Ultimate Beer Cheese and Easy Honey Mustard

Get ready to party with our Ultimate Beer Cheese and Easy Honey Mustard recipes. These mouthwatering dips are the perfect accompaniment to a tailgate, game day house party, or an evening watching a movie at home. Add a tray of fresh baked soft pretzels from your local grocery freezer department, and you’re ready to go.

Ultimate Beer Cheese and Easy Honey Mustard Recipes

The Step-by-Step Beer Cheese Recipe

Gather all of your ingredients from the recipe below, and let’s get started!!

Step 1:

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a medium saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of flour and whisk until incorporated.

Step 2:

Add 1 cup milk, and whisk into the butter and flour mixture.

Step 3:

Add your cheeses, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 tsp dijon mustard, 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce.

Step 4:

Slowly add 2/3 cup of your favorite IPA and whisk until incorporated.

Step 5:

Reduce heat to low and stir just until smooth.

Step 6:

Serve warm with warm soft pretzels straight out of the oven.

The full recipe…

Ultimate Beer Cheese and Easy Honey Mustard

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• Author: Anna Franklin

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Ingredients

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For the beer cheese: 

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup milk
• 2/3 cup IPA beer
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 4 ounces sharp cheddar, shredded or diced
• 4 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded or diced

For the homemade honey mustard:

• 1/4 cup yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons each of whole grain mustard, honey, and mayonnaise

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Instructions

For the beer cheese: 

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan.
2. Whisk in flour.
3. Whisk in milk.
4. Add cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, dijon, and Worcestershire sauce into the saucepan.
5. Slowly add beer and whisk until incorporated.
6. Continue cooking over medium heat, cooking sauce until thick and bubbly.
7. Reduce heat to low, and stir just until smooth.
8. Serve warm soft pretzels.

For the honey mustard: 

1. Mix all ingredients together until evenly incorporated.
2. Chill for 1 hour before serving.

Want more tailgate and game day recipes?

• TABLE Magazine’s Ultimate Guide to Game Day
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• Game Day Spritz

Recipes and Styling by Anna Franklin
Photography by Star Laliberte

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