Looking to jazz up your appetizer spread this holiday season? Our sweet, tart, and spicy Cranberry Jalapeño Dip is just the one to add some pizzaz to your holiday celebrations. Featured a divinely creamy base of Lifeway Farmer Cheese, this dip takes this up a couple notches with spicy jalapeño, tangy lime, and tart cranberries. With underlying sweet notes of raw honey, it has just enough of a sweet, spicy, tangy vibe to keep things interesting without being over the top. Plus, since it’s made with Lifeway Farmer Cheese, you can be sure it’s packed with high-quality protein and live probiotics to support digestion and immunity.
This easy dip recipe pairs wonderfully with whole grain crackers, pita chips, or you could opt for veggies as a fresher idea. It’s best to prepare it the day of (or the day before) you want to serve it to preserve the taste and texture.
Since our farmer cheese is made with natural ingredients and no preservatives, it’s a sure-fire way to feel good about serving any dip you choose to make with it to guests this season. Even better, our farmer cheese is nearly lactose-free and perfect for those with lactose-intolerance due to the fermentation process it undergoes to produce the probiotics. Dip your way into better appetizers when you make yours with Lifeway Farmer Cheese—you won’t regret it!
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese,a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 2-3 mins Servings: 4-6Ingredients
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- sprinkle of sea salt
- to serve: whole grain crackers, pita chips, or fresh veggies
Directions
- Add the cranberries, lime juice, raw honey, and sprinkle of sea salt to a food processor, then pulse until combined but not thoroughly blended (you want it to have some texture to it).
- Spread the farmer cheese out on a serving plate/dish, and smooth it over with the back of a spoon or spatula. Spread the cranberry mixture from step 1 on top, then smooth out again, if desired. You can also add a drizzle of extra honey if you want.
- Serve with whole grain crackers, pita chips, or fresh veggies. Keep chilled until serving, and prepare it the day of or day before to preserve the taste and texture the best. Enjoy!
