This Ranch Poolside Dip Will Be Your Go-To Summer Appetizer
Often called Loaded Ranch Dip, this easy appetizer is perfect for bringing along to the pool, summer parties, or potlucks. In addition to cream cheese and ranch, each bite is loaded with fire-roasted corn, olives, bell pepper, and lime. If you like a little bit of spice, try adding chopped jalapeno peppers.
Tips for Making Pool Dip
Here are a few of our Test Kitchen's best tips for making homemade poolside dip.
- Ensure your cream cheese is softened before mixing in the other ingredients. This helps ensure there are no lumps of cream cheese in the finished dip.
- Our recipe testers preferred the flavor with the full 2 tablespoons of lime juice.
- When adding the jalapeno peppers, be sure to remove the seeds first. This helps control the spice level.
- Serve the finished dip with tortilla chips, crackers, fresh veggies, or potato chips.
Ingredients
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2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1 (1-ounce) packet ranch seasoning mix
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1 (15-ounce) can fire roasted corn, drained
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3/4 cup finely red bell pepper (1 medium)
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1 (2.25-ounce) can sliced pitted ripe olives, drained and coarsely chopped
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1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded if desired, finely chopped
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1 to 2 tablespoons lime juice
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Potato chips, tortilla chips, crackers, and/or assorted veggie dippers
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Finely chopped jalapeño peppers or sliced olives, for garnish, optional
Directions
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In a medium bowl using an electric hand mixer on medium blend cream cheese and ranch seasoning until smooth; Stir in corn, bell pepper, olives, jalapeño pepper, and lime juice. Top with additional jalapeños or olives, if desired. Serve with dippers.
How to Store Pool Dip
Store this pool dip recipe in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. If serving the dip at a party, don't let the dip sit out for more than 2 hours before placing it back in the fridge.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 95 | Calories |
| 8g | Fat |
| 5g | Carbs |
| 2g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 24 | |
| Calories 94.8 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 7.7g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat 4.3g | 22% |
| Cholesterol 20.9mg | 7% |
| Sodium 178.2mg | 8% |
| Total Carbohydrate 5.5g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.6g | 2% |
| Total Sugars 2.2g | |
| Protein 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin D 0.1mcg | 0% |
| Vitamin C 9.5mg | 11% |
| Calcium 27.2mg | 2% |
| Iron 0.3mg | 1% |
| Potassium 95.4mg | 2% |
| Fatty acids, total trans 0g | |
| Vitamin D 2.1IU | |
| Alanine 0.1g | |
| Arginine 0.1g | |
| Ash 0.7g | |
| Aspartic acid 0.2g | |
| Caffeine 0mg | |
| Carotene, alpha 4.1mcg | |
| Choline, total 10.8mg | |
| Copper, Cu 0mg | |
| Cystine 0g | |
| Energy 397kJ | |
| Fluoride, F 0.1mcg | |
| Folate, total 10.3mcg | |
| Glutamic acid 0.4g | |
| Glycine 0.1g | |
| Histidine 0.1g | |
| Isoleucine 0.1g | |
| Leucine 0.2g | |
| Lysine 0.1g | |
| Methionine 0.1g | |
| Magnesium, Mg 9.7mg | |
| Manganese, Mn 0.1mg | |
| Niacin 0.4mg | |
| Phosphorus, P 42.8mg | |
| Pantothenic acid 0.2mg | |
| Phenylalanine 0.1g | |
| Phytosterols 0.5mg | |
| Proline 0.2g | |
| Retinol 65.4mcg | |
| Selenium, Se 2mcg | |
| Serine 0.1g | |
| Starch 1g | |
| Theobromine 0mg | |
| Threonine 0.1g | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 0.3mg | |
| Tryptophan 0g | |
| Tyrosine 0.1g | |
| Valine 0.1g | |
| Vitamin A, IU 413.4IU | |
| Vitamin A, RAE 75.1mcg | |
| Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg | |
| Vitamin B-6 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 1mcg | |
| Water 30.7g | |
| Zinc, Zn 0.2mg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.