The Best Baked Sweet Vidalia Onion Dip
How about a savory and slightly sweet hot and cheesy recipe that is unforgettable? Today I am sharing one of my favorite family recipes, “The Best Baked Sweet Vidalia Onion Dip.
Perfect for a party, gameday, picnic, cookout, or a cozy evening at home, you can’t go wrong with this recipe. In fact your partakers will beg you for the recipe. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom and see how I share this recipe as a party take-away gift. Grab your apron friend! Let’s Sparkle!
Six Fun Sweet Vidalia Onion Facts
- The Vidalia Onion was discovered by Mose Coleman during the great depression.
- Vidalia Onions are named after the town they are grown in, Vidalia, Georgia.
- The Vidalia Onion became the Georgia state vegetable in 1990.
- The sweet flavor is from the low amount of sulfur in the soil in which the onions are grown.
- The Vidalia Onion has a 1,300 square foot museum filled with the history of this Georgia treasure.
- Piggly Wiggly was the first grocery store to sell Vidalia Onions.
Find more fun Vidalia Onion facts here.
PS If you are a foodie like me and are planning a trip to Georgia, be sure plan a Culinary Road Trip in south Georgia.
I remember summertime picnics sitting on top of a picnic table under the tall Georgia pines with my best friend and cousin Terry eating peanut butter and Sweet Vidalia Onion sandwiches made by our grandmother. It may sound strange, but we would argue “strangely delicious.”
Gwyn
What To Serve With The Best Baked Vidalia Onion Dip
- Corn Chip Scoops
- Saltine Crackers
- Raw Veggies
- Tortilla Chips
- Baguette Rounds
- Thick Cut Ruffle Potato Chips
- Sliced Apples or Pears
- Pita Chips
- Toast Squares
- Pretzels
- Bread Sticks
A Charming Place Card And Take Away Gift/Favor For The Best Baked Sweet Vidalia Onion Dip
Tie a cute bow around a Vidalia Onion with a name tag. It will make a great place setting and/or a take away gift. 😉 Click for tutorial and Supply Links.
The Best Baked Sweet Vidalia Onion Dip
Ingredients
- 3 medium Vidalia Onions
- 2 – 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise, preferably Duke’s (A southerner can tell if you don’t use Duke’s Mayonnaise.)
Why Southerners Are Crazy About Duke’s Mayonnaise. ‘ You must watch this video! It will make you smile!
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Using a grater over a bowl, finely grate one of the Vidalia Onions. Using a paper towel, press some some of the water out. Thinly slice the other two Vidalia Onions.
Add the grated onions, sliced onions, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, hot sauce, salt, pepper, and mayonnaise to a medium mixing bowl and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
Place in an 8 X 8 baking dish and bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with corn chip scoops.
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The Best Baked Vidalia Onion Dip
Ingredients
- 3 Vidalia Onions
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 heaping tablespoons of mayonnaise preferably Duke’s (A southerner can tell if you don’t use Duke’s Mayonnaise.)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Using a grater over a bowl, finely grate one of the Vidalia Onions. Using a paper towel, press some some of the water out. Thinly slice the other two Vidalia Onions.
- Add the grated onions, sliced onions, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, hot sauce, salt, pepper, and mayonnaise to a medium mixing bowl and stir with a wooden spoon to combine.
- Place in an 8 X 8 baking dish and bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition
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