5 minutes to make this quick and easy cold jalapeno cream cheese dip!
It's our favorite party dip because it's simple to prepare and everybody loves it.
🍅 Ingredients
You will need a handful of ingredients to make this amazing creamy cold dip from scratch.
- cream Cheese - Philadelphia style, thick and creamy
- jalapenos - about 1-2 fresh jalapenos, with or without seeds
- salt and black pepper
- onion powder
- lime juice
- cilantro - fresh
Extra seasoning options
You can also mix in a pinch of cumin powder and/or, sazon seasoning, Mexican seasoning, Tex-Mex seasoning, cayenne pepper powder for extra spicy hot flavors or mild smokey paprika powder to the dip.
🔪 How to make it?
Here is an overview on how to make this party dip at home.
The complete recipe with US and metric measurements is located at the bottom of this post.
Step 1
Slice jalapeno and chop cilantro.
Step 2
Place cream cheese with seasoning into a mixing bowl.
Add cilantro, jalapeno and lime juice.
Step 3
Mix in well.
Cover bowl with a cling wrap and cool in the fridge until serving time.
🍴 Serving
I recommend serving your cream cheese dip in a serving bowl, cooled. It's perfect for Cinco de Mayo, your next BBQ, tailgating or garden party!
I think granite slates cook great, so I place the cream cheese in the center and arrange some dipper around the dip.
We love nachos and ritz crackers as dippers. Italian grissini also make great dippers!
Another great use for this dip is to turn it into a spread. It goes really well with bagels and lox.
🍱 Storing
Keep leftovers in an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
📖 Recipe
5 min Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip Recipe
Ingredients
- 7 ounce Cream Cheese
- 1-2 piece Jalapeno fresh
- 1 Tablespoon Cilantro aka Coriander, fresh, chopped
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Onion Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
- Lime Juice a few drops to taste
Instructions
- Prep jalapeno by cutting off the stem part, cutting in half and taking out the seeds. Cut the half further in two and slice. Keep aside.1-2 piece Jalapeno
- Chop fresh cilantro.1 Tablespoon Cilantro
- Add cream cheese to a mixing bowl.7 ounce Cream Cheese
- Add seasoning to cream cheese, salt, black pepper and onion powder.¼ Teaspoon Salt, ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper, ¼ Teaspoon Onion Powder
- Throw in fresh cilantro, jalapeno and add lime juice.1-2 piece Jalapeno, 1 Tablespoon Cilantro, Lime Juice
- Mix it all well. The cream cheese dip should be well combined.
- Cover bowl with a cling wrap and place cream cheese dip into the fridge.
- Serve jalapeno cream cheese dip cold with crackers or nachos.
