Description
Christmas Cranberry Jalapeño Dip – a festive, colorful and irresistibly bright holiday appetizer featuring fresh cranberries, jalapeño, cilantro, and lime layered over creamy softened cream cheese for a make-ahead party favorite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz fresh cranberries
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 block (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- Crackers, pita chips, or sliced bread for serving
Instructions
- Pulse cranberries in a food processor until finely chopped (avoid puréeing).
- Transfer to a bowl and stir in jalapeño, cilantro, green onion, sugar, lime juice, and salt.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to let the flavors meld and the mixture soften.
- Spread softened cream cheese on a platter or shallow dish.
- Spoon the cranberry jalapeño mixture evenly over the top.
- Serve chilled with crackers or bread.
Notes
- Make-ahead holiday appetizer: refrigerate the cranberry topping up to 24 hours before serving.
- Let the cream cheese come to room temperature for easier spreading.
- Adjust jalapeño amount to taste for milder or spicier dip.
- Pairs well with crackers, pita chips, or sliced crusty bread.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Dip, Christmas
- Method: No-Cook, Chilled
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe (about 1/4 of the dip)
- Calories: 340 kcal per serving (approx.)
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
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