Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Appetizer

Name: Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Appetizer
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 12 Triscuit crackers; 4 tbsp cream cheese (, at room temperature); 2 tbsp pepper jelly; Dried dill to sprinkle on top (, or fresh chopped dill is even better if available)

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Easy to make pepper jelly cream cheese appetizer is so darn good. Everyone loves these crunchy treats.

Have you been listening to the news lately? Not the headline news (ick!), but the last minute news. Lester Holt needs to fill in space before signing off. He says, “young people are cooking less”. “Young people consider microwaving a pizza, cooking.” Now I know that none of Joe’s Healthy Meals readers would fall into this category, but it’s trending. Therefore, to satisfy everyone, here’s a no cook recipe that’s an appetizer, and one that you should keep in mind anytime you need a fast app. Pepper jelly cream cheese appetizer.

I’ve been making these for quite a few years and perhaps not nearly often enough. They are easy, tasty, and you might just have these ingredients on hand anytime you want a satisfying appetizer. I first had this when Mary Jo and I had our friends, Robert and Christine, out for a springtime boat ride. We slowly cruised north of Stillwater on the St. Croix River that was swollen from the winter runoff. I remember it being a fairly nice day when we started, but before long we were putting up the canvas top and securing the side curtains to preserve the heat and get some protection from the wind. Then Robert unpacked these pepper jelly, cream cheese, and cracker appetizers they brought. We also uncorked a bottle of chardonnay and proceeded to eat them all. Lucky for us, Robert brought along extra Triscuits, cream cheese, pepper jelly and dried dill. Easy to make a second batch of the appetizers!

Ingredients for the Pepper Jelly Appetizer

When it comes to the pepper jelly, there are a lot of different kinds out there. Some are basically jalapeno peppers and the jelly is green. Others have habanero peppers and they will probably be red. I used Pam’s Pepper Jam which is a combination of jalapenos and habaneros and this one has raspberries in it too. We think they’re all good, and when combined with the cream cheese and the dill, everything comes together with a perfect flavor and mouthfeel. They’re crunchy, salty, creamy, spicy, and a little tangy.

Super easy. Spring pepper jelly cream cheese appetizers on some of your friends soon. They’ll be amazed at how good they are!

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