Orange Cranberry Salsa Cream Cheese Spread Recipe

Cranberry Salsa Cream Cheese Spread Recipe – This quick and easy appetizer recipe made with a delicious fresh cranberry salsa over cream cheese and then is served with crackers, fruit, or chips. Makes a great make-ahead recipe for the holidays!

There are some dishes that are just so good that you wait impatiently for the fresh cranberries to arrive at the grocery store. So much so that you plan ahead by stockpiling bags of fresh cranberries in your freezer so you are much more prepared next year before cranberries arrive in the south. 

Cranberry Salsa Cream Cheese Spread Recipe

How to Make Cranberry Salsa Cream Cheese Spread Recipe

This Cranberry Salsa Cream Cheese Spread recipe is most definitely the recipe to spark such a devotion to cranberries! It uses a version of my fresh orange cranberry salsa that I then spoon over top softened cream cheese and serve with fruit, crackers and chips! Let me tell you, it makes one of those dishes that everyone raves over!

To make it, I simple add my fresh cranberries and sugar to my food processor or high speed blender and then pulse about 30 pulses until the cranberries are coarsely chopped. I then stir in jalapeno, onion, cilantro, my orange zest and orange juice.

Make Ahead Cranberry Salsa with Cream Cheese Recipe

Now, this is where this cranberry salsa with cream cheese appetizer recipe becomes even more magical. I pour the salsa into a bowl, cover it with a tight fitting lid or wrap with plastic wrap and then refrigerate it overnight (or at least 30 minutes to let the flavors develop). Meaning, I totally prep this appetizer recipe in advance for one of the best make-ahead appetizer recipes for the holidays! The cranberry salsa keeps well in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to a week, so you can even make the salsa portion well in advance to keep your holiday entertaining as stress-free as possible.

When ready to serve, just place your cream cheese onto a serving platter about 15 to 30 minutes before serving time. Then, right as you begin to serve, spoon your cranberry salsa onto your cream cheese and you are ready!

Here’s the Cranberry Salsa Cream Cheese Spread Recipe. I hope you love it as much as we do!

Yield: 12 people

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword cranberry salsa cream cheese spread recipe, cranberry salsa with cream cheese recipe, easy cranberry salsa cream cheese appetizer

Cranberry Salsa Cream Cheese Spread Recipe

Total Time 5 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 (12-ounce) package fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 jalapeno pepper deseeded and chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese softened
• crackers or fruit slices for serving

Directions

1. Add cranberries and sugar to food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped, about 30 pulses. Stir in jalapeno, onion, cilantro, orange zest and orange juice. Cover and store in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to overnight.
2. To serve, arrange cream cheese on a serving tray, strain away juices from the cranberry salsa and spoon on top of the cream cheese. Serve with assorted crackers or fruit slices.

Nutrition Facts

Cranberry Salsa Cream Cheese Spread Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 53 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g 9%

Potassium 24mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 13g 4%

Sugars 8g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 0.3%

Vitamin C 2.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All images and text © Robyn Stone for Add a Pinch

Enjoy!
Robyn xo