Prep time 30 minutes

Serves 6-8

Ingredients

1 pound of cooked thick-cut bacon cut into ¼ inch strips

1 cup softened, room temperature cream cheese

½ cup sour cream

2 cups shredded good-quality Gouda cheese

½ cup Parmesan cheese

½ cup mayonnaise

½ cup heavy cream

Juice and zest of 1 lemon

1 tablespoon hot sauce (Tabasco or Frank’s works well)

3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley

¼ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg

1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper

1 teaspoon Kosher or sea salt

1 can jumbo lump crabmeat

Delicious BACON!

Directions

Place all of the ingredients, except the jumbo lump crabmeat in a bowl and mix on low until all of the ingredients are thoroughly blended.

Carefully fold in the crabmeat making sure not to break up any of the large chunks.

Place in a greased oven-safe crock, and bake at 400 degrees.

Bake until the top becomes brown, and the dip begins to bubble.

Serve with crackers or toast points.