Appetizers

Chipotle-Apricot Cream Cheese Spread

Chipotle-Apricot Cream Cheese Spread recipe

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kraft

We went to a tailgate party and I brought this spread with crackers. Half an hour later, the hostess jokingly asked me where the other dish of spread was--they had finishe...read more

posted by

Jeanne0615

on 3/23/2011

time

prep:

10 min

total:

15 min

servings

total:

12 servings, 2 Tbsp. spread and 5 crackers each

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What You Need

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1/2

cup apricot preserves

chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, finely chopped

Tbsp. water

green onion, finely chopped

RITZ Crackers or RITZ Snowflake Crackers

Make It

SPREAD cream cheese onto bottom of pie plate.

COOK preserves, peppers and water in saucepan on medium-low heat 5 min. or until preserves are melted, stirring occasionally. Stir in onions; spread over cream cheese.

SERVE with crackers.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare as directed with PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

How to Soften Cream Cheese

Place completely unwrapped package of cream cheese in microwaveable pie plate. Microwave on HIGH 15 sec. or just until cream cheese is softened. Spread onto bottom of pie plate, then continue as directed.

Variation

Preserve mixture can be cooked in the microwave instead of on top of the stove. Microwave preserves, peppers and water in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until heated through, stirring every 30 sec. Stir in onions, then continue as directed.