Move over, traditional cranberry sauce, because our Farmer Cheese Cranberry Dip is here to steal the spotlight! This vibrant dip is packed with protein, live probiotics, and a satisfying, creamy texture thanks to Lifeway Farmer Cheese.
How to Make This Farmer Cheese Cranberry Dip:
This cranberry dip recipe takes on all the traditional flavors of cranberry sauce recipes but with more nutrients, a better texture, and with less added sugar. It’s also easy to prepare!
To make this recipe, we whipped creamy Lifeway Farmer Cheese with fresh orange zest, maple syrup, and vanilla until silky-smooth, then ribboned it with a spiced homemade cranberry sauce simmered in citrus and cinnamon. Garnished with bright cranberries and toasted pistachios, it’s a high-protein, probiotic-rich holiday recipe anyone will love. Serve it with crostini and apple slices, or any other pairings you like best. With Lifeway Farmer Cheese, the possibilities are deliciously endless.
Find Lifeway Farmer Cheese in a store near you here, and discover more ways to use Lifeway in the kitchen here.
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 better 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, support the digestive system, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1. Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health, including vitamins D3, K, and B12 along with calcium and potassium. Along with our kefir, we also offer our creamy Lifeway Farmer Cheese, a high protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt or sugar.
Prep Time: 30 mins Servings: 4Ingredients
Cranberry Sauce:
- 3 oz. cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 2 tbsp. water
- 2 tbsp. fresh orange juice, about half an orange
- 2 tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- pinch of kosher salt
Whipped Farmer Cheese:
- 1 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1 tbsp. fresh orange juice
- 1 tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. fresh orange zest
- pinch of kosher salt
Toppings:
- sliced cranberries
- chopped pistachios
Accompaniments:
- sliced apples
- crostini
Directions
- Add the cranberries, water, orange juice, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt to a saucepan. Stir everything together and bring to a simmer over medium high-heat. Let cook until thickened, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a heatproof bowl to cool completely.
- Place the Farmer Cheese, orange juice, maple syrup, vanilla extract, orange zest, and salt into a food process and blend until very smooth and creamy.
- Transfer the Farmer Cheese to a shallow serving bowl, then place dollops of the cooled cranberry sauce over the top. Use a small spoon or knife to swirl the cranberry sauce into the Farmer Cheese.
- Garnish the dip with a few sliced cranberries and some chopped pistachios. Serve alongside sliced apples and crostini.
