Hot Pepper Cranberry Cream Cheese Board

Cranberry Hot Pepper Dip

*1 package Cream Cheese or 1/3 Fat Cream Cheese, softened

*1 cup Red Hot Jalapeño Jelly, Fisher & Wiesel brand from Walmart

*1/3 cup of canned Jellied Cranberry Sauce

*Sprig Fresh Mint, garnish

*Wheat Thins, Nabisco

*Multigrain Club Crackers, Keebler

*Flip Side Pretzel Crackers, Keebler Town House

*Red Grapes

*Mini Pies, found at Walmart—Pumpkin – Pecan – Apple – Cherry etc…

Dip:

Mix together in a small mixing bowl the jelly and cranberry sauce. 

Pour sauce mixture over cream cheese, garnish with Mint if desired.

Hot Pepper Cranberry Cream Cheese Board

Enjoy!

Lindy

Ghost Cheese Board

Ghost Cheese Board

Ingredients and Special Supplies:

*2 packages 8 ounce Cream Cheese, almost room temperature

*2 cups finely grated Pepper Jack Cheese

*1 to 2 small grated scallions 

*3 teaspoons Ranch Seasoning, adjust to taste

*Salt and White Pepper to taste

*Black Olives, Eyes and Mouth

*Wax Paper

*Saran Wrap

*Serving Board

*White Serving Plate for Cheese Ghost, optional

*Small Round Bowl for small food items, optional

*Small Ghost Serving Plate, optional 

Instructions:

In a stand mixer combine:  Cream cheese, pepper Jack cheese, scallions, ranch seasoning and salt and white pepper to taste.  (Note:  start out with a small amount of white pepper and add gradually.)

Mix on low until totally combined.  

Place cream cheese mixture onto a piece of wax paper and form into ghost shape on wax paper.  (Note: If mixture is too soft to work with wrap and refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes.). Then cut the wax paper around the cream cheese ghost and wrap in Saran wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.

Remove from the fridge and place cheese ghost on serving board and add around ghost:  Crackers, chips, carrots and grapes etc….

Board Food Ideas:

*Veggie Ghost Chips

*Wheat Thins

*Pumpkin and Bat Pretzels

*Carrot Chips

*Black Olives

*Blueberries

*Red Grapes

*String Cheese, mozzarella sticks

*Pretzel Flips or Ritz Crackers

Enjoy!

Lindy