My Mini 7 Layer Bean Dip Bowls make the perfect appetizer for any party and great for game day eats! All of your favorite 7 Layer Bean Dip layers in bite size bread bowls!
If you love appetizer recipes like we do, try our Pepperoni Pizza Dip recipe too.
7 Layer Bean Dip
7 Layer Bead Dip is the perfect game day food! So excited to share this easy appetizer recipe with you today! I transformed my idea of a 7 layer bean dip into these adorable bite size bread bowls that you can gobble up in a few bites. All of my favorite flavors layered together in a perfectly fit in your hand recipe! Check out my other Game Day Recipes too!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Perfect Game Day Recipe. There’s something about bite size finger foods that are so fun for parties. Try them during your next game day party!
- Easy To Make. With just a little prep work, you have the perfect little appetizers for your party.
- They Impress Your Guests. This 7 layer bean dip recipe is sure to impress your guests!
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What You’ll Need
Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make these fun 7 layer bean dip cups. See the recipe card located at the bottom of the post for full details.
- French Bread Dough– I use the Pillsbury French Bread Loaf. You can also use crescent dough, biscuit dough and even pizza dough if you can’t find the French Bread dough in the refrigerated section of the grocery store.
- Refried Beans– Use your favorite brand of refried beans for the recipe.
- Taco Seasoning– You can use your favorite brand of taco seasoning.
- Salsa– I use a prepared mild salsa for the recipe. Use your favorite variety.
- Avocado– Mashed avocado is layered in the bean dip.
- Kosher Salt– I use kosher salt in most of my recipes. It’s a coarse salt.
- Black Pepper– Use Freshly ground black pepper for best results.
- Sour Cream– Use full fat sour cream for best results.
- Shredded Cheese– I use a mild cheddar for the recipe.
- Fresh Cilantro– Fresh cilantro is chopped and added to the tops as a garnish. Not necessary if you don’t prefer cilantro.
- Black Olives– Black olives are also optional. Another garnish to the tops if desired.
How To Make 7 Layer Bean Dip Bowls
Preheat Oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
Cut Dough Into 12 Slices. Unroll french bread dough and place on parchment paper. Cut into 12 equal slices. Press each slice of dough in bottom and up sides of muffin tin cups.
Bake. Bake for 12 minutes, remove and with the end of a wooden spoon press centers of bread to form little bowls. Remove and set aside.
Prepare Bean Layer. Place beans and 2 teaspoons of Old El Paso Taco Seasoning into a small bowl. Stir to combine then spread 1 tablespoon into bottom of each bread bowl.
Layer Salsa Over Beans. Next, layer with 1 teaspoon of salsa.
Layer Avocado Over Salsa. Place avocado, salt and lime juice into a small bowl, stir to combine. For the next layer top with 1 teaspoon of guacamole.
Top With Sour Cream Mixture. Mix sour cream and remaining 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning into a small bowl. Layer 1 teaspoon of cream mixture over guacamole.
Garnish. Top with a pinch of cheese, cilantro and a black olive. Serve room temperature.
Recipe Tips For Success
- Prepare the layers for the bean dip the day before for easy assembly the day you need the recipe.
- As soon as the bread cups come out of the oven, use the back of a wooden spoon to hollow out the bread creating the bowl shape.
How To Serve
Serve bean dip bowls at your next party room temperature or chilled.
How To Store Leftovers
Store any leftover bowls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Note- This recipe is best enjoyed the day of making.
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Mini 7 Layer Bean Dip Bowls
Equipment
- Oven
- muffin tin
- mixing bowl
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- mixing spoon
Ingredients
- 1 pound French Bread dough I used Pillsbury
- 1/2 cup refried beans
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Old El Paso Taco Seasoning divided
- 1/4 cup mild salsa
- 1/4 cup mashed avocado
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 12 sliced black olives
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Unroll french bread dough and place on parchment paper. Cut into 12 equal slices. Press each slice of dough in bottom and up sides of muffin tin cups.
- Bake for 12 minutes, remove and with the end of a wooden spoon press centers of bread to form little bowls. Remove and set aside.
- Place beans and 2 teaspoons of Old El Paso Taco Seasoning into a small bowl. Stir to combine then spread 1 tablespoon into bottom of each bread bowl.
- Next, layer with 1 teaspoon of salsa.
- Place avocado, salt and lime juice into a small bowl, stir to combine. For the next layer top with 1 teaspoon of guacamole.
- Mix sour cream and remaining 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning into a small bowl. Layer 1 teaspoon of cream mixture over guacamole.
- Top with a pinch of cheese, cilantro and a black olive. Serve room temperature.
Notes
- Prepare the layers for the bean dip the day before for easy assembly the day you need the recipe.
- As soon as the bread cups come out of the oven, use the back of a wooden spoon to hollow out the bread creating the bowl shape.
Nutrition
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Looks good, but did you use regular muffin tins for mini muffin tins.
Oooo! This looks so good!
What a great idea! Perfect for a party, and so easy!
These are so cute!! 🙂 Such a great app!
Jillian
Love these little bites – so kid-friendly and fun for parties. Your son is just adorable – all boy 🙂
My dad’s FAVORITEST ever appetizer to make is his 7 layer bean dip – I am so passing this on to him for next time we all get together for a ball game!
What a fun appetizer! Have to try this 🙂
Delish! What a fun idea!!
Love these, looks so yummy. Your son such a cutepie.
Oooooooo YES. I made something similar a long time ago, but I’m totally digging the seven layers in these. I may just make these this weekend for a happy hour I’m hosting! Ha-biggidy.
These look so great Jenny!! I love your creativity!! I would gobble up quite a few 🙂 And Pax…oh how I wish him and Micah can have an afternoon to play together, they would have a blast. Too cute!
He is a cutie! These look so delicious!
Such a cutie patootie appetizer & kiddo, love it!
I love how bite size these are and so fun!
These look so delicious and easy- I think our family would love them!
What a fabulous idea! My family would go crazy for these! That is an adorable picture of your little guy, reminds me of my boys when they were little.
What a fun little snack for guests. I absolutely love the picture you have of your son shooting up the appetizers.
Pax is just the cutest and oh my-these look awesome!
Oh my gosh, HOW FUN. If I saw these at a party, I would probably be guilty of eating far more than my fair share. I love how you can actually see all the layers, even as tiny as these treats are!
I love the idea of the seven layer dip bowls! That way I know I am getting all the good stuff in one bite! Pax is so adorable, I can’t imagine what he would to do protect a cookie LOL.
These would be perfect for a summer party or even a Cinco de Mayo celebration. I love 7 Layer dip and really like the idea of placing them in a snackable size!
Such an amazing and delicious idea! And so cute and fun! Such a cute picture of Pax 🙂
These are too adorable! Although Pax definitely wins the adorable award — love him!!!
GAH! These are flipping adorable. I’ll take 27, please?!
Okay, these are ridiculously fun and inventive!
My kids will go crazy for these! Also Pax is hilarious!!
Haha love the Pax photos! This is such a clever way to make party apps!
These are so adorable. I am pinning then for Cinco de Mayo!!
I want Pax in all your recipe photos from now on. What a cutie!!
Don’t shoot the bean dip bowls! 🙂 These look awesome and have me even more anxious to get through this work day, so I can get home to taco night!
I just love how your boy is playing with a plastic gun , I just needed that today! Too cute. These appetizers look fabulous. And I do love Old El Paso products, I always buy them when I’m at the store. And no, I don’t work for old el paso (or have any old el paso stock options although I wish I did!)