Our Cheesy Hot Corn Dip has been a family favorite years now! We make this cheesy dip for every football game or game night. It’s loaded with sweet corn, crisp veggies, cheese, and a little spice!
A friend made this recipe for us something like 15 years ago and it’s been a staple at every family get together, football game, and game night ever since. Everyone just loves this cheesy hot corn dip!
Like my skinny pool dip and Rotel dip, it gets rave reviews and is always one of the first things to go!
The dip is full of creamy melty cheese, onions, peppers, and plenty of corn! I like this best with fresh corn cut off the cob, but I often cheat and use a can of corn. Either way works just fine!
We like to serve this with tortilla chips, Fritos, crackers, crostini, fresh veggies…it’s pretty much good with whatever you’ve got on hand!
Ingredient Notes:
Corn – Freshly cut off the cob does provide the best taste, but canned corn works just fine!
Cheese – We’ll mix monterey jack in with the rest of the ingredients and sprinkle cheddar on top.
Cayenne Pepper – We’re adding just a bit to spice it up. You can skip this if you want a more mild dip.
Veggies – Plenty of red bell pepper and onion add crunch and flavor and a bit of minced jalapeno adds spice.
What We Love About This Recipe
Hot, cheesy, and loaded with crunchy sweet corn? Sign us up for seconds! This dip goes great with corn chips, tortilla chips, veggies, crostini, crackers, and potato chips. It’s always a hit and people always ask for the recipe!
How to Make Corn Dip:
Veggies: Brown the corn in some butter and then remove it to another dish. We want some nice color on the corn – it adds flavor! Stir in the onions and peppers and cook those until softened.
Combine: Add all the remaining ingredients (except the cheddar) to the skillet. If you’re not using an oven-safe skillet you can add all of this to an 8×8 baking dish instead.
Stir: Stir everything together. The cheese will start to melt right away from the hot veggies and it’s going to be hard to resist. But hold off – we need to bake this up!
Bake: Top the dish with the shredded cheddar and pop it in a hot oven for about 15 minutes.
You’ll know it’s finished when it has cooked through and the cheese is hot and bubbly. Serve it while it’s still good and warm with your favorite dipping snack!
Dipper Options:
This Hot Corn Dip goes great with just about anything you want to dip in it. I’ve even seen people eat this with a spoon – no joke!
Here are a few options to try:
- Fritos
- Tortilla Chips
- Crackers
- Potato Chips
- Crostini
- Hawaiian Rolls
- Fresh Veggies
FAQs:
This dip is pretty mild as is. You can add more jalapeno or cayenne if you’d like it spicier, or omit the cayenne for an even milder dip.
You sure can! This recipe is very forgiving and you can add or omit ingredients to suit your tastes. I’ve omitted the onions and added extra corn with great success for picky eaters.
More Dip Recipes:
We’ve got lots of dip recipes. There is an entire dip category you can check out to see them all. Here are a few of our favorites:
Hot Corn Dip
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
- 2 cups fresh or canned corn
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/4 cup diced bell pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped green onion
- 1 medium jalapeno diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat a 10 inch oven-safe skillet (such as cast iron) over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and let melt.
- Add the corn to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for about 5 minutes, until corn starts to brown, stirring occasionally. Remove the corn to a large bowl and set aside.
- Melt the remaining 1 tablepoon of butter in the pan and add onions and bell pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes, until onions are soft.
- Add in the jalapeno, green onions, and garlic. Cook another two minutes.
- Add the corn, monterey jack cheese, mayonnaise, and cayenne pepper to the skillet with the vegetables and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until warmed through and bubbly.
- Serve warm with tortilla chips, crackers, and fresh vegetables, for dipping.
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Information:
This recipe was originally published in 2008. It was updated with new photos in October 2022.
Gail Buckley Crane says
I haven’t tried this yet – but it sounds YUMMY! I am a cornaholic!
We can get canned roasted corn whole kernels with jalapenos and chopped red peppers. Might be quick in an “emergency”.
I always bring a hot onion dip to tailgating at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta…It’s my “Killer Dip” – I won’t share the recipe because then I’d have to kill you!
This dip sounds like a worthy alternative.
Karly says
Haha, I really want that recipe now! 🙂
Allison says
At what temperature do you bake the corn fish? You didn’t state that in the recipe.
Thanks!
Karly says
Oh goodness, that was an old recipe that was written terribly (still a fav in our house though). I just updated it to be more clear. It bakes at 350. 🙂
gn images says
I need this tonight??
Esme Fisher says
oh i just love cooking and eating. i love to cook pasta recipes and the like.-*`
Heather says
This sounds and looks so good!! I can’t wait to try it.
UK Foodie says
That looks great, will definately be trying this one! Thanks for sharing.
Kay says
This looks crazy good! Bookmarking it so I can make it soon.
Ashley says
Ooo yum!! Looks so good. I saw this on Kevin’s site awhile ago but forgot about it so thanks for reminding me! I’ll have to make it on a day I have lots of people to share it with.
Michelle says
That looks seriously good! I am going to make that for Super Bowl Sunday! I am not a mayo fan though so I will use sour cream instead. Butter, sour cream , and cheese. Doesn’t get better than that!
Christine says
What a wonderful blog. Your writing style is wonderful!
This dip looks fabulous! I have a newly vegetarian teenage daughter, so I can’t wait to make this for her this weekend.
I feel exactly the same way about butter. It’s a love affair really. Although bacon runs a close second. Shhhh, don’t tell the vegetarian.
Amber says
Oh my. This looks deadly and delish at the same time.
I stumbled onto your blog, and it reminds me so much of my own! I love all your posts!
I am in serious need of someone to physically teach me how to make pie crust. My Nanny’s all the way back in Texas, and I haven’t met anyone in New Jersey that actually cooks from scratch. When they hear I make my own butter, I usually get blank stares.
You don’t live anywhere near Northern New Jersey, do you?
Kevin says
Hot corn dip is amazing stuff!
gaga says
Yum, this looks so creamy and yummy! Great for holiday parties. I’m bookmarking this to make in the future. Thanks!
Leslie says
Yay! Your cooking blog! I’m so glad you started it. And I’m super impressed with how good your pictures are. Every time I try to take photos of food, it looks like a still shot of a television show in the 80s.
kelli says
God bless you. I am going to the store RIGHT NOW to get some monterey jack and corn. And probably Fritos because those sound like they would be good with this too. I make a cold corn dip that is similar, but this one sounds excellent too.