Best Cranberry Jalapeno Cream Cheese Recipes

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CRANBERRY JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE DIP



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This is a fun dip that is both sweet and spicy. I got the recipe by varying other cranberry salsa and dip recipes I have found. I got the idea of the fusion of oil from a friend. There are many ideas for use and a great item to take along when you want to surprise your friends with something they probably have not tried. Serve with Triscuits®, pita chips, or crackers.

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Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Dips and Spreads Recipes     Cheese Dips and Spreads Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

¼ cup vegetable oil
10 ounces dried sweetened cranberries
½ cup white sugar, or to taste
½ cup water, or more as needed
2 small jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons dried cilantro
¼ teaspoon salt
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

Steps:

  • Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add oil. Stir cranberries into hot oil and cook until cranberries absorb most of oil, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix sugar, water, jalapeno peppers, lemon juice, cilantro, and salt into cranberries; cook until reduced and softened, 10 to 15 more minutes. Add more water if needed.
  • Pulse cranberry mixture in a food processor or blender until very smooth; cool completely.
  • Stir cooled cranberry mixture and cream cheese together in a bowl until smooth and creamy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 205.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.7 g, Cholesterol 30.8 mg, Fat 13.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 119.6 mg, Sugar 17.8 g

CRANBERRY JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE DIP



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Categories     Fruit     Christmas     Fall     Thanksgiving     Appetizer     Chill

Number Of Ingredients 7

12 ounces fresh, uncooked cranberries
1/4 cup green onion
2 fresh jalapeno peppers
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
16 ounces cream cheese (whipped)

Steps:

  • Use hand food chopper to chop cranberries. (It is best to not use a food processor to chop these as the cranberries liquefy too much.)
  • Chop green onion and jalapeno peppers.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, add chopped cranberries, green onion, and jalapenos.
  • Add sugar, lemon juice, and salt on top of cranberry mixture and stir gently until blended.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator overnight.
  • Take cranberry mixture out of the refrigerator and stir all ingredients together. Strain out all liquid using a colander with small holes.
  • Whip softened cream cheese with hand mixture until smooth (about 2 minutes) and spread cream cheese over bottom of a pie plate or 9x9 dish.
  • Pour cranberry mixture atop cream cheese and keep in refrigerator until ready to serve.
  • Spread over Ritz crackers.

CRANBERRY-JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE



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Categories     Cheese     Appetizer

Number Of Ingredients 9

12oz fresh cranberries
4-5 green onions, chopped
1/4 C chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely diced
1 C sugar - to taste
1/2 tsp cumin
2 T lemon juice
1/8 tsp salt
2 - 8 oz pkgs cream cheese, softened

Steps:

  • Pulse the cranberries in a food processor or blender until coarsely chopped. Add the green onions, cilantro, jalapeno, sugar, cumin, lemon juice and salt until well combined and finely chopped. Refrigerate for 4 hours or up to overnight. Spread cheese in an even layer, Top with cranberry spread. Serve with crackers or tortilla chips

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