Easy Beer Cheese Recipe
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How to Make Beer Cheese Dip for Pretzels
Ever wonder how to make homemade beer cheese for your soft pretzel bites?! Well you’ve hit the right place to try our recipe.
What ingredients are in beer cheese?
- Butter
- All purpose flour
- Milk
- Light beer
- Cheddar freshly shredded
- Garlic salt
- Paprika
- Cayenne pepper optional for heat
This cheese dip makes the best super bowl appetizer to set out! Or any holiday!
Beer Cheese
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour
- ¾ cup milk whole or 2% works as well as half and half
- ⅔ cup light beer I used miller lite
- 10 oz cheddar freshly shredded
- 1 tbsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper optional for heat
Instructions
- In a medium size saucepan over medium high heat, melt the butter.
- Stir in the flour and whisk for about a minute for the flour to cook off.
- While whisking, slowly add in the milk, whisking until smooth. Allow to thicken for 1-2 minutes.
- Once thickened, add in seasonings whisking until combined.
- Add in the beer and stir.
- Next, add in ½ c of freshly shredded cheese at a time. Allow the cheese to melt before adding more. Repeat the process until all the cheese is melted.
- Remove from the heat and serve!
Notes
*Freshly shredded cheese melts easier than store bought cheese and has a smoother consistency. Store bought cheese has a powdery coating to keep it fresh longer and doesn’t melt as well.
