Easy Low Carb Ham and Pickle Dip

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Introduction

Ham and pickles in a dip sounds odd for about four seconds, and then it clicks: this is a sandwich with the bread taken out. Salty meat, soft cheese, sharp pickle. Everything a good sandwich does, in a bowl.

Three ingredients, one food processor, three minutes. The crackers in the photographs were for the picture — the dip is keto, the ring around it is not.

ham and pickle dip surrounded with crackers

Nutrition (per serving) About 12 servings

You’ll find the full per-serving breakdown — calories, fat, fiber, protein, and net carbs — in the Nutrition Facts panel with the recipe below.

Easy Low Carb Ham and Pickle Dip

Prep Time
3 minutes
Total Time
3 minutes
Yield
12 servings
Course
Appetizer

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Ingredients

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Nutrition Facts

12 servings per recipe
Trans Fat 0g 0% 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% 0g 0%
Sugar Alcohols 0g 0% 0g 0%
Allulose 0g 0% 0g 0%

About these numbers: We are home cooks, not certified nutritionists. Nutrition is shared as a courtesy and calculated with free online nutrition calculators — we compare a few to get as close as we can — so please treat it as a helpful estimate rather than a guarantee. The brands you buy, any swaps you make, and how generously you portion the recipe will all move these numbers.

Directions

  1. Place pickles and ham in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Pulse until finely chopped.

  2. Cut cream cheese into cubes and add to food processor or blender. Pulse until all ingredients are combined.

  3. Garnish with pickle slices before serving. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Four pickles is a loose measure. Spears, halves and whole dills are not the same amount of pickle, so pulse in most of them, taste, and add the rest if it wants more tang. Pat the chunks dry first — brine carried in on them thins the dip.
  • Ham and cream cheese are perishable. Keep the dip refrigerated and do not leave it out more than two hours, or one hour above 90°F. We have not worked out how long it keeps in the refrigerator, so make it the day you want it.

So What Do You Scoop It With

Keeping It Safe at a Party

A bowl of ham and cream cheese should not spend the whole afternoon on the party table. Keep it in the refrigerator until people are eating, and put it back after — two hours out at most, or one hour if the room is above 90°F.

We have not worked out how long it keeps in the refrigerator afterwards, so treat this as a dip to make the day you want it.

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Updated — September 10, 2026: We cut a step-by-step section that repeated the recipe card and moved its two process photos onto the recipe steps they show, led with what this dip actually is, and moved the dippers and party storage below the recipe.

Correction — August 23, 2026: The article's nutrition figures were out of date. Per-serving calories, fat, fiber, protein, and net carbs now come from the Nutrition Facts panel with the recipe, calculated from its ingredient list.