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    Home » Recipes » Father's Day

    Basketball bean dip & tortilla chips

    Published: Mar 2, '20 · Modified: Mar 2, '20 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

    This basketball bean dip appetizer served with homemade basketball tortilla chips will be a slam dunk at your basketball birthday party, March Madness watch party, or a basketball team banquet.

    Recipe originally published on March 19, 2011

    bean dip decorated to look like a basketball served with basketball tortilla chips

    Chips and dips seem to be fairly standard fare for a basketball-themed March Madness party so I decided to create a fun themed version of chips and dip that you can serve at your March Madness parties.

    Tortillas are cut into small rounds and are misted with orange food coloring spray. Then black food coloring is drawn onto the chips to create the seam lines in each basketball.

    The chips are fried or baked then are used to scoop up a simple dip made with melted cheese and refried beans. To make the dip look like a basketball, I colored some of the refried beans with black food coloring then used it to pipe on the seams.

    basketball tortilla chips served with bean and cheese dip

    If you'd like to spice up your dip, just stir in some salsa with the cheese and beans. You could even sprinkle some cayenne pepper onto your basketball chips for a real burst of heat.

    The chips will keep up to two weeks if stored in an airtight tin, and the dip will keep for several days in the refrigerator, so you don't have to fuss too much the day of the game. Just sit back and relax as you cheer your team on to victory!

     

    Bean Dip Recipe

    McCormick Black Color, 1-Ounce Units (Pack of 6)Ingredients:

    2 cans (15 ounces) refried beans, divided
    4-6 drops black food coloring
    16-ounces Velveeta cheese, cut into cubes

    Special Equipment Needed:

    fine mesh sieve
    rubber spatula or spoon
    disposable piping bag (or heavy-duty zip-top bag)
    9" pie plate

    Instructions:

    coloring bean dip using black food coloring

    • Measure three tablespoons of refried beans into a fine mesh strainer.
    • Use a rubber spatula or spoon to press the beans through the strainer.  Scrape mashed beans from the back of the strainer into a small bowl.
      • You could also puree the beans in a blender or mini food processor.
    • Add 4 drops of black food coloring and stir.
    • Add 1-2 more drops until you reach the desired shade of black.
    • Spoon into a disposable pastry bag or zip-top bag.
    • Pour remaining refried beans into a large mixing bowl.
    • Add cheese cubes.
    • Heat in the microwave for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 45-60 seconds, until the cheese melts.  Spread evenly in a 9" pie plate.

    piping seam lines onto a basketball bean dip using black refried beans

    • Cut the tip off the pastry bag or zip-top bag.
    • Pipe the basketball seam lines (the black beans) onto the dip.

    This dip can be served hot or cold.  Heat in microwave for 4-6 minutes until hot. Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, so you can make it ahead of your party, then just heat it before serving.

    Basketball Tortilla Chips Recipe

    Wilton Orange Color MistIngredients:

    flour tortillas (120 chips can be made if using 10 burrito size tortillas)
    Wilton Orange Color Mist
    Black Food Marker
    vegetable oil for frying
    salt

    Special Equipment Needed:

    2 ½" round cookie cutter
    Deep Fryer or a stockpot and a candy thermometer
    aluminum foil, parchment paper, or wax paper

    bean dip decorated to look like a basketball

     

    Instructions:

     

    how to make homemade basketball tortilla chips

    • Set flour tortilla on a cutting board.  Use a 2 ½" round cookie cutter to cut circles from the tortilla.
    • Cut as many tortilla rounds as you would like. (I made 72 chips for the picture.)
    • Set tortilla rounds on a sheet of aluminum foil, parchment paper, or wax paper.
    • Spray each round with Wilton's Orange Color Mist. Use the black food marker to draw the basketball's seam lines onto each tortilla round.
      • If your marker gets dry while creating these, pour a few drops of black food coloring into a small bowl.
      • Put the tip of the marker into the food coloring allowing it to soak into the tip.
    • Continue drawing lines on the tortilla rounds, re-soaking tips as needed.
      • Note: if you don't have a black food coloring marker, you can also use a thin paintbrush to paint the black food coloring onto each basketball. You need a much steadier hand for this method, however.

    how to fry homemade basketball tortilla chips in a pot of oil

    • Heat oil in fryer or stockpot to 350 degrees. Fry about 10 tortilla rounds at a time, flipping them over midway through, until golden brown, about 30 seconds per side.
    • Set hot chips on paper towels and immediately sprinkle with salt.
    • Allow the oil to come back up to temperature before continuing.
    • These tortilla chips will keep up to 2 weeks if stored in a tin or about a week if stored in a Tupperware or Rubbermaid type container.
      • You can also choose to bake these chips.
    • Arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet, spray them with cooking spray or brush them with oil, and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.

    Serve basketball tortilla chips with basketball bean dip or your favorite dip.

    basketball-themed party appetizers
    Basketball Bean Dip Served with Basketball Tortilla Chips.

    What team would you like to see win this year?  If they make it into the final four will you host a party or maybe have a few friends over? What do you plan to snack on while you watch the big games?

    Recipe

    5 from 1 vote
    Basketball Bean Dip - A simple 3 ingredient dip can be created and served at your March Madness parties.
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    Basketball Bean Dip Recipe
    Prep Time
    45 mins
    Cook Time
    5 mins
     

    Decorate a bean dip to look like a basketball then serve it with homemade basketball tortilla chips.

    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: appetizer, cheese, refried beans
    Servings: 20
    Calories: 105 kcal
    Author: Beth
    Ingredients
    Bean Dip
    • 2 15-ounce cans of refried beans
    • 4-6 drops black food coloring
    • 16 ounces Velveeta cheese, cut into cubes
    Basketball Tortilla Chips
    • 10 flour tortillas
    • Wilton Orange Color Mist
    • Black Food Marker
    • vegetable oil for frying
    • salt
    Instructions
    Bean Dip
    1. Measure three tablespoons of refried beans into a fine mesh strainer.
    2. Use a rubber spatula or spoon to press the beans through the strainer.  Scrape mashed beans from the back of the strainer into a small bowl.
    3. Add 4 drops of black food coloring and stir.
    4. Add 1-2 more drops until you reach the desired shade of black.
    5. Spoon into a disposable pastry bag or zip-top bag.
    6. Pour remaining refried beans into a large mixing bowl.
    7. Add cheese cubes.
    8. Heat in the microwave for 3-4 minutes, stirring every 45-60 seconds, until the cheese melts.  Spread evenly in a 9" pie plate.
    9. Cut the tip off the pastry bag or zip-top bag.
    10. Pipe the black colored beans onto the dip creating the seams of a basketball.

    Basketball Tortilla Chip
    1. Set flour tortilla on a cutting board.  Use a 2 ½" round cookie cutter to cut circles from the tortilla.
    2. Cut as many tortilla rounds as you would like. (I made 72 chips for the picture.)
    3. Set tortilla rounds on a sheet of aluminum foil, parchment paper, or wax paper.
    4. Spray each round with Wilton's Orange Color Mist. Use the black food marker to draw the basketball's seam lines onto each tortilla round.
    5. Heat oil in fryer or stockpot to 350 degrees. Fry about 10 tortilla rounds at a time, flipping them over midway through, until golden brown, about 30 seconds per side.
    6. Set hot chips on paper towels and immediately sprinkle with salt.
    7. Allow the oil to come back up to temperature before continuing.
    8. You can also choose to bake these chips.
    9. Arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet, spray them with cooking spray or brush them with oil, and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.
    10. Serve basketball tortilla chips with basketball bean dip or your favorite dip.
    Recipe Notes

    This dip can be served hot or cold.  Heat in microwave for 4-6 minutes until hot. Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 4 days, so you can make it ahead of your party, then just heat it before serving.

    These tortilla chips will keep up to 2 weeks if stored in a tin or about a week if stored in a Tupperware or Rubbermaid type container.

    Calorie count is for 1/20th of the bean dip.

    basketball bean dip & tortilla chips recipe image

     

    You might also like these other basketball themed March Madness Recipes:

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    1. The Partiologist

      March 03, 2020 at 5:48 pm

      How fun, I love when my food is ready to party! Your basketball chips are perfect!

      Reply
      • Beth

        March 03, 2020 at 9:40 pm

        Thanks!

        Reply
    2. jmwhite60

      March 26, 2012 at 12:07 am

      So cute!! Do you think the chip idea would work with the already round tortilla chips, or would the Wilton spray/edible marker make them soggy?

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

        March 26, 2012 at 2:26 am

        Hi, I just tried spraying the orange spray onto a tortilla chip and it did work. After 10 minutes, the color was dry, the chip was crisp, however it did taste a bit like the spray which the fried chips do not. Maybe I should have let the chip sit for longer before eating it, then the taste would have gone away. You can write with the edible marker onto the chip, but because the chip is bumpy, the lines aren't perfectly straight, but I thought they looked alright.

        Reply
    3. Kristen Duke Photography

      March 18, 2012 at 7:29 pm

      THis is so fun! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    4. KCorb

      March 15, 2012 at 2:06 pm

      OK, my non-sports fan sister. Love the recipe!
      But, most of your basketball info was wrong. (Check with me or Jeff next time. lol)

      I have done these tortilla chips from another recipe of yours and I actually baked them. They were a very tasty, lower calorie option. I also wrote my favorite team on the chip to show team spirit. Kids basketball teams love this for end of the year parties. Go Big Blue! (University of Kentucky basketball team)

      Reply
      • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

        March 15, 2012 at 3:15 pm

        So no big surprise that I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT BASKETBALL! I admit it with no shame. What did I get wrong?

        Reply
    5. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      April 02, 2011 at 12:55 am

      Thanks Jill. Happy you visited. It's nice to find other blogs that feature fun food. Your's is great.

      Reply
    6. Jill

      April 01, 2011 at 5:28 pm

      Very creative! Love your blog. I Just started one with my little boys and we make lots of fun food for kids as well. We would love for you to check it out.
      kitchenfunwithmy3sons.com

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