Description
Cream Cheese and Pepper Jelly Bites are the ultimate crowd-pleasing appetizer, combining creamy, rich cream cheese with sweet and spicy pepper jelly. Enclosed in crispy phyllo cups, each bite bursts with flavor and charm, making them perfect for any gathering or casual snacking occasion. Easy to prepare yet visually stunning, these bites will have your guests coming back for more!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup pepper jelly (sweet or spicy)
- 15 mini phyllo cups
- Fresh herbs (optional), chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Arrange mini phyllo cups on a baking sheet.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of cream cheese into each phyllo cup.
- Top each filled cup generously with pepper jelly.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until phyllo cups are golden brown.
- Optionally, sprinkle fresh herbs on top before serving warm.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite (20g)
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg