Vidalia Onion Pie with Ritz Cracker Crust is a great way to showcase those spring sweet onions. It’s salty, a little sweet, and cheesy.
Ritz Cracker Crust
I use crushed Ritz crackers all the time as a crispy topping for casseroles like this Southern Broccoli Casserole. They make a great crust too. A crust made with Ritz Crackers turns out wonderfully buttery and crispy.
Type Of Sweet Onion To Use
You can use any type of sweet onion for this Vidalia Onion Pie. Vidalia onions are probably the most famous sweet onions. Vidalia onions are grown in Vidalia, Georgia and have a short growing season (late April to September). They are unusually sweet and mild due to the low amount of sulpher in the soil even when eaten raw and cooking them increases their sweetness. Since they are already sweet you do not need to cook them to the point of caramelization. You just want to soften them up some for this recipe.
There’s a little bit of a custard in this pie, but the onions are the real star.
Is This Pie Spicy?
A half teaspoon of TABASCO Sauce gives this onion pie just a touch of heat. To Make it spicier, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the filling.
Variation
A few readers have suggested using bacon flavored Ritz crackers and I think that sounds delicious. Let me know if you try that!
How To Store
Leftovers will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days. Reheat in the oven. Microwave will make the crust soggy.
More Vidalia Onion Recipes
- Peach-Vidalia Onion Relish
- Baked Vidalias Au Gratin
- Vidalia Onion Dip
- Cheese Grits with Corn and Vidalia Onion
- Marinated Cucumber Tomato and Onion Salad
- Pickled Cucumbers and Onion
Vidalia Onion Pie with Ritz Cracker Crust
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups roughly chopped Vidalia onions,, or other sweet onions
- 1 1/4 cups Ritz cracker crumbs
- 5 tablespoons butter,, melted
- 2 large eggs,, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Add the 2 tablespoons of butter to a large pan and cook vidalia onion over medium heat until starting to soften. You want the onion to still have a little bite so don’t cook them too long. Remove from heat.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix cracker crumbs with the 5 tablespoon melted butter and press into the bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased 9-inch pie plate.
- Spoon vidalia onions on top of crust.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. Pour mixture over onions.
- Sprinkle cheese and paprika on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally posted April 24, 2017.
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Made this an ate most of it myself. My bad. DELICIOUS!
I need to make this for 30 people could I make it in a large foil pan and if so how do I enlarge the recipe
Simply delicious and very easily made! I think the next time I make this, I’ll add a little minced garlic and maybe some mushrooms, but, it is wonderful just as written.
Will definitely make
This looks delicious! Will make as soon as I go grocery shopping! Think I would like to try the bacon flavored Ritz crackers that someone else mentioned! I am definitely an onion lover….
I’m going to make this today. I bought some BACON flavor Ritz…..will let you know how it tasted.
Wow – what an informative blog site – i need to spend more time here and intend to do so
Have made this twice, 2nd time with less butter (love it but just too greasy).
This looks so incredible and so easy to make!
Oh I’ve never heard of an onion pie before, but I’m LOVING this recipe! I absolutely love all kinds of onions, so this sounds delicious. I will have to make this for my mom sometime, she loves onions, too!