Festive Christmas Cranberry Jalapeno Dip
A vibrant and festive dip featuring fresh cranberries, zesty jalapenos, and green onions mixed with sugar, lemon juice, and salt, then served over creamy whipped cream cheese. Perfect for holiday gatherings.
Equipment
- Food chopper
- Medium-sized bowl
- Plastic wrap
- Refrigerator
- Colander
- Hand mixer
- Pie plate or 9x9 dish
- Spoon
Ingredients
Cranberry Mixture
- 12 oz fresh, uncooked cranberries
- 1/4 cup green onion
- 1-2 fresh jalapeño peppers
- 2 Tbsp. cilantro optional
- 3/4 to 1 Cup sugar according to taste
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp. salt
Cream Cheese Base
- 16 oz cream cheese whipped
Instructions
Instructions
- Chop cranberries, green onion, jalapeño peppers, and cilantro using a food chopper.
- Combine chopped cranberries, green onion, cilantro, and jalapeños in a medium-sized bowl.
- Add sugar, lemon juice, and salt to the cranberry mixture and stir gently until blended.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Stir the chilled cranberry mixture, then strain out all liquid using a colander with small holes.
- Whip softened cream cheese with a hand mixer until smooth, then spread it evenly over the bottom of a pie plate or 9x9 dish.
- Pour the strained cranberry mixture on top of the cream cheese and refrigerate until serving.
- Serve the dip with Ritz crackers using a spoon.
Notes
Save the strained cranberry liquid for a delicious cocktail simple syrup.