This hot corn dip is addictively delicious. It’s perfect to make with fresh corn on the cob, but you could also use fresh frozen corn in a pinch. It’s full of flavor with roasted red peppers, green onions and jalapeños, and super creamy – loaded with cheese! It’s a perfect appetizer or party food paired with chips for scooping.
Ingredient and Equipment Notes
You really only need a few things here, and this recipe is pretty flexible if you’d like to experiment with any flavor additions like spices or seasonings, or more heat!
- Corn – corn cut off the cob is preferable here, but that’s obviously not always available. When it’s not, I use frozen fresh corn. Personally, I dislike canned corn so I would avoid that.
- Onion – You can use yellow, white, or red onion along with green onions.
- Roasted Red Peppers – I love roasted red peppers, which you can find in jars in the vegetable aisle, or near the pickled foods (though they are not pickled!) If you want, you could also dice a fresh red pepper and saute it with the corn to soften.
- Jalapeno – jalapeno is more for flavor than for spice. I don’t feel like they add any heat at all, but if you prefer to omit them, you can!
- Cheese – feel free to mix and match cheeses here. Sharp cheddar, monterey jack, pepperjack, all work great.
How to Make Hot Corn Dip
- Saute corn and vegetables and then mix them together with mayo, seasonings, and cheese.
- Bake the corn dip until hot and bubbly
- Serve with chips!
This hot corn dip is delicious with tortilla chips, but my family’s personal favorite is to eat this with Frito Scoops!
Need more hot dips?
Here’s a few of my favorites!
Hot Corn Dip
This hot and cheesy corn dip is flavorful and delicious. Perfect for scooping up with chips!
Servings x8 pan
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 1/2 cups corn kernels from about 4 ears fresh corn, or frozen fresh corn
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup finely chopped yellow onions
- 1/2 cup chopped roasted red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions both green and white parts
- 1 jalapeno seeded and minced
- 2 teaspoons finely minced garlic
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise more if needed
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 ounces monterey jack cheese
- 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- Tortilla chips or Fritos for dipping
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Have an 8x8" pan ready. I like to use a deep dish pie plate.
- 2. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the corn, salt, and black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the kernels turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Note that if you’re using frozen corn it probably won’t get golden brown. Just cook for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a bowl.
- 3. Add the remaining tablespoon of butter to the skillet. Add the onions and cook, stirring often, until the tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- 4. Add the red pepper, green onions, jalapeno, and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes, or until jalapenos are softened. Transfer to the bowl with the corn.
- 5. Add 1/2 cup mayo and the cayenne pepper to the mixture. Set aside a small handful of each of the cheeses to sprinkle on top and add the rest to the bowl. Combine the mixture.
- 6. Place mixture in pan and top with reserved cheese. Bake until bubbly and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve hot with tortilla chips or Fritos.
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Questions & Reviews
made this with corn and chopped broccoli. yum
do you think you could you put this all together, freeze into a cake and then thaw and cook later?
I made this for Super Bowl and it was fantastic! I didn't have any problem getting the frozen corn to brown/carmelize. Maybe it depends on the brand (I used Freshlike). I also didn't bake it, I put it in my little dip crock pot. I started it about a 1/2 hour before the party and stirred it every once in a while during the party.
This is definitely one of my new favorite dips!!
BTW..I found that it's even better warmed up the next day!
I made this for superbowl and looked like a hero. It was so yummy! Thank you for posting it.
wonder if I can make a dinner of just some hot dips? How did I miss this one before?! YUMMY!
Angie- just toss it in there frozen!
This is one of mine and my husband's favorite Sunday afternoon snacks! But I've never made it using the frozen corn before. Do you thaw it before putting it in the pan or just cut it frozen?
Kathleen–Uh-oh, don't report us! 😉
Here's the link!
https://fit-over50.news/2010/02/jalapeno-popper-dip.html%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
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Hey Ladies! I love your website! Last year, I made a yummy jalapeno popper dip from your website. Can you report this recipe? I don't see it and didn't write it down ;-(