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by Todd + Diane

Ourdried onion dip mix recipe is way better because it’s homemade and you can adjust your seasonings to your preferred taste!Homemade is better than buying the bag of french onion dip mix.

Dry Onion Dip {Homemade French Onion Dip}

Gosh, I still vividly remember my love of packaged onion soup mix sour cream dip. Back in high school (circa late 80’s) I was at a friends birthday party and her mom made a platter of veggies with what she claimed was “the easiest onion dip” ever. After one bite of the flavorful dip I was smitten and was making her 2-ingredient dip for every occasion I could think of. I was so obsessed with this dip, it started to land on my baked potatoes, sandwiches, tacos and what ever excuse I could use to eat this white tub of magic. Who would of thought a tub of sour cream and a package of lipton onion soup mix could change a girl’s life?

Fast forward over 25 years later, I still re-call the flavor of this dip that occupied so much of my high school eating years. It left me with onion breath for days and my belly filled with sour cream joy. Give me a bag of Ruffle potato chips and I was in snacking heaven. It’s been at least 20 years since I’ve made this dried onion dip mix recipe because I started to cook wholesome meals and have grown past my 11th grade years of snacking and munching for dinner.

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A few months ago I had a hankering for this dip. I don’t know exactly what it was because I pretty much erased it from my list of favorite foods. Maybe it was walking down the potato chip aisle and seeing all the bags of Ruffles that made my stomach stir with memories and a desire to eat bad empty calories for a day.

Instead of reaching for the generic onion soup mix, I wanted to see if I could reach into my spice drawers and re-create this same memory fromour spice collection for a homemade dried onion dip mix recipe version. My first attempt was pretty close as I randomly grabbed what I was hoping to be close to my beloved paper bag of onion mix. Not bad. Not bad at all was my surprise response. After two more attempts, I finally landed on my favorite ratio of dried spices that made my taste buds dance in high school memories.

Tips on How to Make Homemade Dried Onion Dip

• This is the dip that can be what ever you like. Adjust what spices you want and make it your own.
• If you like it really garlicky, add extra garlic powder or granulated garlic.
• You can’t rush this dip. It really should sit overnight in the fridge so all the spices can marinate in the cream.
• For a spicy version add some red chili flakes or cayenne powder.
• How about a taco-dip inspired version? Add about a teaspoon of chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin and 1/4 teaspoon of smoke paprika. Yum!
• Best of all, make it creamier by using creme fraiche for a extra treat, which is what we love. But of course, sour cream works just as well if that suits your fancy.

Easy Make Ahead Onion Dip

The best part about this dip is that you can make it 3-4 days in advance. Before serving just give the dip a good stir and serve with some vegetables, crackers or firm potato chips. Done and delicious!

Enjoy,

-diane

Here’s more Easy Dip Recipes:

• of our baked cheese dip
• stove top spinach dip
• crazy good game day dip recipes.
• roasted potatoes with sage
• homemade pasta and shrimp scampi
• this recipe was originally published in 2016

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