This Sweet Savory Blue Cheese Pear Dip is the perfect mildly sweet and savory dip to pair with veggies, fruit, bread, or use it as a salad dressing!

I make dips all the time but this blue cheese dip recipe is one of my all time favorites. I am mad about blue cheese and always have plenty on hand, often leftover from a cheeseboard.

This dip is delicious even if you don't like blue cheese (or also known as bleu cheese). The sweetness of the cream and the pears takes that signature tangy edge off the flavor of the cheese.

Overhead photo of a table with a cloth napkin with a plate on it with a bowl with a dip and crackers and nuts on the side and two whole Bosc pears also sitting on the napkin.

So next time, change up your charcuterie board and serve this dip with a side of crackers or toasted crostini. Top with lightly toasted walnuts if desired.

Also, this blue cheese pear homemade dip is the perfect addition at a picnic! Serve along with fresh veggies, fresh fruit and toasted baguettes.

And if you add some of the drained juice from the canned pears to the dip, it is a delicious blue cheese salad dressing!

A white colored dip in a green bowl on a plate with crackers and nuts all served on a table with a colorful cloth napkin with two whole Bosc pears sitting next to the plate.

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Blue Cheese Pear Dip

Name: Blue Cheese Pear Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 4 ounces canned pears in syrup (drain pears and keep the syrup; dice the pears); 3 ounces crumbled blue cheese (stilton, gorgonzola or roquefort can be used); 1/2 cup light sour cream; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; ¼ cup chopped walnuts ( optional); fresh veggies, fresh fruit, baguettes, crackers (optional to serve the dip with)

This Blue Cheese Pear Dip is the perfect mildly sweet and savory dip to pair with veggies, fruit, bread or use it as a salad dressing!

Adapted from Epicurious.

Prep Time10 mins

Chilling Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 10 mins

Course: Appetizer, Dip

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Bleu Cheese Pear Dip

Servings: 1-ounce servings

Calories: 75kcal

Author: Jurga

Special Equipment

mini food processor

Ingredients

4 ounces canned pears in syrup, drain pears and keep the syrup; dice the pears
3 ounces crumbled blue cheese, stilton, gorgonzola or roquefort can be used
½ cup light sour cream
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
¼ cup chopped walnuts, optional
fresh veggies, fresh fruit, baguettes, crackers, optional to serve the dip with

Instructions

Drain and chop the canned pears saving the syrup. Set aside.
Combine all ingredients except the nuts in a mini food processor and mix until smooth. For added sweetness, add syrup a little at a time.
Chill for at least one hour and up to one day.
If desired, sprinkle with chopped walnuts before serving.
Enjoy with fresh vegetables or sliced fruits or toasted baguette. OR, thin it with some of the syrup from the pears and use it as a salad dressing!

Notes

Gr8 Note:

Use the drained pear syrup to add to thin the dip and use as a salad dressing!

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