Description
A delightful cranberry cream cheese spread that’s perfect for parties and gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed cranberries)
- 3 green onions (chopped, green parts separated from whites)
- 1 small jalapeno (seeded and membrane removed)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup honey or agave nectar (plus more for drizzling)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- to taste flaky sea salt (such as Maldon® (optional))
- as needed crackers or pita chips for serving
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine cranberries, green onion whites, jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro, honey, and salt. Pulse until finely chopped and mixed.
- Place the cranberry mixture in a fine mesh strainer over a bowl to drain excess liquid.
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, and heavy cream with an electric mixer until fluffy and smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly on a serving platter.
- Top with the strained cranberry mixture, sprinkle with flaky sea salt, and garnish with green onion greens.
- Drizzle additional honey if desired and serve with crackers or pita chips.
Notes
- Feel free to adjust the sweetness by adding more honey or agave nectar based on your preference.
- This spread can be made a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 40mg