Description
Delicious bite-sized cups filled with creamy cheese and topped with sweet and spicy cranberry hot pepper jelly, perfect for gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup cranberry hot pepper jelly
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 1 tablespoon fresh herbs (chives or parsley), chopped
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Roll out puff pastry and cut out circles to fit into greased muffin tin.
- Mix cream cheese, salt, pepper, and fresh herbs until smooth.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture into pastry cups and top with cranberry hot pepper jelly.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden-brown.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
For a lighter option, substitute puff pastry with phyllo dough. For extra spice, mix jalapeños with cream cheese.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: cranberry, cream cheese, appetizer, sweet and spicy, pastry cups