This easy black bean dip recipe is creamy, packed full of flavour from chipotle and cumin, and can be made in about 10 minutes! It’s delicious with chips or even as a spread for a wrap or sandwich. You’re gonna want to make this bean dip over and over again!

Hey everyone! If you know me, you know that I’m obsessed with beans. I know that’s an odd thing to be obsessed with but, what can I say? I just love them!
Beans make for such an easy base to recipes, are loaded with good-for-ya stuff, they taste great and are pretty inexpensive. What’s not to love?
One of my favourite things to use black beans for is this black bean dip recipe. I make this bean dip about every week. It’s so handy to have in the fridge when the hunger bug strikes. I just grab some tortilla chips to go along with it and I’m set. So yummy!
Enjoy bean dips? Check out this white bean dip!
Why We Love This Black Bean Dip
- Aside from garnish, this canned black bean dip uses mostly pantry ingredients.
- It can be customized to taste with garnish.
- This dip can be made in about 10 minutes.
- Of course, it tastes delicious!
Ingredients Needed
The base of this black bean dip recipe is super simple, and you probably have all the ingredients on hand. Ingredients are:
- Canned black beans
- Plain Greek yogurt
- Lime juice
- Olive oil
- Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- Salt, pepper and cumin
- Garlic
- Corn kernels
- Garnish (optional): I garnished with a bunch of veggies, chili pepper, cilantro and chili oil, but you can omit if you prefer.

How To Make This Recipe
You won’t believe how easy it is to make this bean dip recipe. No need to grab store-bought dips anymore! Grab some simple ingredients, mix ’em up, put into a serving dish, garnish and devour!
Full details are in the recipe card below, but here are the basics:
- Place the black beans, Greek yogurt, lime juice, olive oil, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, cumin, salt, black pepper and garlic in a food processor and process everything until it’s nicely combined and smooth.
- Stir in corn with a spatula. You don’t want to use your processor for this because you want some texture in your dip.
- Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and garnish to taste with your favourite toppings or enjoy as is. Either way, this black bean dip is delicious!
This black bean dip is super flavourful and always disappears quickly. No worries, you could whip up another batch just as fast!
Garnish Ideas
The possibilities are endless here and there’s no right or wrong. If you don’t like a certain garnish or really love one, omit or add as much as you like. Some yummy garnish ideas are:
- Diced tomato
- Sliced green onion
- Cilantro
- Chili flakes or sliced chili pepper
- Diced bell pepper
- Chili olive oil (or regular olive oil)

Tips and Variations
- Don’t have Greek yogurt on hand? Use sour cream.
- Don’t have chipotles in adobo sauce? Use a chipotle powder or smoked paprika. Don’t have that? Use freshly minced or sliced chili pepper or chili flakes (though, you won’t have that same smoky heat).
- Like things more or less spicy? Adjust the spice to taste.
- I make this corn and black bean dip a couple of ways. Originally I garnished with corn. In this updated version, I put the corn in the dip. You do what you enjoy best!
- If you use frozen corn, thaw and drain it of any excess moisture before using. Similarly, if you use canned corn, drain before use.

More Dip Recipes You May Enjoy
If you make this easy black bean dip, be sure to leave a comment below!
This recipe was originally published in June 2017 but has been updated.

Black Bean Dip Recipe
Ingredients
Black Bean Dip
- 1 (19-ounce) can no salt added black beans, rinsed and drained
- â…“ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 to 4 tablespoons lime juice, from about 1.5 to 2 limes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 to 4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ cup corn kernels, use drained canned corn or thawed frozen corn drained of excess moisture if necessary
Garnish Ideas (optional)
- Tomato, diced
- Bell pepper, diced
- Chili pepper, sliced (or crushed red pepper flakes)
- Green onion, sliced
- Cilantro, chopped
- Feta cheese, crumbled
- Drizzle of chili flavoured or regular olive oil
Instructions
- Combine black beans, Greek yogurt, lime juice, olive oil, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, cumin, salt, black pepper and garlic in a food processor. Process until smooth and combined (stop to scrape sides of processor with a rubber spatula, if necessary).
- Stir in corn with a spatula (rather than using your processor, that way you'll have some texture in your dip). You can also reserve some for garnish (if desired).
- Transfer dip to a serving bowl and garnish to taste (if desired) with any of the garnish ideas. Serve with chips or veggie sticks (also delicious as a spread on a sandwich or wrap). Enjoy!Note: Enjoy immediately or properly store in an airtight container in your refrigerator and enjoy within 3 to 4 days.
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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Tried this recipe?
If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!
Kim - The Puffy Biscuit
Dawn, you post the most delicious dips! And as someone who has often proclaimed that she could happily live on dip, can I just say YUM! I love beans too – so many ways to enjoy them, so much flavour.
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
You’re so sweet! Thank you Kim!! Love dip too 🙂
Karen (Back Road Journal)
Give me some pita bread and I could make a meal with your dip.
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
Yay! Thanks Karen 🙂
Sabrina
Fantastic recipe, I just love healthy dips to have handy in the summer. Delicious flavours in this one, thank you!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
Thank you Sabrina!
Leanne Combden
A can of black beans is a staple in my cupboard. Love the creamy texture that beans add to dips. And I especially love the spicy and smokey heat you’ve added to this one. I could whip this up quickly for some weekend snacking!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
Same here! Thank you Leanne 🙂
Nathalie
That dip ;looks so delicious Dawn! A perfect crowd pleaser or as I think I’ll do, keep it for myself! Thanks for the recipe!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
Haha…good idea 😉 Thanks Nathalie!
Shashi at Savory Spin
I LOVED this video! I keep telling myself am not making any videos but I know I need to…sooner than later… fantastic video, Dawn!
And, FYI, I snorted coffee from laughing while reading this “I was seriously just waiting for one, or both, of them to start ghosting me<—-yeah, I know the lingo; I’m hip like that #NotReally."
Thanks for the AM laugh and this delicious dip AND video inspiration! xo
Girl Heart Food
Woo hoo!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Hehehe….so glad I gave you a laugh or, er, snort, lol! It put a smile on my face just reading your comment 😉 XO
Cindy
Love the video! Nice job. And I love beans. You make them look artistic – almost too good to eat. ALMOST. Love the corn and colorful garnishes – rainbow bean delight!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Cindy! You’re too kind, my friend 🙂
Heidi
Just came across your blog, I am a Newfoundlander as well! This dip looks amazing. I will have to make it at some point this summer.
Heidi || The Wanderlust Home Blog
Girl Heart Food
Hi Heidi! So happy you stopped by 🙂 Always nice to meet a fellow Newfoundlander! Hope you love the dip!
Miriam - londonkitchendiaries.com
Your video is amazing – I had so much fun watching it! Can’t believe it is your first video, it looks so professional like you have done it for years. Maybe I can convince my husband to help me a little bit more with the technical site of blogging and maybe some video editing one-day 🙂 As for your dip – looks delicious especially with all the yummy garnishing on top! Have a fantastic weekend, Dawn!
Girl Heart Food
Appreciate that, Miriam! Thanks so much!! Hubby was definitely a huge help here and it was nice working together 🙂 Hope you have a fantastic weekend too!
Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness
Yummmmm I love dips & I love beans.. Congrats on your first video! I totally have been saying that I want to start doing videos, but it hasn’t happened yet. This looks like a great dip to whip up & have for an appetizer dinner night!
Girl Heart Food
I do too, Nicole! Thank you very much! It’s a favourite around here 🙂
Marissa
You crack me up, Dawn! “I’m not doing video!” “Here’s a video!” 😉 You did a great job!!
Love the spice blend in this black bean dip – this is my kind of summer snack!
Girl Heart Food
Haha! Thanks Marissa! I decided to get on that train! Appreciate the kind words, my friend 🙂
Luci's Morsels
I love using black beans in dips, and this looks beyond tasty! The flavors of this recipe sound fantastic!
Girl Heart Food
Me too Luci! Thanks so much 🙂
karrie @ Tasty Ever After
So that video (and this recipe) is totally kick-ass and I think Kevin helped you more on it because mine don’t even look that good! LOL! I adore black bean dip and was going to make this yesterday for Taco Tuesday but things got messed up and now I’m making it over the weekend for a cookout party we are having. Works out better since I’d rather make it for a bunch of people 😉
Good work girl and so happy you are on the video train now! Keep ’em coming! 🙂
Girl Heart Food
Oh yay!! Thanks you SO much, Karrie!! I reaaaaally hope you love it and if you do happen to make it, let me know how it turns out for ya! XOXO
Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks
Good for you, girlfriend! I love that you made a video and it turned out great! You should totally be proud of that. I’ve had the same position as you that I’m not getting on that train because I really do not have time for that, but you are inspiring! And that dip looks fantastic too! P.S. Yay for hubby the helper!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Rach! Soooo much time to make, but it was fun to see the final product 🙂 It was so awesome for hubby to help me with it – it was definitely a team effort 🙂
Kevin | Keviniscooking
This makes me smile – you did it! Your first video! Killer dip, too. 😉
Girl Heart Food
Yay! Happy to hear you say that, Kevin! Thanks so much 🙂