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Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip

Looking for an easy appetizer to serve a crowd or family this holiday season? This cranberry cream cheese dip is one super easy appetizer recipe you can whip up in 5 minutes.

It uses few ingredients and can be customized to taste. I have used my homemade cranberry sauce for this cream cheese dip recipe, it is delicious, creamy, and was gone within minutes of making it. This homemade dip would be a hit at any party.

cranberry cream cheese dip and crackers in a plate.

As I mentioned earlier, cranberry cream cheese dip is easy to make and even easier if you have a leftover homemade cranberry sauce. Never mind, if you don’t have one, I will walk you through how to make a quick one for this easy delicious dip everyone would love.

If you own an instant pot then check my instant pot cranberry recipe, it only takes 2 minutes to cook on manual or high pressure. This dip cream cheese dip can be made vegan, simply swap the cream cheese for vegan cream cheese and swap the sugar in the sauce for maple syrup

cranberry cream cheese garnished with orange zest and served with crackers.

Cranberry Cream Cheese Ingredients

To make the best homemade cranberry cream cheese, you would need the following ingredients and many other options to make it customizable to taste. Please refrain from using store-bought sauce for this recipe, trust me, it won’t taste the same.

Cream Cheese

Homemade cranberry sauce

Orange zest to garnish

Cranberry cream cheese Dip variations

Make jalapeño cranberry cream cheese dip by adding chopped jalapeno

Add any fresh herbs and spices of choice. My go-to would be chopped chives or chopped scallions (spring onions)

ingredients.

How to make cranberry sauce

Let me walk you through how to make this simple homemade dip

Make the cranberry sauce: If you own an instant pot, check my 2 minutes instant pot cranberry sauce recipe.

How to make cranberry sauce on the stove Top

Add cranberries, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and orange juice to a pan and bring to boil over high heat for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat and simmer for another 5 minutes. Stir the sauce frequently until the cranberries pop. Take it off the heat. the sauce would thicken as it cools down. Alternatively, if you prefer classic cranberry sauce, skip orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract, and cinnamon and use just water, salt, and sugar for the sauce.

Make the dip: Place the cream cheese to a bowl, add all the desired extras and mix to combine then transfer to the plate or bowl you would be serving it with

ingredients.

Pour the cooled cranberry sauce over the cream cheese and serve with crackers of choice or see the list of other dippers suggested above.

cranberry sauce served over cream cheese.

How to serve cranberry cream cheese dip

You can serve cranberry cream cheese dip with any crackers of choice. Go wild or go home with other choices from breadsticks, carrot baton, cheese twist, thins crackers, and many more.

How to store this dip

Make this dip ahead and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

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Dairy-free banana bread

Vanilla sponge cake

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cranberry cream cheese sauce and thin cracker.
Cranberry cream cheese dip and cream crackers.

Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip

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Looking for an easy appetizer to serve a crowd or family this holiday season? This cranberry cream cheese dip is one super easy appetizer recipe you can whip up in 5 minutes. Cranberry cream cheese can be customised to taste it is delicious, creamy and was gone within minutes of making it. This homemade dip would be a hit at any party. Serve with any crackers of choice.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 packs of cream Cheese about 400g (about 14 oz)
  • 1 to 2 cups homemade cranberry sauce
  • Orange zest to garnish
  • 1 jalapeno chopped optional
  • 2 tablespoons scallions (spring onions) optional

Cranberry sauce ingredients

  • 300 g cranberries (about 10 oz)
  • 1/2 cup caster sugar or adjust to taste
  • 1 cup orange juice swap with water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
  • 1/2 tablespoon orange zest optional
  • pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Place the cream cheese to a bowl, add all the desired extras and mix to combine then transfer to the plate or bowl you would be serving it with
  • Pour the cooled cranberry sauce over the cream cheese and serve with crackers of choice or see list of other dippers suggested in the body of the blogpost.

How to make cranberry sauce on the stove top

  • Add cranberries, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, cinnamon and orange juice to a pan and bring to boil over high heat for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat and simmer for another 5 minutes. Stir the sauce frequently until the cranberries pops. Take it off the heat. the sauce would thicken as it cools down.
  • Alternatively, if you prefer classic cranberry sauce, skip orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract and cinnamon and use just water and sugar for the sauce.

Notes

Make this dip vegan by swapping the cream cheese for vegan cream cheese and swap the sugar in the sauce for maple syrup.

Nutritional data: Please note that the nutrition label provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator. It will vary based on the specific ingredients and brands you use. Under no circumstances will thedinnerbite.com be responsible for any loss or damage resulting for your reliance on nutritional information.

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