6 festive cranberry cream cheese spread Recipes

light cream cheese, softened, cheddar cheese, finely shredded (1/2-1 cup, to taste), diced dried apricot, dried sweetened cranberries, chopped, scallions, very thinly sliced with some of the green, sliced almonds (only if you are going to roll it as a cheese ball or log), cracker (or bagels for leftovers)

water, sugar, fresh or frozen cranberries, apricot preserves, lemon juice, almonds, toasted, cream cheese, assorted crackers

whole berry cranberry sauce, chopped green chilies, sliced green onions, lime juice, garlic salt, cayenne pepper, chili powder, cream cheese, crackers

water, sugar, fresh cranberries or 1 (12 oz) package frozen cranberries, apricot preserves, lemon juice, almonds, toasted, cream cheese, assorted cracker