Cream Cheese with Pepper Jelly
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Cream Cheese with Pepper Jelly
Description
This easy preparation places an 8-ounce block of cream cheese in a serving dish topped with an equal amount of red pepper jelly. The jelly can be store-bought or homemade with ingredients like red peppers, habañeros, sugar, vinegar, and pectin. Served with crackers, the spread combines creamy and mildly spicy-sweet flavors.
The appetizer is typically served fresh on the day it is made to maintain the cream cheese's texture and freshness of the pepper jelly. It is straightforward to assemble and requires no cooking, appealing for casual gatherings.
Serving amounts are approximately eight servings of about one-quarter cup each, making it easy to scale for different group sizes.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces red pepper jelly (see note 1)
- crackers for serving
Instructions
- In a serving dish, set the block of cream cheese. Top with pepper jelly and serve with crackers.
Notes
- You can make your own pepper jelly using red peppers, habañeros, sugar, vinegar, and pectin or use store-bought jelly for convenience.
- This recipe yields about 8 servings, assuming each serving is roughly a quarter cup of cream cheese topped with pepper jelly.
- For best texture and flavor, serve the cream cheese with pepper jelly the day it is assembled.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings (1/4 cup each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2oz | |
| Calories | 176kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 100mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 61mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 381IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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