Description
A quick, festive 20-minute dip combining creamy cheese with tangy cranberries and spicy jalapeños.
Ingredients
16 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup chopped scallions
3–4 tbsp chopped pickled jalapeños
2 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
12 oz cranberries
3/4 cup pomegranate juice
2/3 cup granulated sugar
Pinch of salt
Crackers or crostini for serving
Instructions
1. Simmer cranberries with pomegranate juice, sugar, and salt for 8–10 minutes.
2. Cool the cranberry sauce completely.
3. Mix cream cheese, scallions, jalapeños, lemon zest, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
4. Spread cream cheese mixture in serving bowl.
5. Top with cooled cranberry sauce.
6. Chill 30 minutes and serve with crackers.
Notes
Use vegan cream cheese for dairy-free.
Cranberry topping can be made 2 days ahead.
Serve chilled for best texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg