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Tart cranberries, spicy jalapeños and sweet sugar come together to create a delicious holiday appetizer that will have your guests begging for the recipe!
- 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
- 16 oz. cream cheese (whipped)
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Use food chopper to chop cranberries.
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Chop green onion, jalapeño peppers and cilantro.
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In a medium-sized bowl, add chopped cranberries, green onion, cilantro and jalapeños.
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Add sugar, lemon juice and salt on top of cranberry mixture and stir gently until blended.
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Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator overnight.
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Take cranberry mixture out of the refrigerator and stir all ingredients together. Strain out all liquid using a colander with small holes. (Pro Tip: Save the liquid for a cocktail simple syrup - it's delicious!)
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Whip softened cream cheese with hand mixer until smooth (about 2 minutes) and spread cream cheese over bottom of a pie plate or 9x9 dish.
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Pour cranberry mixture atop cream cheese and keep in refrigerator until ready to serve.
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Use a spoon to spread over Ritz crackers and enjoy!!