Homemade Vegan French Onion Dip made with caramelized onions, non-dairy sour cream and spices makes for a crowd-pleasing onion dip recipe that everyone will love! It’s super simple to make, and can easily be made a day ahead.
Scoop up this vegan onion dip with chips, crackers and/or fresh sliced veggies. It makes a great platter centerpiece for your next party, potluck, or family/friends get together. This recipe is enough for a small group (6 -8), so double if you’re entertaining a crowd.
Is French Onion Dip Vegan?
It sure can be! By using this homemade cashew based vegan sour cream or store bought Tofutti, it’s easy to make french onion dip vegan.
How To Make Vegan French Onion Dip
Caramelize the onion: It’s all starts with the onions! Grab yourself a medium – large yellow onion and dice it up well. Heat a little oil/water in a non-stick skillet, add onions and saute for 30 minutes, stirring every 5 – 10 minutes. After every 10 minutes or so, add a little water or vegetable oil to keep the onions from crisping up too much on the edges. Let the liquid sizzle and evaporate completely before adding more. Once done, the onions will be golden, slightly sweet and smell divine!
Gather the remaining ingredients – plant-based sour cream, vegan worcestershire sauce, garlic & onion powder, and salt.
Tip: If don’t have vegan worcestershire on hand, try a little tamari, soy sauce or coconut aminos. You’ll definitely want to add one of these ingredients as it adds a wonderful umami flavor, pairing well with the sweet, caramelized onions!
Now you’re ready to assemble, combine the caramelized onions together with the vegan sour cream, worcestershire, spices, and mix well. Taste for flavor, adding extra sauce or spices as needed. Serve right away or store in the refrigerator for an hour to chill.
And that’s it my friends, the best vegan French Onion Dip ever – it’s healthy, guilt-free and of course delicious!
This vegan onion dip recipe is:
- dairy free
- gluten free
- oil free option
- super easy
- ready in about 30 minutes
When ready to serve, pair your vegan French onion dip with chips – I love the thick waffle kettle potato chips since they can handle thick dips, but regular chips are great too. Even tortilla chips, multi-grain crackers, pita chips, veggie chips, bagel chips, or pretzel crisps will work. For a fresh take, fresh sliced veggies is great as well. And if you want to cover all your bases, have a mix of chips and fresh veggies!
How To Store Leftovers
Store leftover onion dip in the refrigerator for up to 6 days. As mentioned above, this easy vegan dip can conveniently be made a day or two in advance, and is ready to serve when you are.
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If you try this easy dip recipe, please let me know! Leave a comment and rate it below. I love to hear what you think, or any changes you make.
PrintVEGAN FRENCH ONION DIP
This French Onion Dip is loaded with flavorful pieces of caramelized onion in a non-dairy sour cream. Great served with chips, crackers or fresh veggies!
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Makes about 1 3/4 cups, serves 8 1x
- Category: Appetizer, Condiment, Dip
- Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or 1/4 cup water/vegetable broth
- 1 1/4 cups vegan sour cream or 1 tub (12oz) tofutti sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vegan worcestershire (I use Annie’s)
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- mineral salt, to taste
- chopped parsley, to serve
Instructions
Onions: Heat the oil/water in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and saute for 10-15 minutes, stirring every few minutes. Add a little bit of water/veggie broth and let it sizzle and evaporate. Keep stirring every so often, add more liquids. After about 25 – 30 minutes, onions should be caramelized and fragrant.
Mix: Add the onions, garlic & onion powder, and worcestershire, mix well to combine. Taste for seasoning.
Serve: Serve topped with chopped parsley. Pair your french onion dip with chips, crackers, and/or sliced vegetables.
Makes about 1 3/4 cups.
Store leftovers, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 6 days.
Heather says
Looks good, but it definitely not an oil free option. The tofutti sour cream is heavily based on oil.
Julie | The Simple Veganista says
The oil-free option is using water to saute the onions. Thanks for the reminder about the tofutti sour cream, that just leaves the homemade cashew sour cream which is oil-free (and so much better in my opinion!).
Christine says
My husband and I both devoured this dip. I haven’t had dairy in a long time but this definitely brought back memories of the french onion dip I had as a kid. Maybe for him it wasn’t the same but he’s gotten used to my substitutions. I don’t really use storebought sauces so I replaced the worcestershire with a little bit of molasses and some coconut aminos.
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Suzie Crothers says
I made this to bring to a housewarming party and people seemed to enjoy it! It wasn’t the best dip but people definitely were going for seconds. It is very tasty but I wouldn’t go into it expecting to get your normal french onion dip. It is a bit sweeter and has less zing to it. However it was very tasty and I would still make it again. Just a different flavor than expected.
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Carla says
Made this over the holiday weekend and it was a hit, everyone loved it! Thanks for the great recipe!
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Julie | The Simple Veganista says
Thanks so much for sharing! So glad it was a hit. Cheers :)