Black Bean Dip Recipe

Name: Black Bean Dip Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 (19-ounce) can no salt added black beans (rinsed and drained ); 1/3 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); 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 3/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste); 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 clove garlic (minced); 1/2 cup corn kernels (use drained canned corn or thawed frozen corn drained of excess moisture if necessary); 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

Published: May 12, 2019 Updated: May 25, 2022 / By: Dawn | Girl Heart Food 69 Comments

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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!

Bowl of black bean dip garnished with toppings.

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.

Ingredients for an easy black bean dip recipe.

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)

Close-up of of a bowl of black bean dip garnished with toppings.

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.

Hand holding a chip that has been dunked in black bean dip.

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.