Fiesta in a bowl!
Hola, everyone! In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I’ve whipped up a little Mexican-themed dip for you.
I got the idea for this last week, when I tried Mexican Street Corn for the first time. This is an amazing dish where you take fresh corn on the cob, grill it, slather it with Mexican crema (kind of like a thinner, more sour version of sour cream), and roll it in crumbly Cotija cheese with plenty of spices.
So of course, as soon as I tried this fantastic recipe, I just had to find a way to turn it into a dip. Because that’s just the way I roll.
If you want your dip to be really authentic, you can grill the corn in the traditional way and cut the kernels off – but if you just want it to be easy, you can start with canned corn kernels. Saute those with some butter, garlic, and jalapeno peppers and mix them with a blend of mayo, cream cheese, sour cream (my substitute for the Mexican crema) and zesty Mexican spices.
Top all that with cilantro and Cotija cheese, and you can get this fiesta started!
(printable recipe at bottom of post)
MEXICAN STREET CORN DIP
INGREDIENTS:
4 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayo
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 Tablespoons butter
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds and stem removed, finely diced
3 cups of corn (you can use canned, off cob or frozen)
1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, chopped and divided
1/2 cup cotija cheese, divided
DIRECTIONS:
1. Using a stand or hand mixer, whip together cream cheese, sour cream, mayo, cumin, chili powder, salt add pepper. Mix until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet, melt butter over a medium/high heat and saute garlic and jalapeño for 1-2 mins.
3. Add the corn and cook for 5-7 mins. Remove from heat and transfer to your bowl with cream cheese mixture. Mix together. Carefully hand mix in 1/4 cup of cotija cheese and 2 Tablespoons of cilantro. 
Pour the dip into a serving bowl and garnish with remaining cotija cheese and cilantro.
TIP: If you LOVE cilantro, or spice….feel free to add more jalapeño or cilantro to the mix!
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Mexican Street Corn Dip
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeds and stem removed, finely diced
- 3 cups of corn you can use canned, off cob or frozen
- 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro chopped and divided
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese divided
Instructions
- Using a stand or hand mixer, whip together cream cheese, sour cream, mayo, cumin, chili powder, salt add pepper. Mix until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt butter over a medium/high heat and saute garlic and jalapeño for 1-2 mins.
- Add the corn and cook for 5-7 mins. Remove from heat and transfer to your bowl with cream cheese mixture. Mix together. Carefully hand mix in 1/4 cup of cotija cheese and 2 Tablespoons of cilantro.
- Pour the dip into a serving bowl and garnish with remaining cotija cheese and cilantro.
- TIP: If you LOVE cilantro, or spice….feel free to add more jalapeño or cilantro to the mix!
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Nutrition Information:
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melanie @ Gat says
That look so tasty!
Miss LaLa says
Made this tonight and it is sooooooo tasty! I doubled the recipe and I’m glad I did!
Corey says
So glad you loved it!
Hafsa says
Awesome recipe ! I love corns and I will try this recipe soon. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Sierra says
Can I make this in a crockpot?
Corey says
I have not done that yet, But I am sure it would be amazing!
Val says
Hi Corey,
I am so excited to make this receipt for the weekend! Can I just use crema instead of the substitutes? I have a large amount left over from making other meals this week. Not sure how much I would use if you could let me know that would be great!
Corey says
I am sure that would work great Val!
Katonya Mull says
I haven’t made it yet but are you using crema instead of sour cream and cream cheese?
Linda says
Is this dip served warm or at room temperature? Looks wonderful. Thx.
Corey says
I like to serve it warm 🙂
Casey says
In your photo above the recipe it looks like there’s bacon in one of those bowls. But I don’t see bacon listed in the recipe anywhere. Am I missing something? I’m all for bacon but I just want to make sure it’s supposed to be there.
Corey says
You can use the bacon as a topping if you like Casey. It is not a necessary ingredient.
Ginni DeThomas says
This is a fabulous appetizer! I have made it twice now, first with frozen corn (Spring) and with fresh corn in July. Big hit with both groups! It was definitely best with the fresh white corn and will become a go-to recipe for parties!
Corey says
Awesome Ginni! I am so happy to hear you love it!
Teresa M says
This is by far our favorite street corn dip recipe. I make it at least twice a month sometimes more. Thank you for adding all the nutritional information also I have to watch my cholesterol and some recipes leave it out.
Georgie Young says
I would like to make this for a potluck- I won’t be able to keep it hot- will it be good cold/room temp?
Corey says
This dip is best served hot/warm.
Robin Thompson says
This recipe is absolutely delicious. I used frozen C&W Petite White Corn. I think i’ll get some ears of corn and grill it and see how that taste. But I will definitely make this again and those that I shared this with, wanted the recipe as well. Everyone loved it.
Sylvia says
can plain greek yogurt be used instead of sour cream?
Corey says
Yes you can, but it will have a slightly different taste.
Sylvia says
Also can the dip be made the night before then heated just before
Corey says
Yes, I think that should work out just fine.
Heidi says
I get requests to make this for parties I’m not even invited too 🤣🤣
Corey says
lol. Thats great Heidi!