Homemade French Onion Dip
This creamy caramelized French Onion Dip is packed with rich flavors. It’s perfect for any gathering, and gets even better after chilling for 24 hours, letting all the flavors meld into a dip that everyone will rave about!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes active
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes active, plus refrigeration time
- Yield: makes about 2 1/2 cups of dip 1x
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
3 medium white or yellow onions, diced
1 ½ cups sour cream
½ cup mayo
2 oz cream cheese, very soft
1 tablespoon fresh or freeze-dried chives
1 teaspoon dried parsley (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
¼ teaspoon kosher salt (or 1/8 teaspoon table salt)
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ teaspoons beef Better than Bouillon Concentrate
Instructions
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat
Add the onions and cook until they are caramelized and golden brown. This should take about 35 minutes. Stir every few minutes. If your onions start to stick to the pan, you can add about a tablespoon of water, as needed.
While your onions are cooking. Whisk together the sour cream, mayo, cream cheese, chives, parsley, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.
Once your onions are done cooking, let them cool to room temperature.
Mix in your onions followed by the Worcestershire sauce and Better Than Bouillon.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving in an airtight container.
For best results and flavor, refrigerate 24 hours before serving.
Notes
Step-by-step pictures and Frequently Asked Questions below recipe card.
For best results and flavor, refrigerate 24 hours before serving.
If you are using a non-stick pan, you will likely not need any water while cooking the onions. If you are using any kind of pan but non-stick you are more likely to need to add water while cooking the onions.
Your cream cheese will be hard to mix together unless it is completely room temperature. If needed, you can soften it a bit in the microwave for about 15 seconds.
You can speed up the cooling time of the onions by placing them in a bowl and refrigerating them for 10-15 minutes.
Store in an airtight container for up to about 5-7 days.
I like adding the Worcestershire sauce and Better Than Bouillon at the end because it seems to help the onions squish and release more flavor as you mix them more.
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