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Ingredients:
1 8-ounce package cream
cheese, softened
1 4-ounce package crumbled
blue cheese, room temp.
1 cup (4 ounces) finely shredded
cheddar cheese, room temp.
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 med. sweet onion, sliced,
quartered
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup Ocean Spray
®
Fresh
or Frozen Cranberries
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup coarsely chopped
walnuts
Directions:
Combine cream cheese and blue cheese in a medium mixing bowl; beat with electric mixer until
smooth and creamy. Add Cheddar cheese; beat until well blended. Spread in shallow serving bowl.
Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet
over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir 2 to 4 minutes or until tender. Reduce heat to
medium-low; stir in 1 teaspoon sugar. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until onion is soft and golden,
stirring occasionally. Remove onion from skillet; set aside. In same skillet, combine cranberries,
remaining sugar and water. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until cranberries pop and
mixture thickens, stirring occasionally. Stir in vinegar and onions. Cool slightly. To serve, bring
cheese spread to room temperature. Spoon cranberry mixture over cheese spread; sprinkle with
walnuts. Serve with assorted crackers. Makes 24 servings.
Cranberry Carmelized
Onion Cheese Spread
Holiday Recipe Ideas
from Ocean Spray
Ingredients:
Wreath:
1 12" evergreen wreath
1 thin needle
5 yards of strong cord or
waxed dental floss, cut
into 5 36" lengths
1 12-oz. bag Ocean Spray
®
Fresh Cranberries
Cranberry Ball:
1 5" styrofoam ball (or choice
of sizes)
Dark red craft paint (suitable
for painting styrofoam)
1 12-oz. bag Ocean Spray
®
Fresh Cranberries
1 box metal pins with small flat
heads, approx. 1" long
(approx. 300 quantity)
1 12-18" length of 3/4" wide
red ribbon
1 48" length of 3/4" wide
red ribbon
Directions:
Start with one 36" length of thread and a thin needle. Knot one end of the thread and add Ocean
Spray
®
Fresh Cranberries one at a time by piercing through the center with the needle. Continue
to end of the thread; secure end with a large knot. Repeat with the 4 remaining lengths of thread.
Wrap each strand around the wreath 3-4 times. Paint styrofoam ball with red paint and dry. Insert
pins through each cranberry and press into foam, placing berries as closely together as possible.
Continue until all areas of the foam are covered with cranberries. Lay the 12-18" ribbon length
over the top of the wreath with the ends hanging down into the middle. Pin each end of the
ribbon to the ball so it hangs in the middle of the wreath. To complete, attach the 48" ribbon
at the top of the ball and tie a bow.
Cranberry
Holiday Wreath
y
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