I swear, this does NOT need that much – way too rich! I made it with 3 tablespoons of butter, no oil, which is plenty and The original recipe called for 4 tablespoons of butter AND 1/4 cup of oil. Less butter – as much as I love Ina Garten, I often find myself cutting down the fat she uses in her recipes quite substantially. The dip base is cream cheese (tang + richness), mayonnaise (flavour + fat) and sour cream (tang + reduces richness a bit) It’s the classic way it’s served in the US – try it once and you’ll be converted for life!įrench Onion Dip gets its name from French Onion Soup, with the flavour base of both being caramelised onion. The BEST chips to serve with French Onion Dip are plain crinkle cut potato chips. I will never give up the packet soup mix French Onion Dip. It’s an 80’s thing, it’s an Aussie thing, and it’s a nostalgic thing.īut if you want a French Onion Dip that’s elevated to incredible status, make this Homemade French Onion Dip from scratch!

and in fact, here’s the recipe!īUT a REAL Homemade French Onion Dip, made from scratch by making your own caramelised onion trumps the shortcut soup mix version 10 times over. It’s seriously incredible!Ĭonfession time: I’ve made shortcut French Onion Dip using a packet of French Onion Soup mix many, many times…. It’s worth making because you will never, ever get this flavour in store bought dip! Not from the most expensive gourmet store in town, and certainly not in those tubs at the grocery store. French Onion Dip made from scratch will knock your socks off.

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