Elote Dip is the BEST Corn Dip Ever!

Elote a.ok.a. Scorching Mexican Corn Dip is made with roasted corn in a creamy sauce of spicy mayonnaise (or bitter cream), lime, and cotija cheese. Whether or not you eat it with a spoon or dip into it with tortilla chips, it is a snack that everybody loves.

Elote Dip is all the pieces we love about Mexican Road Corn in a superb scoopable Mexican Road Corn Dip. Make it as gentle or spicy as you want!

Elote Sedona

This dish is the creation of Chef Jeff Smedstad, the chef-owner at Elote Cafe in Sedona, AZ. On a weekend getaway in Sedona a few years in the past, my first style of this corn dip had me buying a replica of Chef Jeff’s cookbook.

My buddy Augusta and I wound up going again to Elote Cafe the very subsequent night time as a result of we couldn’t cease speaking about this dish.

We spent our weekend in Sedona climbing, wandering, and consuming (after all!), and this easy dish was the meals spotlight of our journey. The recipe right here is barely tailored from and with because of The Elote Cafe Cookbook. It’s so so good!

Additionally scrumptious and evenly tailored from the Elote Cookbook are these Chipotle Mushrooms and this Spicy Cabbage.

Elote Dip

Nearly as quickly as I walked by way of the entrance door after our weekend in Sedona, I made the Elote recipe utilizing frozen corn. It was actually tasty, but it surely wasn’t fairly the identical.

I impatiently waited six months for contemporary candy corn season. (Bear in mind the Sweet Corn Festival in Taylor, AZ? That was a enjoyable day and I’d love to return!)

Contemporary corn Elote Dip is price ready for although. This Scorching Mexican Corn Dip is rather like the Elote Cafe’s Elote appetizer. I fell in love with this dish once more on the very first chunk.

As quickly as contemporary corn was out there, I made this thrice and ate it for lunch virtually day by day. I’ll have even texted three pals and my sister simply to rave about this corn dip after we tasted it.

I LOVE that we are able to make the beloved Elote Dip from The Elote Cafe at residence and have it style each bit as superb because it does within the restaurant.

I’ve tailored the recipe barely, to suit our tastes, but it surely stays at its coronary heart the unique recipe. Don’t miss these Chipotle Mushrooms and the Spicy Cabbage additionally from The Elote Cafe Cookbook!

What’s Elote?

Have you ever ever tried Elote? Elote is Mexican road corn that’s historically bought on the cob.

In Mexico, this corn is roasted over an open grill then slathered with mayo, bitter cream and typically butter and cheese, sprinkled with loads of spices, and drizzled with contemporary lime juice. It’s bought from stands and road carts on the cob or typically off the cob in small cups.

Biting into an ear of corn with evenly charred candy corn kernels coated in chile powder and tangy lime is an expertise everybody must have. Elote is a deal with that I can’t resist any time it’s on a menu.

I like elote a lot, I simply don’t assume you may have sufficient street corn-inspired recipes. Street Corn Chicken Salad to Street Corn with Zucchini and Kielbasa, Street Corn Coleslaw and Street Corn Potato Salad are all proof of that.

Mexican Corn Dip

It’s not too troublesome to make your personal Elote corn at residence if you wish to give it a attempt on the cob. It begins by roasting ears of contemporary candy corn over a extremely popular grill till properly accomplished and evenly charred. The corn is then smothered with a mixture of mayo, lime, spice and Mexican cheese.

I’d in all probability eat Elote day by day if I may but it surely’s not all the time sensible (or potential) to fireplace up a grill anytime a craving strikes. I used to be thrilled to find one other means of having fun with the unbelievable flavors and textures of Elote on this simple Mexican corn dip. 

As an alternative of cooking the corn on the grill, you roast it in an oven proper in its husk earlier than eradicating the kernels from the cob and mixing them with a mixture of rooster inventory, might, sizzling sauce, lime juice, and sugar.

After warming the dip on the range, chili powder is added for a bit of further kick. I serve the dip topped with cheese and cilantro for scooping with tortilla chips.

Elote Recipes

After you give this Elote Mexican Corn Dip recipe a attempt, you may be impressed to search out different methods of having fun with Elote flavors in different dishes.

My buddy Rebecca makes this Grilled Mexican Sweet Corn Salad impressed by Elote that may give another salad a run for its cash. These Poblano Black Bean Veggie Burgers are scrumptious topped with Elote salsa. I’ll fortunately take this smoky, candy, and spicy Mexican corn taste nevertheless I can get it.

{initially revealed 9/15/14 – recipe notes and photographs up to date 4/25/22}