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

1. The Vidalia Onion was discovered by Mose Coleman during the great depression.
2. Vidalia Onions are named after the town they are grown in, Vidalia, Georgia.
3. The Vidalia Onion became the Georgia state vegetable in 1990.
4. The sweet flavor is from the low amount of sulfur in the soil in which the onions are grown.
5. The Vidalia Onion has a 1,300 square foot museum filled with the history of this Georgia treasure.
6. 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.

What To Serve With The Best Baked Vidalia Onion Dip

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

How about a savory and slightly sweet hot and cheesy recipe that is unforgettable?

Course Appetizers

Cuisine American

Keyword Dip, Onions, Vidalia Onion Dip, Vidalia Onions

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 139kcal

Author Gwyn

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

Serving: 1.5 cup | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 803mg | Potassium: 328mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 307mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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The Oak Lily -Official Drink of The Kentucky Oaks

Move over boys! This race is for the thoroughbred fillies (female horses). Tune in to the Derby a day early and watch these beauties run while sipping this refreshing pink cocktail made with cranberry juice, vodka, lemon juice, and Triple Sec.

What Kind of Glass Do You Serve A Kentucky Oaks Lily In?

The Oaks Lily is served in a stemless wine glass. In fact, each year there is a dated commemorative glass made just for this drink.

How To Make A Kentucky Oaks Lily

Ingredients

• 3 ounces cranberry juice, sweetened and chilled
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka, chilled
• 1/8 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 ounce Triple Sec, chilled
• crushed ice

Garnish

• blackberries
• fresh mint sprigs
• fresh lemon slices

Mixology | Instructions

In a shaker, add 1 inch of crushed ice, cranberry juice, vodka, lemon juice, and the Triple Sec. Shake! This is where the magic happens.

Pour over crushed ice and add blackberries, fresh mint, and a lemon slice. ENJOY!

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How To Make A Kentucky Oaks Lily

Plan to make both for Derby Weekend. The refreshing Oaks Lily is the official cocktail for the Kentucky Oaks, a race the day before the Kentucky Derby! Grab your shakers, I am sharing how to make the Oaks Lily Cocktail. 

Course Cocktails

Cuisine American

Keyword Cranberry Juice, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Mint, Triple Sec, Vodka Shots

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1 Cocktail

Calories 363kcal

Author Gwyn

Ingredients

• 3 ounces cranberry juice (sweetened and chilled)
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka (chilled)
• 1 ounce lemon juice (fresh)
• 1 ounce Triple Sec (chilled)
• crushed ice
• Garnish
• blackberries
• fresh mint sprigs
• fresh lemon slices

Instructions

• In a shaker, add 1 inch of crushed ice, cranberry juice, vodka, lemon juice, and the Triple Sec. Shake! Shake! Shake! This is where the magic happens.
• Pour over crushed ice and add blackberries, fresh mint, and a lemon slice. ENJOY!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cocktail | Calories: 363kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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