Creamy Cranberry Jalapeño Dip – Mel’s Kitchen Cafe

This scrumptious creamy cranberry jalapeño dip is a copycat of the favored dip Costco usually carries. It is creamy, tart, candy, spicy and really easy to make!

You guys, this dip. 😍 It is every little thing my cranberry-loving, candy-and-spicy-loving, dip-loving coronary heart has ever dreamed of. It is ideal for all the vacation events and festivities arising!

Cranberry Jalapeño Relish

Let’s start on the very starting. An excellent place to start. 😉

This creamy dip begins with a flavorful cranberry jalapeño relish (the origins of which come from this uber-well-liked recipe). It could be made in a food processor or blender.

The level is to pulse all of the components till they’re uniformly and finely chopped.

• contemporary cranberries
• jalapeño
• cilantro
• sugar
• lime juice
• inexperienced onions

Refrigerate this combination for a few hours to let the flavors develop and sugar dissolve.

Whipped Cream Cheese + A Few Other Additions

A number of vital tips for the cream cheese a part of this recipe:

1. Ensure the cream cheese is softened to room temperature (this may stop little lumps and clumps)
2. Whip the cream cheese, bitter cream, and heavy cream with an electrical mixer (handheld or stand mixer) for a number of minutes so it’s very gentle and creamy
3. Drain all the surplus liquid from the cranberry relish combination earlier than including to the cream cheese
4. Mix the whipped cream cheese and cranberry relish collectively till simply mixed (don’t over combine at this level).

Got it? Good! Armed with these simple recommendations, and also you’re principally able to expertise one of the best vacation dip ever!

The Best Holiday Dip

If you’ve seen the creamy cranberry jalapeño dip at Costco, you’ll acknowledge absolutely the pleasure of getting this knock-off model (I’m certain the dip is in different shops, too, however Costco is certainly my favourite body of reference, and so they have all my cash to show it). 😜

The retailer purchased dip is improbable, however can I inform you why my recipe is healthier?

First: this home made dip has a a lot more energizing taste with no components and preservatives to muddy the intense notes of cranberry, lime and jalapeno.

Second: as an alternative of the occasional cranberry exhibiting up, my model has tasty bits of the cranberry jalapeño relish in all places – so there’s no have to go dip-diving to seek out the lone cranberry hiding in its depths!

What to Serve With This Dip

This tasty dip is scrumptious served with:

• skinny pretzel crisps
• crackers (any selection, like wheat thins, Ritz, and so on)
• baguette slices (toasted or not)
• contemporary veggies
• as a variety for sandwiches or wraps (YUM!!)

I wish to spoon a few of the leftover cranberry jalapeño relish excessive of the dip. It could be stirred in because the dip is served. Or you may depart it off.

It actually will depend on simply how a lot zesty, contemporary cranberry jalapeño taste you’re within the temper for.

Good information! The dip could be combined and saved within the fridge for a number of days. If you could have additional cranberry jalapeño relish, I like to recommend storing that individually and draining off any liquid that accumulates when you select to serve it on prime or alongside the dip later.

I’m so excited to lastly have a home made model of this superb vacation dip! I hope you like it, too!

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Creamy Cranberry Jalapeño Dip

Yield: 16 to twenty servings

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Chilling Time: 4 hours hrs

• 6 ounces (about 1 1/2 cups) contemporary cranberries
• 2 inexperienced onions
• 1 small jalapeño
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 2 to 4 tablespoons contemporary cilantro (small handful)
• 1 tablespoon contemporary lime juice
• Pinch of salt
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup bitter cream
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• Additional contemporary cranberries for garnish, optionally available

• In a food processor or blender, pulse the contemporary cranberries till coarsely chopped.

• Trim the foundation finish of the inexperienced onions and coarsely chop the inexperienced and white elements. Add to the food processor or blender.

• Cut off the stem of the jalapeño and slice the pepper in half. Remove seeds if desired (preserving them in provides extra warmth). Coarsely chop and add to the food processor or blender.

• Add sugar, cilantro, lime juice and salt to the food processor blender and pulse till the components are finely chopped. Scrape the relish right into a coated container and refrigerate for two to 4 hours (or as much as 24 hours) so the flavors develop and sugar dissolves.

• With a handheld or electrical stand mixer, whip the cream cheese till very gentle and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down the edges of the bowl as wanted. Add the bitter cream and heavy cream and blend for one more 1 to 2 minutes till nicely-mixed and exceptionally creamy.

• Drain the surplus liquid from the refrigerated cranberry relish (vital so the dip is not runny!). Add 2/3 cup of the relish to the whipped cream cheese and blend on low pace till evenly mixed.

• Transfer the cranberry dip to a serving bowl and prime with further cranberry relish and contemporary cranberries, if desired. Serve with crackers or baguette slices.

Make-Ahead: the dip could be combined and saved within the fridge for a number of days. If you could have additional cranberry jalapeño relish, I like to recommend storing that individually and draining off any liquid that accumulates when you select to serve it on prime or alongside the dip later.
Cream: the 1 tablespoon cream could not seem to be rather a lot, however it undoubtedly provides a lift of creaminess to the general whipped cream cheese combination. I like to recommend utilizing it, however you may depart it out if want be.
Light vs Full-Fat: if you wish to sub gentle bitter cream and lowfat cream cheese (neufchatel) bear in mind that it would lead to a barely runnier/thinner dip.

Serving: 1 serving, Calories: 85kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 104mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 5g

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Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe