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This zesty, creamy spicy avocado dip is the perfect "5 minutes until your guests are devouring a whole bowl in seconds" type of dip. It's creamy, spicy, smoky and just so incredibly delicious.

Because if you like guacamole you will love this. It's SUPER simple to make with just a handful of ingredients. Avocado, sour cream, a little chipotle pepper for some spice and smokiness, lime, fresh cilantro, and of course the much talked about BACON.
This avocado dip is just perfect for appetizers at parties, potlucks, and any gathering of people really. Or just eat it hovering over the counter in a hurry before anyone else sees it. To each their own right?
Why this spicy avocado dip recipe works
- It only takes a few minutes to make and is always a crowd pleaser.
- It has the perfect amounts of spice, though you can reduce the spice level if desired.
- The bacon adds the perfect smoky, meaty flavor to the dip.
- It is versatile! Use it as a dip, or even as a salsa for tacos like tacos de pollo or ground pork tacos.
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The ingredients

Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are a must to add the smokiness and the spice to this dip.
I ALWAY recommend using fresh lime juice. The bottles has a completely different flavor that affect the taste of this dip.
Bacon - thin cut works best for this recipe because we want to get it really crispy so it's easier to crumble.
How to choose avocados
Avocados can be sneaky. I've chosen many an avocado that I thought would be incredible, only to get home and have it be mush. Or hard. That said, here are some tips for choosing avocados in the store:
- Gently squeeze the avocado in your hand. A perfectly ripe avocado should be pretty firm, but with just a little give.
- Look for avocados that don't have blemishes on the skin or soft, mushy spots.
- The skin of an avocado can vary depending on the type you are buying. However, you will typically want to look for an avocado with a dark, uniform color.
To learn more about avocados, check out this post from California Avocado.
Substitutions and variations
- To reduce the spice level, use only half of the chipotle pepper, or even just use a tablespoon of the adobo sauce. Then you get the flavor without as much of the spice.
- Add diced jalapeño peppers or a serrano pepper for a spicier creamy avocado sauce. You can also add a pinch of cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes and/or hot sauce for a spicier guacamole.
- Omit the bacon to keep this vegetarian.
- Substitute coconut cream for the sour cream if you want to make this a vegan avocado dip.
- Add diced red onion.
- If you don't like cilantro, you can omit it.
Step by step instructions to make homemade guacamole sauce
- First off, when cooking the bacon make sure it gets nice and crispy so it's easy to crumble into small pieces. Set it aside while you finish the rest of the dip.
- Place ingredients (except bacon) into food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth and uniform.

- Then add bacon and pulse until the bacon is distributed throughout the sauce. You can also just stir your bacon in at the end. If you have crumbled it sufficiently small, it should stir right in.

Expert tips
- Cook the bacon really crispy so it's easier to crumble.
- If you'd like this to be more of a sauce, add additional water and/or cream (if you prefer an ultra creamy texture) until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Use a food processor instead of a blender for a chunkier texture. You can also use a mortar and pestle to mash the ingredients together.
Serving options
Avocado dip is extremely versatile and can be used as a dip or an accompaniment to any dish. Basically, it can be used in any way you would use a spicy guacamole recipe. Check out some of these fun ways to use it:
- Obviously tortilla chips are the first thing that comes to mind and my personal favorite - this spicy avocado sauce will make a great dip for tortilla chips.
- Dip fresh veggies such as carrots, celery, broccoli or zucchini in it.
- TACOS! Of course this dip would be amazing on a taco.
- Pretzels, breadsticks or bagel chips go great as well.
- Serve it alongside these pulled pork enchiladas or Mexican stuffed poblano peppers.

Frequently asked questions
There are many tips out there to help prevent your avocados form turning brown. Some say leaving the pit in will help.
Covering the avocado with lemon juice before storing is a common tip that is known to work well. But honestly, I find that my avocados turn brown regardless of what I do.
I personally just store it in a plastic ziplock bag and then eat it when it's slightly brown....which leads to the next question....
The brown will not harm you, it just looks kind gross. You can just eat it plain, or use your brown avocados in dips (like this one), salad dressing, or topping on other dishes.
This dip will really only be at it's peak for a day or so. While you can eat the brown part, it will start to get bitter after a while which will affect the flavor of your dip. I recommend eating this dip either the same day or the day after.
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Recipe

Spicy Avocado Dip
Ingredients
- 2 (medium) ripe avocados
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 whole chipotle pepper in adobo sauce finely minced
- Juice of 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
- 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Place ingredients (except bacon) into food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth. Should only take about 30 seconds TOPS.
- Add the crumbled bacon and pulse until the bacon is distributed throughout the sauce. It's ok if there are pieces of bacon - it gives the sauce texture!
Expert Tips:
- Cook the bacon really crispy so it's easier to crumble.
- If you'd like this to be more of a sauce, add additional water and/or cream (if you prefer an ultra creamy texture) until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Use a food processor instead of a blender for a chunkier texture. You can also use a mortar and pestle to mash the ingredients together.
Nutrition

Cyndy says
Oh wow - you had me at bacon!! I love how easy this is and every single ingredient is on my favorites list!
Danielle says
Thanks! The bacon really makes it!
Sandhya Hariharan says
Love this easy peesy Avocado Dip. I cannot wait to add them to my party platter.
Danielle says
Hope you love it!
Jenn says
I"m in love. This is so much easier than making guacamole and the sour cream is a genius touch!
Danielle says
Thanks!
Joanie says
I absolutely love this dip. It's great with chips but my favorite way is to drizzle it over shrimp or fish tacos - so good!!
Danielle says
It's so good on shrimp tacos!
Erika says
This avocado dish looks so creamy and delicious. I love that you added bacon!
Danielle says
Thanks Erika!
Kacey Perez says
Such a simple easy recipe but I love the addition of bacon! All of these ingredients together sound amazing I cannot wait to try this for Cinco de Mayo!
Danielle says
Thanks!
Kushigalu says
Avocado is my favorite. Drooling over this dip recipe. Must try
Danielle says
Thanks!
Kay says
You are so right, Bacon really did make this dip the best!! Strange, I hate avocado but I love Guacamole when it is not too lumpy and this dip fits that bill perfectly!
Danielle says
I'm so glad you liked it!
Lizet says
I used chipotle a few times in my cooking and I really love the flavor. I'm going to give it a try with your recipe this weekend.
Danielle says
Hope you love it!
Priya Srinivasan says
oh yumm, that avocado dip looks delish!! i bet that bacon in the dip is a sweet surprise, must make all bacon-lovers go gaga!!!
Danielle says
Totally!
Tonje says
As a huge guac fan I'm not surprised that I love this one! It's so good, I'll be making it again for sure.
Danielle says
Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Toni says
This is really good! My new favorite dip recipe!
Danielle says
Thanks!
kim says
Okay... this was delicious! It was super easy to whip up and had the best flavor! I will definitely be making again!
Danielle says
I'm so glad you liked it!
Scarlet | Family Focus Blog says
This avocado sauce would be so good drizzles on tacos and enchilladas. Yum!
Danielle says
Definitely!
Jen says
Bacon and avocados are two basics in this household so you got a friend in us, haha! Absolutely delicious!
Danielle says
Thanks!
Michelle says
This is amazing!! I'm totally in love with this sauce. I've used this sauce for literally everything, tacos, fajitas as a dip, we love it! Definitely a keeper, thank you so much for sharing it x
Danielle says
So glad you like it!
Kathy says
This sounds like perfection!