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A little blue bowl filled with sweet onion dip, nestled among pita chips and fresh vegetables.

Caramelized Sweet Onion Dip

5 from 3 votes
This lightened up onion dip is not lacking in flavor! Serve with your favorite crackers, chips, or veggies.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Chill Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 45 minutes
Servings10 (2 tablespoon) servings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chopped onion 2 large sweet onions should do it
  • ½ tablespoon butter melted
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese
  • 4 tablespoons low fat sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons low fat mayo
  • ½ teaspoons Worcestershire
  • teaspoon kosher salt
  • teaspoon dried thyme
  • teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400℉. Place onion in a heavy Dutch oven and toss with butter and olive oil. Cover pot and cook for 1-1 ½ hours, stirring every 20 minutes, until a caramel brown color. Tip: You might want to decrease oven temperature after about 45-60 minutes to 350℉, and start stirring every 15 minutes to avoid burnt edge bits. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
  • Place cream cheese in a microwave-safe mixing bowl and heat for 15-ish seconds until warmed enough to be easily stir-able. Add sour cream, mayo, Worcestershire, salt, thyme, and garlic. Stir to combine and then mix in caramelized onions. Chill overnight before serving. Yields about 1 ¼ cups dip.

Nutrition

Serving: 2tablespoons, Calories: 63kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 95mg, Potassium: 119mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 63IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 29mg, Iron: 0.2mg
Course: Appetizers, Dips
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Caramelized Sweet Onion Dip
Calories: 63kcal
Author: Our Best Bites, adapted from Cooking Light
Cost: $8
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