BloominThyme

Gardening Beginners - Sustainable Vegetable Garden

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Recipes
  • Kids Gardening
  • About Me

Baked Sweet and Savory Onions

Reminiscent of French onion soup, these onions are mouth-watering good.  Sweet, melt in your mouth, no matter how you mix up this recipe, these sweet onions are sure to be a winner with the whole family–even the kids!  And easy, too.  Sometimes my favorite part about cooking.

baked sweet onion recipe

 

Save Print
Baked Sweet and Savory Onions
Author: Dianne Venetta
Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep time:  10 mins
Cook time:  50 mins
Total time:  1 hour
Serves: 8 servings
 
When sweet onions are "popping" in your garden, this recipe will showcase their buttery flavor.
Ingredients
  • 4 sweet onions peeled and trimmed
  • 4 TBSP butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup grated Gruyère cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Trim root end of each onion just enough for onions to stand up without rolling. Do the same on stem end, then cut onions in half.
  3. In a large greased baking dish or lined "lipped" cookie sheet, place onions root/stem end down with wider side facing up.
  4. Top each with pat of butter (1/2 TBSP) and then sprinkle with either brown sugar or cheese—or a combination of both!
  5. Bake onions, uncovered, in middle of oven until very tender, 40 - 50 minutes depending on size of onions.
  6. Remove from oven. If your toppings baked down to the point you can't recognize them, go ahead and sprinkle on some extra cheese! Onions will be very hot so allow them to cool slightly before serving warm.
Notes
Variations: For more tender onions, you can pre-boil whole, unpeeled onions for 20 minutes prior to baking. As to filling, change it up with different cheeses, herbs, perhaps a bit of olive oil and balsamic vinegar… Another option is to scoop out the center of each onion prior to baking, chop and mix it with a little butter, garlic, and oregano, then cook until soft, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in ⅓ cup cream and Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and mix well. Transfer cooked onion mixture back into hollowed centers of the onions, spooning any excess around the bottom of pan and bake as indicated before.
3.5.3228

 

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this recipe:  

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Hello there!

I'm Dianne, a Central Florida gardener who has learned that gardening doesn't have to be difficult or time-consuming, but instead--fun! With a husband, two kids and a Yellow Lab, I don't have time for difficult. My hands are full. But now, after a few years of trials and tribulations, so is my harvest basket! Let me share with you how I do it. Read More…

Buy a Hydroponic Tower

Buy a Hydroponic Tower

Your tower purchase supports school gardens!

Stay updated!

Get the latest gardening tips and news delivered straight to your inbox with my newsletter!

Popular Categories

  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • How-To Grow
  • Recipes
  • Kids Gardening
  • Gardening Gifts
  • Press

Get the first word on our latest posts

Get my FREE Companion Planting Guide!

You might also like

Cauliflower Growing Tip

full growth and production

Hydroponic Towers Made Easy

worm in tomato

Tomato Troubles

tropical orb spider in garden

Tropical Orb Weaver Spider

Hornworm host to braconid wasp cocoons on back

Beneficials in the Garden

Copyright © 2025 · Divine theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2025 · Divine Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

 

Loading Comments...