This homemade sour cream and onion dip won’t fall apart like the store brought ones? You see the dips you get in the store,after you use it for 1 to 2 days,the very next day, it starts to (melts)it have a layer of water just sitting in the refrigerator, so is there a way you could make a dip that don’t water on you? Also do you know any way of a dip call roasted corn flavor,its known as Mexican street corner food,it has a bit of heat in it, Kroger sells it.I’m sure it’s not no good of seller unless you like the heat you get after just two bites from a chip.
Jessica Fisher
You’re going to get some weeping with most sour cream or yogurt. That’s often a natural by product of mixing veggies into a dairy product. As long as you use the dehydrated onion flakes, you should be good. They will absorb most of that liquid.
I’ve never had the cheesy corn dip, but you might try our Corn Salad with Cilantro Dressing. You can make it as spicy as you like. This one is dairy-free, though.
Julia
I ALWAYS make this for get togethers and it’s always such a hit with the crowd. 🙂
Barbara Jo Klobucar
Tried this for the Puppy Bowl. I used Better Veggie flavor. My mom (very picky) used it for raw broccoli and we both used it with Herr’s Ripples chips. It was very good. We usually have clam dip with cream cheese, but decided to do something different. It is a keeper.
Frances
Thanks for the 4 ingredient onion dip recipes. My husband is on a low sodium diet so I substituted Herbox sodium free granulated Beef Bouillon for the Better then beef. I just sprinkle the packet of granulated beef bouillon in the sour cream mixture. It’s great and I got a two thumbs up from him. Again thanks????
Jessica Fisher
Yay!
Ed overseas
wonderful, always easy if you can _get_ sourcream, but how do you make it in a country where there is NO SOUR CREAM, or for that matter even small heat-treated packs of imported cream are very hard to find and way expensive.
Jessica Fisher
Yogurt is a nice substitution. A little more sour, but can work in a pinch.
Terri
You can use cream cheese, it is so good that way. You may need to thin it out a little bit with milk.
Jessica Fisher
Thanks for the tip, Terri!
Anita W.
I don’t care if it’s 2017! This is the best recipe for French onion soup I’ve ever come across. Just like the previous poster, I actually happen to have all of the ingredients, including the Better Than Bouillon. So happy! I will never buy it again. Thank you so much.
Jessica Fisher
Yay! You just made my day. Thanks! 😉
Jay
Brilliant! I even had all the ingredients. Including the exact brand of beef base. This worked out perfectly and tasted just like I hoped it would. Gotta love the Internet!
Nancy
An old friend recently came across a college picture of me sitting on a stool at her house with a bowl of dip in my lap. I knew immediately what it was that I was keeping to myself, for it was her mother who introduced me to the dip that became my life-long favorite. It was onion cucumber dip, and I thought it was delicious. So good I can eat it without crackers or chips or veggies. Depending of course upon how much I want to make (I try to restrain myself), I generally make it as follows:
In a small bowl combine 1 cup of mayo; 1/2 cup of sour cream; finely chopped onion to taste; finely chopped cucumber to taste. I usually deseed the cucumber. There’s no way to make it taste any way other than great, but you can experiment with the ingredients to suit your taste. My husband cannot eat cucumbers, so I usually make two batches when I make it, one w/o cucumbers. I haven’t made it in years, but there were many times I took it to bridal teas as cucumber sandwiches. Makes me hungry thinking about it.
Kelly
I’ve been thinking I could make onion dip with dried onion and sour cream. Have you tried it without the beef base? I love onion dip and really miss it, but we don’t eat stuff we can’t pronounce anymore, so it’s hard to find!
Jessica
@Kelly, I am sure you could leave out the base. Maybe add some more spices like paprika and thyme to up the flavor?
Stacy
This was always our standard dip. Our only dip, really. I’ve thought about making it before, but don’t like the ingredients in most things like that. Thanks for this one–printing it now.
Leah
I never really cared for pretzels because they were too dry. Then I was hanging with some friends in college and they had onion soup mix dip and the small pretzel sticks….LOVED them. My inlaws eat cornchips with the onion soup dip, I can’t wait to flip out this dip at our next gathering.
tuxgirl
aha!!! that’s what I was missing! I had always done it with the onion soup mix, but when i tried to make it from scratch, I tried to use dehydrated onion and garlic powder. it seemed to be missing something, but I couldn’t figure out what…
maggie
sounds good and without the MSG.
Kelly
@maggie, The beef base is full of MSG, disguised as hydrolyze soy protein and Autolyzed Yeast Extract.
Sigh. I want a good homemade onion dip too, may just make it w/o the beef base, or figure out how to make it with homemade beef stock.
Jessica
@Kelly, I usually buy the organic one. I assume it doesn’t have that, but I could be wrong?
Heather Bradley
Demi glacé I think it’s called, but you can’t omit the beef flavor or it’s not tasting like you want because the junk food version is made of French Onion soup mix. I make beef broth or buy good organic quality and set it to simmer and reduce it to a thick jelly. You basically want it thick enough that it won’t make your dip runny. Maybe reduce 2 cups of broth for one batch of dip. It’s time consuming, but so tasty and it’s guiltfree so you don’t mind after you’re eating it!
This sounds wonderful! Onion dip, a bag of Ruffles & a glass of cold sweet tea brings back my childhood. My sister & I would spend hours enjoying a good game of rummy while enjoying our chips & dip. I’m going to have to try this!
George Moy
This homemade sour cream and onion dip won’t fall apart like the store brought ones? You see the dips you get in the store,after you use it for 1 to 2 days,the very next day, it starts to (melts)it have a layer of water just sitting in the refrigerator, so is there a way you could make a dip that don’t water on you? Also do you know any way of a dip call roasted corn flavor,its known as Mexican street corner food,it has a bit of heat in it, Kroger sells it.I’m sure it’s not no good of seller unless you like the heat you get after just two bites from a chip.
Jessica Fisher
You’re going to get some weeping with most sour cream or yogurt. That’s often a natural by product of mixing veggies into a dairy product. As long as you use the dehydrated onion flakes, you should be good. They will absorb most of that liquid.
I’ve never had the cheesy corn dip, but you might try our Corn Salad with Cilantro Dressing. You can make it as spicy as you like. This one is dairy-free, though.
Julia
I ALWAYS make this for get togethers and it’s always such a hit with the crowd. 🙂
Barbara Jo Klobucar
Tried this for the Puppy Bowl. I used Better Veggie flavor. My mom (very picky) used it for raw broccoli and we both used it with Herr’s Ripples chips. It was very good. We usually have clam dip with cream cheese, but decided to do something different. It is a keeper.
Frances
Thanks for the 4 ingredient onion dip recipes. My husband is on a low sodium diet so I substituted Herbox sodium free granulated Beef Bouillon for the Better then beef. I just sprinkle the packet of granulated beef bouillon in the sour cream mixture. It’s great and I got a two thumbs up from him. Again thanks????
Jessica Fisher
Yay!
Ed overseas
wonderful, always easy if you can _get_ sourcream, but how do you make it in a country where there is NO SOUR CREAM, or for that matter even small heat-treated packs of imported cream are very hard to find and way expensive.
Jessica Fisher
Yogurt is a nice substitution. A little more sour, but can work in a pinch.
Terri
You can use cream cheese, it is so good that way. You may need to thin it out a little bit with milk.
Jessica Fisher
Thanks for the tip, Terri!
Anita W.
I don’t care if it’s 2017! This is the best recipe for French onion soup I’ve ever come across. Just like the previous poster, I actually happen to have all of the ingredients, including the Better Than Bouillon. So happy! I will never buy it again. Thank you so much.
Jessica Fisher
Yay! You just made my day. Thanks! 😉
Jay
Brilliant! I even had all the ingredients. Including the exact brand of beef base. This worked out perfectly and tasted just like I hoped it would. Gotta love the Internet!
Nancy
An old friend recently came across a college picture of me sitting on a stool at her house with a bowl of dip in my lap. I knew immediately what it was that I was keeping to myself, for it was her mother who introduced me to the dip that became my life-long favorite. It was onion cucumber dip, and I thought it was delicious. So good I can eat it without crackers or chips or veggies. Depending of course upon how much I want to make (I try to restrain myself), I generally make it as follows:
In a small bowl combine 1 cup of mayo; 1/2 cup of sour cream; finely chopped onion to taste; finely chopped cucumber to taste. I usually deseed the cucumber. There’s no way to make it taste any way other than great, but you can experiment with the ingredients to suit your taste. My husband cannot eat cucumbers, so I usually make two batches when I make it, one w/o cucumbers. I haven’t made it in years, but there were many times I took it to bridal teas as cucumber sandwiches. Makes me hungry thinking about it.
Kelly
I’ve been thinking I could make onion dip with dried onion and sour cream. Have you tried it without the beef base? I love onion dip and really miss it, but we don’t eat stuff we can’t pronounce anymore, so it’s hard to find!
Jessica
@Kelly, I am sure you could leave out the base. Maybe add some more spices like paprika and thyme to up the flavor?
Stacy
This was always our standard dip. Our only dip, really. I’ve thought about making it before, but don’t like the ingredients in most things like that. Thanks for this one–printing it now.
Leah
I never really cared for pretzels because they were too dry. Then I was hanging with some friends in college and they had onion soup mix dip and the small pretzel sticks….LOVED them. My inlaws eat cornchips with the onion soup dip, I can’t wait to flip out this dip at our next gathering.
tuxgirl
aha!!! that’s what I was missing! I had always done it with the onion soup mix, but when i tried to make it from scratch, I tried to use dehydrated onion and garlic powder. it seemed to be missing something, but I couldn’t figure out what…
maggie
sounds good and without the MSG.
Kelly
@maggie, The beef base is full of MSG, disguised as hydrolyze soy protein and Autolyzed Yeast Extract.
Sigh. I want a good homemade onion dip too, may just make it w/o the beef base, or figure out how to make it with homemade beef stock.
Jessica
@Kelly, I usually buy the organic one. I assume it doesn’t have that, but I could be wrong?
Heather Bradley
Demi glacé I think it’s called, but you can’t omit the beef flavor or it’s not tasting like you want because the junk food version is made of French Onion soup mix. I make beef broth or buy good organic quality and set it to simmer and reduce it to a thick jelly. You basically want it thick enough that it won’t make your dip runny. Maybe reduce 2 cups of broth for one batch of dip. It’s time consuming, but so tasty and it’s guiltfree so you don’t mind after you’re eating it!
Jessica Fisher
You can find my recipe for dry mix here: https://goodcheapeats.com/homemade-onion-soup-mix/
Anita
This sounds wonderful! Onion dip, a bag of Ruffles & a glass of cold sweet tea brings back my childhood. My sister & I would spend hours enjoying a good game of rummy while enjoying our chips & dip. I’m going to have to try this!