give the corn dip a little kick, but you can increase or decrease that as needed! If you want a dip with more heat, include the seeds from both peppers. If you want barely any heat or jalapeño flavor, you can use just 1 pepper and leave its seeds out. The cream cheese and sour cream do a lot to offset any heat, so you really don’t need to worry about it being hot or spicy if you use 2 peppers instead of 1.

🌽 Love Corn? Try These Recipes Next

• Air Fryer Corn on the Cob
• Roasted Chili Corn Salsa
• Mexican Street Corn Salad
• Creamy Corn Soup
• Cornbread Casserole
• Instant Pot Corn on the Cob with Honey Butter
• Cornbread Salad
• Corn Relish
• Shrimp and Corn Soup
• Creamy Chicken Corn Chowder

Recipe By: Cheryl Malik

Irresistible Jalapeño Corn Dip (Slow Cooker Recipe)

Prep 15 minutes minutes

Cook 2 hours hours

Total 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Irresistibly creamy and tangy with the perfect amount of zest and heat, this Mexican-inspired slow cooker corn dip is downright incredible.

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10 servings

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Equipment

• Crockpot or similar slow cooker, 3- to 5-quart size
• Large wooden spoon or silicone spatula
• Large skillet
• Large plate
• Paper towels
• Tongs or fork
• Sharp knife optional

Ingredients

For the Jalapeño Corn Dip

• ▢ 1 8-ounce block full-fat cream cheese at room temperature
• ▢ ½ cup fall-fat sour cream at room temperature
• ▢ 3 14.75-ounce cans fire-roasted whole kernel corn drained well, rinsed
• ▢ 2 large jalapeños approximately 1 ½ ounces each; seeds removed, diced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon chili powder more or less to taste
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
• ▢ 1 ½ cups shredded cheese of choice Monterey jack, pepper jack, cheddar, or blend; at room temperature
• ▢ ½ pound bacon thick-cut or thin-cut
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro optional

Instructions

• Add 1 8-ounce block full-fat cream cheese and ½ cup fall-fat sour cream to slow cooker. Briefly stir to combine ingredients, breaking block of cream cheese into large chunks.
• Add 3 14.75-ounce cans fire-roasted whole kernel corn, 2 large jalapeños, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 ½ cups shredded cheese of choice to slow cooker. Briefly stir all ingredients together until just incorporated.
• Secure lid on slow cooker. Set slow cooker to 2 hours on LOW heat. During 2-hour cook time, occasionally remove lid and stir to blend mixture. Replace lid after stirring.
• Toward end of 2-hour cook time, place large skillet on stovetop over medium heat. Layer paper towels on large plate and set aside.
• When skillet is warm, place ½ pound bacon in skillet. Fry bacon until crisp, flipping bacon over as needed. Transfer cooked bacon to plate lined with paper towels and set aside to cool.
• Once bacon has cooled, chop or crumble bacon into small pieces. Reserve 1 to 2 tablespoons bacon and small portion of ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro to use as garnish.
• After 2-hour cook time has ended, add remaining bacon and cilantro to dip. Stir well to incorporate bacon and cilantro into dip.
• Set slow cooker to Keep Warm setting if needed. Top dip with reserved bacon and cilantro. Serve dip hot with tortilla chips, corn chips, or other vessels of choice.

• Corn: Fire-roasted corn is our preference because it adds a lot of really nice, deep flavor, but you’re welcome to use regular whole kernel corn if you prefer it.
• Jalapeños: For a little more heat, add some or all of the jalapeño seeds to your dip. The fewer seeds you use, the more mild the dip will be.
• Shredded Cheese: For the best results, buy a block of fresh cheese and then shred it yourself. Prepackaged shredded cheese contains fillers and starches to prevent clumping. Those anti-clumping agents can keep the cheese from melting properly or give it a gritty or grainy texture.

Nutrition Info

Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1 servingCalories: 391calProtein: 13gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 589mgPotassium: 375mgTotal Carbs: 29gFiber: 3gSugar: 7gNet Carbs: 26gVitamin A: 728IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 154mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition Disclaimers

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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