Fire-and-ice Cream Cheese Spread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 1/4 cup light sour cream
• 1/4 cup apricot jam
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell peppers

Recipe

• 1 in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream with an electric mixer until well blended.
• 2 spoon mixture into a small bowl lined with plastic wrap or a 6-ounce ramekin.
• 3 press mixture slightly to get rid of any air pockets; smooth evenly with rubber scraper.
• 4 refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to firm slightly.
• 5 meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat fruit spread and red pepper flakes over medium heat until spread just begins to melt, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 remove from heat and stir in bell pepper.
• 7 let cool to room temperature.
• 8 to serve, if using bowl, invert mixture onto a serving plate, remove plastic wrap, and spoon apricot mixture on top.
• 9 if using ramekin, top cream cheese mixture with apricot mixture.