Cream Cheese Dip
Cream cheese dips for any crowd — jalapeño cranberry, smash burger ranch, roasted tomato, bacon sour cream, strawberry — for game day and last-minute company.
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appetizerJalapeño Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip
A super simple appetizer that is a combination of savory, sweet, tart, salty, and with a little spicy kick! Because this dip is both savory and sweet, it pairs well with salty crackers and sweet apple or pear slices. And the addition of the savory scallions really rounds out the dip!
Bryan AsherIngredients
- 12 oz. Fresh Cranberries
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Zest of an Orange
- 1 Zest of a Lemon
- 1 Zest of a Lime
- 1 Juice of an Orange
- 1 Juice of a Lemon
- 1 Juice of a Lime
- 2 Jalapeños; finely diced
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- to taste Fresh Cracked Pepper
- 3 Green Scallion; sliced thin
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese
Instructions
- 1To a medium saucepan, add the cranberries, sugar, orange juice/zest, lemon juice/zest, lime juice/zest, diced jalapeños, salt, red pepper flakes, and fresh cracked pepper; stir to combine.
- 2Over medium heat, cook the cranberry mixture for 18-20 minutes; stirring constantly. The cranberries will burst, breakdown, and the sauce will thicken. *If sauce gets too thick, add a bit of water to desired consistency.
- 3Transfer the sauce to a heat proof bowl and cool to room temperature. Spread the sauce over cream cheese. Garnish with freshly sliced green scallions. Serve with salty crackers, sliced apples or pears. Serve and enjoy!
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Open in Pepper →A Block Of Cream Cheese Saves The Night
A block of cream cheese in the fridge means you are never caught empty-handed. Soften it, stir in what you have, and you have something to set out with crackers or chips in about ten minutes.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when company calls ahead by an hour, when the game is on, or when they need one more thing on the holiday table that nobody has to keep warm.
Every recipe here starts with cream cheese and goes somewhere different: Jalapeño Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip for the holidays, Texas Voodoo Ranch Smash Burger Cream Cheese Dip and Bacon Sour Cream Cheese dip for the game, Roasted Tomato and Cream Cheese Dip with garlic, and sweet ones like Strawberry, Blueberry, and Salt Caramel Peach Cobble Cream Cheese Dip.
Quick Tips
- 1
Soften the cream cheese
Leave the block on the counter 30 to 45 minutes, or unwrap and microwave 15 seconds, so it stirs smooth without lumps.
- 2
Beat it before adding
Whip the cream cheese alone for 1 to 2 minutes before you add sugar, sour cream, or seasoning, so everything folds in evenly.
- 3
Roast the vegetables first
Char jalapeños or blister cherry tomatoes at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes to deepen the flavor before stirring them in.
- 4
Chill savory dips ahead
Refrigerate ranch or Italian dressing dips at least 1 hour so the seasoning hydrates and the flavor comes through.
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