Snack Dips & Spreads
Cheese balls, almond poppy seed dip, and other spreads offer a snack to serve with a suitable partner. These preparations bring creamy or spoonable textures to a shared plate.
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Pimento Cheese
Ingredients 2 cups freshly grated extra-sharp Cheddar cheese 8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 1” cubes and softened at room temperature 4 ounces pimento peppers, well drained and…
Salted Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Dip
If you need a last minute dessert recipe that is sure to be a hit this Salted Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Dip is it! Caramels marshmallow fluff cream cheese…
Sun-Dried Tomato Olive Tapenade
This simple tapenade gets tons of flavor from sun-dried tomatoes. Feel free to add some lemon juice, parsley or basil – but this is a great base recipe for…
Hot Jezebel Sauce & Cream Cheese Dip
Sweet apricot preserves, pungent horseradish, Dijon mustard, and cracked black pepper come together in this classic Southern-style Jezebel sauce. Spoon it generously over cool cream cheese and serve…
Bruschetta Cheese Ball
Super easy (make ahead!) Bruschetta Cheese Ball takes just minutes to whip up and is always a total show stopping appetizer! Loaded with fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh…
Smoked Cream Cheese
Picture this – a creamy block of cream cheese seasoned with your favorite sweet or savory topping and smoked to perfection right in your back yard. Sounds like…
Whipped Pimento Cheese
Ingredients 3 each red and green peppers, or whatever peppers you have on hand 1 lb. aged cheddar cheese, shredded 3 ounces triple-cream Brie 3 ounces Taleggio cheese,…
Roasted Tomato Whipped Feta Dip
Tangy feta and smooth cream cheese are blended with rich olive oil, bright lemon, earthy garlic and shallot with a kiss of honey sweetness then topped with roasted…
Spicy Bean Dip
You could buy Fritos Bean Dip in the store but when you make it yourself, you don’t get any of those strange ingredients that you can’t pronounce! Plus…
Herbed Lima Bean Hummus
This dip was inspired by a recipe for bissara, a garlicky purée from Egypt made from dried broad beans, in Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean Cookery. Ingredients 2 10-ounce packages…
