A creamy ranch dip with dill pickles and topped with crunchy fried onions. All the flavors you love from fried pickles and ranch, in a dip form. Easy recipe, no electric mixer required!
Pickle pops, pickle flavored potato chips and one kid who sneaks pickle juice from the jar with a straw. If there’s a pickle flavored snack, we’ve probably tried it in this house, thanks to my kids.
Fried pickles as an appetizer are pretty common around here. As any fried pickle connoisseur knows 😉 , they taste best with homemade buttermilk ranch.
This recipe results in an easy to make dip consisting of a creamy ranch base, plenty of dill pickles, spices and crispy onion strings to top it off. Kid and adult approved.
Ingredients
- Whipped Cream Cheese – Makes the dip easy to mix together and adds creaminess.
- Sour Cream – I have used light and regular sour cream, either will work.
- Ranch Seasoning Packet – I used the Hidden Valley Ranch 1 oz. dressing packet for ease.
- Spices: Garlic powder, onion powder and dried dill
- Dill Pickles – The recipe uses 3-4 medium size dill pickles. I like to start with the whole pickle. Be sure to choose a pickle you actually like the flavor of. Recipe tested with Vlasic Kosher Dills and HEB Pickle Me Dilley Whole Pickles.
- Lemon Juice – Uses the juice of ½ lemon to make the dip smoother.
- Crispy Fried Onions – These help give the dish that “fried” flavor with no extra steps of toasting bread crumbs.
How to make
This dip is ready in less than 10 minutes!
- Combine cream cheese, sour cream and dried seasonings.
- Fold in chopped pickles. Stir in lemon juice.
- Place in serving dish and top with crushed, crispy fried onions just before serving.
Serving and storage
I recommend chilling the dip for at least 30 minutes prior to serving. When ready to serve, place dip in serving dish and top with crunched crispy fried onions.
This makes 3 cups of dip. I like to put out half of the dip at a time, you'll need an extra ¼ c. of crispy fried onions if you do this.
Store dip in the refrigerator in an airtight container. I found this dip is best if eaten within 3 days.
What to serve with fried pickle dip?
I recommend serving the dip with a thick, wavy or ridged potato chip, cucumber slices, celery, or whole grain crackers like wheat thins.
📖 Recipe
Fried Pickle Dip
Ingredients
- 8 oz. whipped cream cheese
- 8 oz. sour cream
- 1 oz. packet Ranch Seasoning
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- 2 tsp. dried dill
- 1 c. dill pickles finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- ¼ c. crispy fried onions crushed
Instructions
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, stir together cream cheese, sour cream, ranch seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder and dill. Mix until creamy and seasonings are evenly blended.
- Fold in chopped dill pickles. Stir in lemon juice.
- Place in serving dish and top dip with coarsely crushed fried onions.
Notes
Optional – garnish with green onions or fresh dill. Recipe yields 3 cups dip. You may want extra crisp onions to serve with dip.
Nutrition
Recipe inspired by Meat Church BBQ.
What kind of pickles to use?
You want to use a Kosher Dill Pickle such as Vlasic. I like to use the whole pickles, but you could use spears too.
Be sure you like the taste of the pickles you are using in this recipe.
I hope you enjoy this fun and easy recipe for fried pickle dip. I imagine this being served at parties, kid’s birthdays, and baby showers. My family approves of this recipe, and I think it is a fun alternative to the basic ranch or French onion dip.
Cheers,
Alaine
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