The BEST Clam Dip Recipe (Made In Under 5 Minutes)

This clam dip recipe is jam-packed with flavor. It combines minced clams with a smooth cream cheese base, and incredible seasonings for a creamy dip that everyone is sure to will love. Oh, and the best part is it's super easy to make! In fact, you can have it ready and on the table in just 5 minutes!

The Best Clam Dip

If you love clams, then this recipe is the perfect dip for you! Every bite of it is chock-full of meaty, tender chunks of clam meat, and it has the perfect balance of spicy and savory flavors. Plus, it's just so thick and creamy, and it goes so well with some crunchy, salty chips.

Honestly, this clam dip is so good that it's one of my all-time favorite dip recipes! And that's really saying something because I've made a ton of dips lately.

This dip is also a breeze to make too. Literally, all you have to do is add the ingredients to a bowl and then mix them all together. There's no baking or cooking. It's honest-to-god one of the easiest recipes you'll ever make.

I especially love making this dip when I have friends and family over for Summer cookouts, but it's incredible to serve any time of the year. As a matter of fact, it's become a Super Bowl staple at my house. 

Oh, by the way, since this dip is so easy to make, you can whip up my famous shrimp dip to serve alongside it and keep the seafood dip theme going!

Ingredients

One of the best things about this clam dip recipe is that outside of the clams, it's made almost entirely with kitchen/pantry staples. In fact, there's a good chance that you have all of them at your house already.

Anyway, here's everything you'll need to make it:

• 1 cup cream cheese
• 6 oz. minced clams
• 2 tablespoon clam juice (reserved clam juice from fresh or canned clams)
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Few dashes of hot sauce (optional)
• Salt and black pepper, to taste

Simple stuff, right?

By the way, if you have any leftover clams, you can use them to make this Instant Pot clam chowder recipe next. It's another one of my favorite easy clam recipes, so I definitely suggest giving it a try next!

Ingredients Substitutions and Suggestions

While I recommend making this clam dip with the ingredients listed above, there are some great ways to improvise and make it your own.

Clams To Use

You can use either canned clams or fresh clams for this recipe. Just make sure they're minced before adding them to the dip. I think canned clams work best since you can use the remaining clam juice from the can and add it to the dip.

Add Different Spices

This classic clam dip already packs a little heat if you decide to use the hot sauce, but you can really spice things up by adding in some cayenne pepper, spicy yellow mustard, Old Bay Seasoning, or extra Tabasco sauce.

Use Sour Cream

This recipe is for a cream cheese clam dip, but if you don't want to use cream cheese, you can use sour cream in its place, and the dip will be just as delicious.

How to Make Clam Dip

Again, making this homemade clam dip is about as easy as it gets.

If you've ever mixed ingredients together in a bowl before, then you have all of the chef skills you need to make this recipe turn out perfectly. Yeah, it's legit that easy.

So, with that said, let's stop wasting time and get mixing!

Step 1: Make The Clam Dip Base

First things first, you'll make the creamy clam dip base.

So, to do that, you'll want to take out a large bowl and add the cream cheese and clam juice to it. Then, you can mix these two ingredients together until they fully combine and the cream cheese is nice and smooth without any lumps. Using softened cream cheese or room-temperature cream cheese will definitely help reach the desired consistency.

Step 2: Add The Flavor

Now that the main portion of the dip is good to go, you can add the fresh lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce if you're using it to the bowl.

Then, you can add the chopped clams and green onions to the bowl and gently mix everything together until it fully combines into a smooth dip. As I said before, both canned clams and fresh clams will work great in this recipe, just make sure they're minced before adding them to the dip.

Step 3: Serve The Dip

Once the dip is mixed, you can taste it and add some salt and pepper if you think it needs any.

Then either refrigerate the dip until you're ready to eat it or serve it immediately.

Enjoy!

How To Store Clam Dip

This recipe for clam dip will make about 4 large servings, so it should be enough for a small appetizer for a group of people. If you think you'll need more though, just simply double or triple the recipe.

Now, if you have any leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.

Also, if you want to make this recipe ahead of time, you can make it up to 4 days in advance and just chill it in the refrigerator until you're ready to serve it. The dip actually tastes even better if it has time to chill since the flavors can all develop.

Wrapping It Up

Well, that's how to make clam dip in just a few simple steps!

This creamy clam dip is the perfect thing to serve if you want something that not everyone has ever had before but is still something everyone will love. Honestly, even people who don't even like clams have liked this dip!

Anyway, I hope you and everyone else who tries this cream cheese clam dip recipe like it as much as I/we do.

As always, if you make it, leave a comment below and let us know how it went.

More Dip Recipes

If this easy clam dip has you in the mood to make some more incredible dip recipes, we have a ton of others for you to try next!

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• Crab dip
• Cream cheese dip
• Chili cheese dip
• Smoked tuna dip
• Knorr spinach dip

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