Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese Dip
This simple but flavorful cranberry orange cream cheese dip is the perfect holiday appetizer to serve alongside crackers, pretzels, pita chips, or crostini.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 tablespoon orange zest (plus more for garnish, if desired)
- 2 tablespoons orange juice (freshly squeezed)
- 2-4 tablespoons honey (to taste)
- 1/2 cup cranberry sauce (or cranberry relish)
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, orange zest, orange juice, and 2 tablespoons of honey. With the mixer on medium speed, beat together until smooth. Taste the mixture--if you prefer it a bit sweeter, add up to 2 more tablespoons of honey, then mix to combine.
- Transfer cream cheese mixture to a dip bowl or spread it on a small plate.
- Spoon cranberry sauce or cranberry relish over the cream cheese mixture, spreading it gently.
- Garnish with additional orange zest, if desired. Serve alongside your favorite dippers, such as buttery crackers, pretzel crisps, bagel chips, pita chips, etc.
Notes
- The amount of honey used will depend on how sweet you want the dip. I most often use the full 4 tablespoons, because I like the sweetness to contrast the tart flavor of the cranberries. But depending on how sweet your cranberry sauce/relish is, you may prefer to have less honey in the cream cheese.
- If you're making this ahead of time, I would recommend transferring the cream cheese mixture to the refrigerator until ready to serve, then top with the cranberries just before serving.
- I highly recommend using either homemade whole berry cranberry sauce or Stonewall Kitchen cranberry relish.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 97kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 60mgPotassium: 37mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 266IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.1mg
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