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Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip Recipe

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Looking for a fresh new recipe to try this Christmas weekend? I was looking for a few new recipes that are crowd pleasing, easy and take a short time to prepare. My friend Karla shared this Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip recipe she had made three times already this holiday season for open houses and a party and raved about what a hit it was with everyone who tried it. I made it and served it at our Christmas Cheer open house for our small business. I’ll make it again for Christmas Eve. You definitely want to give it a try!
You need:
1  12 oz package fresh cranberries
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 small jalapeno pepper
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cumin
2 TBSP lemon juice
Dash of salt
(2)  8 oz packages cream cheese (You could also use Neufchatel Cheese for a lighter substitute)

Seeing my diverse ingredients made me smile. Wisconsin cranberries and India ground Cumin. Local food is relative.

I don’t have a food processor. I have contemplated having one for years. I used my mini chopper which worked just find. A good knife would also work.

Chop green onion, small jalapeno and cilantro and add to the chopped cranberries in a bowl. When chopping jalapenos I wear rubber gloves. Cut and clean out the seeds of the jalapenos because that is where the heat comes from…unless you want extra heat. Once the seeds are removed most anyone can handle the zest of a jalapeno. But many don’t know they can! I cleaned 40 jalapenos at once during this time because I was also making Pioneer Woman’s BBQ Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers, another crowd pleasing recipe. 

BBQ Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

Add sugar, lemon juice, cumin and salt to cranberry mixture and stir to combine. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours to meld flavors. I let mine sit overnight in the refrigerator.

On a serving platter or tray set the two bricks of cream cheese and spread as evenly as possible. I used a spatula. Then pour the cranberry mixture over the cream cheese. Serve immediately with whole grain crackers, pretzels, tortilla chips and/or raw veggies.
I doubled this recipe (originally from Jamie Cooks It Up, a fun foodie blog) and served the leftover cranberry mixture this week as a relish with Cheddar Bacon Bratwursts. It would be excellent alongside any meat. Fresh, zesty and yummy!
As I wrap up my working mom career change details today, I have a slow cooker full of Chicken Fajita soup simmering. Our life centers around what I will feed our hungry like a pack of wolves teenager next. Literally. He asked at 7:30AM this morning what I was making for him when he has 20 minutes between school being dismissed and his bus leaving. He’s fun to cook for because he’ll eat anything and is very appreciative! The soup will be his pregame meal and our family’s supper ahead the team’s big rival game tonight. Tomorrow will be dedicated to wrapping of every single gift I have stashed away hiding around the house. I hope I can find all of them!

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  2. Colleen Cecil says

    I want you to know my husband just sent me a text meassge to tell me we were making this recipe this weekend. That’s right, he read the blog post before me. Merry Christmas Katie!

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  4. rodney southern says

    Found you via Aimee over at Everyday Epistle and subscribed and linked to your blog.. Love your blog and looking forward to future posts. Come visit me sometime at RodneySouthernSays if you get the chance!

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