French Onion Dip {from scratch in 5 minutes!} - Belly Full (2024)

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Does onion dip make you gassy? ›

Onions are a staple in just about every type of cuisine out there, but they're also a high-FODMAP veggie and can cause symptoms of gas, bloating, and discomfort in some people.

If you leave your dip out for a bit as you're dipping different things into it, the yogurt or other dairy base in the dip can start to separate and cause the dip to get a little watery. Simply stir the dip back up and chill it in the fridge if needed to get it back to your desired consistency.

It's our most popular flavor because it combines a creamy, smooth texture with just the right balance of French Onion flavor.

room temperature cream cheese, 1 cup sour cream, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper, and ¼ tsp salt in a bowl, stirring until the mixture is smooth. Add the caramelized onions to the dip and stir to combine.

Onions are hard to digest largely because they contain fructans, which are not absorbed well in the small intestine. In fact, as fructans ferment, they can cause a great deal of digestive distress in the form of bloating, gas and diarrhea.

Onions. Onions are another common foodstuff that can cause gas. Onions contain fructan, which is difficult for the small intestine to absorb. When these sugars pass into the large intestine, they come into contact with gut bacteria and ferment – causing gas as a byproduct.

French Onion Dip Recipe Ingredients

Instead of making the base with sour cream, mayonnaise, and/or cream cheese, I use my go-to cashew sour cream recipe. The cashews give it a luscious creamy texture, and Dijon mustard, lemon juice, white wine vinegar, and onion powder make it tangy and savory.

The date printed on the container is an “unopened” date - meaning the dip will stay fresh if unopened until that date. Once the dip container has been opened, we recommend consuming the dip within about 10-14 days for optimum flavor and freshness and follow the “refrigerate after opening” instructions on the label.

GOOD NEWS is that it will keep well in the fridge for 3-4 days so you can relive the joy on all your future eats. I have yet to find a savory breakfast, lunch, or dinner that did not benefit from a spoon-plop of caramelized onion dip on top.

What do you serve with French onion dip? The obvious answer is good, salty potato chips! But any sort of cracker or sliced veggie would be tasty too. Sliced peppers, cucumbers, or carrots would pair well for a healthy snack!

What is in Philadelphia onion dip? ›

Ingredients. Modified Milk Ingredients, Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Dried Onions, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Sugar, Vinegar, Bacterial Culture, Lactic Acid, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Spice, Colour (Turmeric), Natural Flavour (Contains Celery), Xanthan Gum*, Calcium Propionate*, Sorbic Acid*.

The BEST chips to serve with French Onion Dip are plain crinkle cut potato chips. It's the classic way it's served in the US – try it once and you'll be converted for life! French Onion Dip gets its name from French Onion Soup, with the flavour base of both being caramelised onion.

Invented by an unknown Los Angeles chef in 1954 who paired Lipton's dried soup mix with sour cream (or cream cheese), the concoction was originally called “California Dip” when Lipton promoted it nationally via television and print advertising.

SOUR CREAM [CULTURED CREAM, WHEY, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), GELATIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE (SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE), GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CALCIUM SULFATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, NATAMYCIN (NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)], LESS THAN 2% OF DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, SUGAR, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (CORN), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, ...

Regular French onion dip is typically made with some combination of milk or cream, oils, and a variety of spices and other things, leading it to be high in fat (mostly saturated), sodium, and sometimes sugar.

For some individuals with IBS, onion powder may indeed trigger symptoms. As mentioned earlier, onions contain fructans, which can be difficult to digest and may cause bloating, gas, and diarrhea in susceptible individuals.

Garlic and onions can also cause heartburn because they increase acidity in the stomach. Caffeine lovers, brace yourselves! Your beloved coffee, tea and chocolate can also be heartburn troublemakers because they stimulate the production of stomach acid.

Onions may cause symptoms of gastrointestinal upset, such as heartburn, bloating, abdominal discomfort, nausea, and vomiting, in susceptible individuals, which may aggravate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in affected individuals. These symptoms are relatively more common when eating onions raw rather than cooked.