Easy Creamy Cranberry Jalapeno Dip
This Creamy Cranberry Jalapeño Dip is a festive, sweet, and spicy appetizer that’s perfect for holiday gatherings. It combines a tangy cranberry-jalapeño relish with a rich, creamy base of whipped cream cheese, sour cream, and heavy cream. Serve it with crackers, pretzel crisps, or baguette slices for a colorful, crowd-pleasing dip that’s as delicious as it is beautiful!
Servings 40 servings
Calories 97kcal
Ingredients
- 6 ounces fresh cranberries about 1 1/2 cups
- 2 green onions
- 1 small jalapeño
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 4 Tbsp fresh cilantro small handful
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- Pinch of salt
- 32 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- additional fresh cranberries for garnish optional
Instructions
- Add the fresh cranberries to a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
- Cut the root end of the green onions and throw away, Then coarsely chop the green and white parts. Add to the food processor.
- Cut off the stem of the jalapeño and slice the pepper in half. Remove seeds ( or keep some of them to add more heat). Coarsely chop and add to the food processor or blender.
- Add sugar, cilantro, lime juice and salt to the food processor blender. Pulse until the ingredients are finely chopped. Scrape the cranberry relish into a covered container. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours (or up to 24 hours). This allows the flavors develop and sugar dissolves.
- With an electric mixer, whip the cream cheese until very light and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add in the sour cream and heavy cream and mix for another 1 to 2 minutes until well-combined and creamy.
- Drain off the excess liquid from the refrigerated cranberry relish. Fold the relish to the whipped cream cheese and mix on low speed until evenly combined.
- Transfer the cranberry dip to a serving bowl and fresh cranberries, if desired. Serve with crackers, pretzel chips, or baguette slices.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 356IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.1mg