Cranberry Jalapeño Holiday Cheese Spread
Whip up this sweet-and-spicy cranberry jalapeño cream cheese spread—an easy, festive appetizer layered with homemade cranberry jam. Perfect for parties and holiday snacking!
Ingredients
Cranberry Jalapeno Jam
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 jalapeno
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
Dip
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
Instructions
- Add a saucepan to your stove top and add 1 cup fresh cranberries, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 deseeded and finely chopped jalapeno and 1 pinch of sea salt. Stir to combine.
- Cook over medium-high heat until the mixture reaches a simmer. Allow to cook for 5 minutes or until the cranberries burst.
- Stir the mixture to help break up the cranberries. Set it aside and allow it to cool.
- Remove the cream cheese from the fridge and allow it to soften while the jam cools.
- Spread the softened cream cheese out on a serving platter.
- Spoon the cranberry jam on top of the cream cheese.
- Serve with crackers.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal Carbohydrates: 11g Protein: 2g Fat: 10g Saturated Fat: 6g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g Monounsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 29mg Sodium: 94mg Potassium: 52mg Fiber: 0.5g Sugar: 10g Vitamin A: 407IU Vitamin C: 4mg Calcium: 29mg Iron: 0.1mg