Red, White and Blue Appetizer – Raspberry Chipotle Cream Cheese Dip

Today is day 2 of my four-part Festive & Frugal 4th of July series where I’m sharing simple and inexpensive ideas to add a little fun and red, white and blue flair to your 4th of July party! Yesterday, I showed you an easy way to add some blue and red to your cocktail with my Raspberry & Blueberry Ice Cubes + 2 simple recipes that they will go perfectly in! Today, I have a yummy 30 second Red, White and Blue Cream Cheese Dip recipe for you. I know…more raspberry!!

This is such a quick and easy recipe! It probably takes 30 seconds to make and the only part that takes 30 seconds is the unpacking of the ingredients!

The dips and appetizers I tend to make the most are the ones where I can pull a few ingredients from the refrigerator or pantry just before my guests are about to arrive. No loading the littles into the car seats and then in the grocery store only to haul them out of the store and back into the car and realize I forgot something on my list.

My favorite recipes have quickly become ones where I almost always have the ingredients on-hand at all times!

RED, WHITE & BLUE APPETIZER – RASPBERRY CHIPOTLE CREAM CHEESE DIP INGREDIENTS

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• 1 package of cream cheese [I typically use the reduced fat store brand]
• 1 bottle Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce
• handful of blueberries
• Crackers, Pita chips or Pretzels to serve with

RED, WHITE & BLUE APPETIZER – RASPBERRY CHIPOTLE CREAM CHEESE DIP DIRECTIONS

1 | Simply lay the block of cream cheese on your serving dish or platter.

2 | Pour about 1/3 of the raspberry chipotle sauce bottle onto the block and let it run over on all 4 sides.

3 | Top with a blueberries.

4 | Let chill for 30 minutes before serving with crackers or [my favorite] pretzel crisps.

Now… I can’t tell you exaaaactly how many people this dip will serve because I usually end up eating at least half of it myself.

The Raspberry Chipotle Sauce gives it this smoky, sweet flavor with a hint of heat and the blueberries add a touch of tartness. All of it is balanced out with the undeniably yummy taste of cream cheese. Something that is hard for me to keep out of my recipes!

I first thought of this idea when I was hosting an in-store DIY event at World Market. They had wine and appetizer tastings going on in-store right next to where I was set-up. They poured this Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce over little sausages and put them on toothpicks.

I loved the flavor and knew I could use it in so many different ways. And when I pictured the red sauce over the white cream cheese, I instantly thought how perfect a few added blueberries would be.

The perfect red, white and blue appetizer! I love a good a 4th of July party idea! You know…because I’m all about color-coordinating 😉

This Red, White and Blue appetizer – Raspberry Chipotle Cream Cheese Dip takes a half a minute to whip up and it might disappear just as fast, too. At least if I’m in the room it will!

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Are you hunting down any red, white and blue appetizers right now? What are you thinking about making?!

Tomorrow, I’ll be back with my 3rd Festive & Frugal 4th of July Idea and then on Thursday, I’ll be wrapping up the series with our My Dollar Store DIY series. I bet you can’t guess what our theme is this month!

If you missed any posts in the 4th of July series, check them out below:

See you back here tomorrow!