Cranberry Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip

• servings: 10 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

6 oz fresh cranberries

1 small jalapeno pepper (seeded, with membranes removed)

1 green onion (scallion) (white and part of green top, trimmed)

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 tbsp fresh lime juice

½ tsp sea salt

8 oz cream cheese (softened at room temperature)

Directions

Rinse cranberries, discard any mushy ones, and pat dry

Add cranberries to a blender or food processor, and pulse into smaller pieces

Add jalapeno, onion, sugar, lime juice and salt, and pulse until finely chopped, scraping the sided with a spoon, as needed

Add cream cheese to a large bowl, and whip with electric mixer until smooth and creamy

Spoon relish mixture into cream cheese, and mix until well blended

Cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours or until ready to serve. Flavor is better the longer it sits. Taste to see if more sugar is needed before serving

Nutrition

• Calories: 98 kcal
• Total Fat: 8 g
• Saturated Fat: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 2.3 g
• Cholesterol: 23 mg
• Sodium: 188 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 4 g
• Protein: 2 g