Sauces and Dressings

Hot Honey and Pimento Cream Cheese

Yield: about 1 cup

Hot Honey and Pimento Cream Cheese

Yield: about 1 cup

A sweet and spicy flavor to up your cream-cheese game. If a spicier flavor is desired, add the crushed red pepper.

Nutritional information per serving (2 tablespoons):Calories 109 (78% from fat)
carb. 4g
pro. 2g
fat 10g
sat. fat 5g
chol. 31mg
sod. 92mg
calc. 28mg
fiber 0g

Ingredients

  • 8ounces (1 standard package)
  • cream cheese, cut into 4 pieces,
  • room temperature
  • ¼cup pimentos, drained
  • 4teaspoons hot honey, plus more
  • to taste
  • 1teaspoon crushed red pepper,
  • optional, for extra heat

Preparation

  1. 1. Insert the chopping blade into the work bowl of the food processor. Add the cream cheese and process on Low to soften.
  2. 2. Add the pimentos, hot honey, and crushed red pepper if using. Pulse to combine. Taste and add more hot honey, if desired.