Caramelized Onion Dip

Happy holidays! Tis the season for holiday parties with family and friends. What will you bring to your party? I have the perfect recipe… Caramelized Onion Dip!

This is the best darn Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip Recipe out there! Pair with any type of chip or vegetable for the perfect party appetizer. #diprecipes #caramelizedoniondip www.savoryexperiments.com


 

This is the best darn Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip Recipe out there! Pair with any type of chip or vegetable for the perfect party appetizer.

This stuff is heavenly and sinful at the same time. Caramelized Onion Dip was my “star” recipe for many years. People just raved about it!

Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip Recipe- Sweet and savory at the same time, Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip is the perfect appetizer to bring to your holiday party!

Creamy, sweet and savory dip with crunchy, wholesome sweet potato tortilla chips! I decided to bring my caramelized onion dip back to life, but made a few modifications.

I left the caramelized onions slices whole, added roast garlic, blended in pecans and topped it with colorful and pungent chives. If you have never caramelized onions, check out my tutorial, and for how to roast garlic.

Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip Recipe- Sweet and savory at the same time, Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip is the perfect appetizer to bring to your holiday party!

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All of these fabulous attributes make Food Should Taste Good my go-to choice for the perfect dip vessel. With a large variety of flavors, you can pair every chip with the perfect dip.

Like Hot Corn Dip with Blue Corn or Cantina Chips or Two Pesto Ricotta Dip with Multigrain.

Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip Recipe- Sweet and savory at the same time, Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip is the perfect appetizer to bring to your holiday party!

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This is the best darn Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip Recipe out there! Pair with any type of chip or vegetable for the perfect party appetizer. #diprecipes #caramelizedoniondip www.savoryexperiments.com
Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip Recipe- Sweet and savory at the same time, Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip is the perfect appetizer to bring to your holiday party!

Caramelized Onion Dip Recipe

5 from 11 votes
Sweet and savory at the same time, Caramelized Onion and Garlic Dip is the perfect appetizer to bring to your holiday party!
Prep Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 12

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Using the 2 sweet onions, butter and sugar, follow instructions on how to caramelize onions.
  • Meanwhile, heat oven to 400 degrees. Wrap individual garlic cloves in aluminum foil and set on a baking sheet. Roast for 15-30 minutes, or until soft.
  • Remove papery flesh of garlic cloves and mash “meat” in a separate bowl.
  • In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, blend together cream cheese, sour cream, fine sea salt, ground black pepper, mashed roasted garlic and cayenne. Beat until well mixed and creamy.
  • By hand, fold in caramelized onions and pecans. Serve at room temperature.
  • If you've tried this recipe, come back and tell us how it was in the comments or star ratings!

Notes

Refrigerate leftovers, but allow to stand at room temperature before serving again.

Nutrition

Calories: 175 kcal, Carbohydrates: 6 g, Protein: 2 g, Fat: 15 g, Saturated Fat: 7 g, Cholesterol: 38 mg, Sodium: 305 mg, Potassium: 140 mg, Sugar: 4 g, Vitamin A: 470 IU, Vitamin C: 3.1 mg, Calcium: 54 mg, Iron: 0.4 mg
Author: Chef Jessica Anne
Calories: 175
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: caramelized onion dip
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Chef Jessica Anne Formicola

Jessica the mom, wife and chef behind Savory Experiments. You might see her on the Emmy- nominated TV show Plate It! or on bookshelves as a cookbook author. Jessica is a Le Cordon Bleu certified recipe developer and regularly contributed to Parade, Better Homes & Gardens, The Daily Meal, Mashed and more!

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Questions and Reviews

  1. This onion and garlic dip looks so delicious and it is a great combination for sweet potato tortilla chips.

  2. Caramelized onions and garlic: two of the yummiest foods on earth! PLus, my family loves those chips 🙂

  3. 5 stars
    Those are some of our favorite chips. We just finished a bag off! So delicious and healthy. I’m looking forward to adding the dip here to the table with them. What a great combination!

  4. Seriously the chips look wonderful but I could just eat that dip with a spoon, sitting in the corner, needing a bigger pants size…and be completely happy.

  5. 5 stars
    I super-love caramelized onions and in dip form, even better! I will have to make this for Christmas so my family can share in my joy of eating this! Looks delicious!

  6. Oh my goodness how amazing does this sound?! I’m a big fan of caramelized onions. I would probably eat an entire bowl of this dip!