Description
A delightful holiday appetizer featuring a creamy base of cream cheese topped with sweet and spicy cranberry hot pepper jelly, all nestled in crispy phyllo cups.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 phyllo cups
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup cranberry hot pepper jelly
- Fresh chives or parsley (for garnish, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Arrange phyllo cups on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes until golden and crispy.
- While baking, soften the cream cheese in a bowl.
- Spread a generous scoop of cream cheese into each cooled phyllo cup.
- Top each filled cup with a dollop of cranberry hot pepper jelly.
- Garnish with fresh herbs if desired.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
For a tangier twist, substitute cream cheese with goat cheese or ricotta. These cups can also be frozen before baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: cranberry, holiday appetizer, cheese, spicy, phyllo cups