Black Bean and Caramelized Onion Dip

The color of this dip may not make for the best pictures, but it is really delicious!  

Source: spabettie

Ingredients:

1 Sweet Onion, chopped
1 tbsp Butter 
1/2 tbsp Maple Syrup
Pinch of Sea Salt
1 tsp Dried Basil
1 15oz can Black Beans, drained
1/3 cup Cream Cheese 
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
2 tbsp Cumin
1 tsp Onion Powder
Sea Salt, to taste

Instructions:

1. Make the caramelized onions (I make big batches and store them in the freezer)  See my recipe at link.
2. In a food processor, pulse beans until smooth.  Then add cream cheese, garlic, cumin and onion powder and salt and combine until smooth.  Then add caramelized onions to bean mixture and combine.  Ready to serve in a bowl, or on tortilla chips, crostinis, crackers, etc.