Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Dip is a classic, retro appetizer dip made easy with just 5 main ingredients and served with Ritz crackers.
Have you ever made the basic pepper jelly dip? You know… the one where you just plop a block of cream cheese on a platter, dump some hot pepper jelly on top and serve it with Ritz crackers? That’s certainly an easy way to do it, and that retro recipe has been around for decades. This is a pumped up, more delicious version of that recipe. This dip and our caramelized onion dip are top favorites around here!
This recipe comes from the new cookbook by Erin Clarke: Well Plated Every Day: Recipes for Easier, Healthier, More Exciting Daily Meals. Erin is a friend of mine, and she is great at developing delicious recipes! You can also visit her on her food blog: Well Plated.
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Ingredients Needed:
- cream cheese
- Greek yogurt
- green onions
- hot pepper jelly
- kosher salt
- garlic powder
- crackers, for serving
How to make Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Dip:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
- In a medium bowl, place the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, half of the green onions, 3 tablespoons of the jelly, salt and garlic powder. Stir to combine with a spoon or fork. Transfer to a shallow serving dish, and spread into an even layer.
- Spoon the remaining jelly on top, and smooth it into an even layer. Sprinkle with the remaining green onions. Enjoy immediately with crackers, or refrigerate until ready to serve (let it stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving).
Tips and Substitutions:
- You can use ricotta cheese or sour cream in place of the Greek yogurt, if you’d like.
- Use full fat or low fat versions of cream cheese and Greek yogurt. Both will be delicious.
- Any crackers are great for serving with pepper jelly cream cheese dip, but we like Ritz crackers the best! Use your leftover Ritz crackers to make our delicious Ritz Cracker Chicken for dinner.
How to make this dip even better:
Top the finished dip with two slices of cooked and crumbled crispy bacon! Bacon makes everything taste better, right?
What I Love About This Recipe:
- This is an old-school dip that I’ve been making forever, but I love this new and updated version even better!
- I do love to add the bacon on top for an extra delicious touch.
- It’s such an easy recipe that it can be whipped up at the last minute very easily.
Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¾ cup low fat plain Greek Yogurt
- 3 whole thinly sliced green onions, divided
- One 10-ounce jar hot pepper jelly, divided
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- buttery round crackers (such as Ritz), for serving
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, place the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, half of the green onions, 3 tablespoons of the jelly, salt and garlic powder. Stir to combine with a spoon or fork. Transfer to a shallow serving dish, and spread into an even layer.
- Spoon the remaining jelly on top, and smooth it into an even layer. Sprinkle with the remaining green onions. Enjoy immediately with crackers, or refrigerate until ready to serve (let it stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving).
Notes
- You can use ricotta cheese or sour cream in place of the Greek yogurt, if you’d like.
- Use full fat or low-fat cream cheese.