Holiday Cranberry Jalapeño Dip

Holiday Cranberry Jalapeño Dip 12 oz fresh, uncooked cranberries 1/4 cup green onion 1-2 fresh jalapeño peppers 2 Tbsp. cilantro (optional) 3/4 to 1 Cup sugar (according to taste) 1 Tbsp. lemon juce 1/8 tsp. salt 16 oz. cream cheese (whipped) Use hand food chopper to chop cranberries. (This process is a bit time consuming, but it is best to not use a food processor to chop these as the cranberries liquify too much.) Chop green onion, jalapeño peppers and cilantro. In a medium-sized bowl, add chopped cranberries, green onion, cilantro and jalapeños. Add sugar, lemon juice and salt on top of cranberry mixture and stir gently until blended. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator overnight. Take cranberry mixture out of the refrigerator and stir all ingredients together. Strain out all liquid using a collander with small holes. Whip softened cream cheese with hand mixer until smooth (about 2 minutes) and spread cream cheese over bottom of a pie plate or 9x9 dish. Pour cranberry mixture atop cream cheese and keep in refrigerator until ready to serve. Use a spoon to spread over Ritz crackers and enjoy! ***NOTES*** 1. Pay attention to the part that needs to sit overnight. Don't ruin it by trying to say you forgot and throwing it together at the last second! :D 2. I buy the cream cheese already whipped and that works great! 3. Yes, you'll need to spread it with a spoon or you'll break your ritz. 4. Yes, you can use other crackers or bread or pretzels or whatever you want to eat. 5. YES! You need to use the food chopper or you're going to get cranberry mush. 6. I don't use cilantro.