Description
Easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer featuring creamy cream cheese topped with sweet and spicy pepper jelly, served on crackers for a perfect bite-sized snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup pepper jelly (red or green)
- 24 crackers (such as Ritz or water crackers)
- Fresh herbs for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Spread about 1 tablespoon of softened cream cheese evenly on each cracker.
- Top each with approximately 1 teaspoon of pepper jelly.
- Garnish with fresh herbs like chopped chives or parsley if desired.
- Arrange on a serving platter and serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
Notes
- Use softened cream cheese for easy spreading.
- Adjust pepper jelly amount to taste for desired sweetness and heat.
- Perfect for parties, quick appetizers, or snacks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 bites
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg