Easy Cheesy Caramelized Onion Dip
Easy and cheesy always go together hand in hand. This caramelized onion dip only takes a few ingredients to make and will be the talk of any get together. It is SO creamy, cheesy and outrageously packed with flavor. Serve this up for Thanksgiving, holiday hosting or even game day.
You know it’s a good recipe when auth Donna has been making this for years. My aunt Donna (which is actually my husbands aunt but I call her my aunt because at this point we should be throwing dinner parties together considering how AMAZING she also is at hosting and making good food). She is the creator of the famous broccoli cheddar dip and now has share her caramelized onion dip with me to share with all of you. This one is a MUST make. It is one of those appetizers that always impresses a crowd! 🧀 🧅
It can be prepared ahead of time and then popped into the oven before people arrive. make this for holiday get togethers and I promise you that everyone will be asking for the recipe.
caramelized onion dip!
Party Pleaser: This cheesy onion dip is a hit at gatherings, bringing everyone together around a dip that has so much flavor.
Easy to Make: You don’t need to be a gourmet chef to master this delicious dish. It only requires 5 ingredients to make.
Prep-Ahead: Easily prepare it up to a day in advance and bake when ready to serve up!
Aunt Donna says Hellmann’s mayo ONLY and freshly shredded cheese!
Ingredients for Cheesy caramelized onion dip
What I love about this recipe is that is it easy to make. And if caramelizing onion scares you DO NOT WORRY OR STRESS, because I have a hack for you below on how to cook them quicker to PERFECTION. This is a warm and cozy appetizer that is perfect to serve up for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving and going into the holiday parties and Christmas. Serve up as an appetizer or even aside dish for people to dip a crusty bread into.
Here are all the ingredients that you’ll need for this recipe:
Vidalia Onions (or sweet onions)
Butter + Sugar (for onions to caramelize)
Mayonaise
Sour Cream
Jarlsberg cheese (freshly shredded)
Tabasco
Garlic
Cheese – Aunt Donna HIGHLY recommends you use Jarlsberg cheese- this is a semi soft Swiss style cheese that when baked in the oven has that perfect cheese pull but is still mild enough in flavor to let those onion shine through. TRUST ME! Use this cheese, it makes a huge difference in the flavor of this dip. You can find this at most grocery stores in the cheese section. I got mine from Walmart. If you really can’t find this cheese use Gruyere or Emmental cheese.
Mayonnaise – Aunt Donna always says use Hellmann’s Mayo, always! I don’t ask questions, I just do what Aunt Donna says. Use Hellmann’s!
When Aunt Donna first sent me this recipe it called for a cup of mayo but I split this into mayo and sour cream- you can do what I did OR use a full cup of full fat mayo, either way it will tase delicious!
SHOP THE REICPE
Serve up in an oven safe dish and bake for 30 minutes to get all those flavors together and warm to dip into!
Easy Cheesy Caramelized Onion Dip
Easy and cheesy always go together hand in hand. This caramelized onion dip only takes a few ingredients to make and will be the talk of any get together. It is SO creamy, cheesy and outrageously packed with flavor. Serve this up for Thanksgiving, holiday hosting or even game day.
Ingredients
- 3 large vidalia onions (or sweet onions)
- 2 tbsp butter- for onions
- 1 tbsp sugar- for onions
- 1/2 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup of sour cream
- 10 oz jarlsberg (freshly shredded cheese)
- 1/2 tsp Tabasco, or how much you want
- 1 clove minced garlic
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F, grease an oven safe dish and slice onions thinly
- Sauté onions with butter and add in a tbsp of sugar to quicken the process. On medium heat cook them until soft and caramelized, about 30 minutes, stirring consistently and deglazing the pan with some water as needed
- Freshly shred your cheese and then to a bowl, add mayonnaise, sour cream, cheese, garlic, tabasco
- Mix together, and then add in caramelized onions, stir well
- Add dip into a buttered oven proof dish and either cover and bake later or bake right away
- Bake for 30 minutes
- Serve warm with baguettes that have been toasted or crostini bread or crackers and enjoy this cheesy onion dip right away
Notes
- Aunt Donna suggests you use Hellmann's Mayo and Jarlsberg cheese for this recipe
- You can always use one full cup of mayonnaise instead of using sour cream if you'd like
Your onions will look like this at the start- my secret is to add in some butter and sugar to them to make them caramelize quicker. Deglaze the pan as needed by adding some water to it. Cook them low and slow for about ½ hour.
Your onions will look like this when they are done! YUM.
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Easy and cheesy always go together hand in hand. This caramelized onion dip only takes a few ingredients to make and will be the talk of any get together. It is SO creamy, cheesy and outrageously packed with flavor. Serve this up for Thanksgiving, holiday hosting or even game day.