• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
4 Sons 'R' Us

4 Sons 'R' Us

Fast fix, budget-friendly, family-style recipes made from scratch at home

  • Home
  • About
    • Work With Me
    • Privacy Policy
    • Nutritional Disclaimer
    • Email Subscribe
  • Recipe Index
    • ALL Recipes
  • Course
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • Lunch
    • Main Dish
  • Holidays
    • 4th of July
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • St, Patrick’s Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
  • Ingredients
    • Beef
    • Chicken & Poultry
    • Pork
    • Seafood
    • Vegetables
  • Popular
    • Air Fryer
    • Bread
    • Cakes & Pies
    • Casseroles
    • Cookies & Bars
    • Comfort Food
    • Copycat
    • Crock Pot
    • Grilling
    • Instant Pot
    • Kid Friendly
    • Salads & Dressings
    • Snacks & Dips
    • Soups, Stews & Chili
  • Family
    • Arts & Crafts
    • Child’s Play
    • D.I.Y.
    • Parties
    • Opinion
  • TQK  
4 Sons 'R' Us
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • About
    • Work With Me
    • Privacy Policy
    • Nutritional Disclaimer
    • Email Subscribe
  • Recipe Index
    • ALL Recipes
  • Course
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • Lunch
    • Main Dish
  • Holidays
    • 4th of July
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • St, Patrick’s Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
  • Ingredients
    • Beef
    • Chicken & Poultry
    • Pork
    • Seafood
    • Vegetables
  • Popular
    • Air Fryer
    • Bread
    • Cakes & Pies
    • Casseroles
    • Cookies & Bars
    • Comfort Food
    • Copycat
    • Crock Pot
    • Grilling
    • Instant Pot
    • Kid Friendly
    • Salads & Dressings
    • Snacks & Dips
    • Soups, Stews & Chili
  • Family
    • Arts & Crafts
    • Child’s Play
    • D.I.Y.
    • Parties
    • Opinion
  • TQK  
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
Recipe Index » Recipes » Creamy Cranberry Dip with Candied Pecans

Creamy Cranberry Dip with Candied Pecans

Published by Meaghan on November 16, 2016 | last updated on March 26, 2022.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Jump to Recipe

The holiday season is once again upon us. Embrace it and share a meaningful moment, a smile, or a hearty chuckle with family and friends at the dessert table this year. Tart cranberries are creamed with cream cheese, swirled with honey and a hint of cinnamon for a fun and festive new way to enjoy the classic berry. Finished off with fresh, candied pecans this Creamy Cranberry Dip with Candied Pecans is sure to bring a smile to anyone it meets.

Creamy Cranberry Dip With Candied Pecans

Thanksgiving is only a week away. Half of my friends are already sharing pictures of their Christmas Trees. I’m just waiting to see who has the gumption to put up their lawn decorations first.

While I love Christmas as much as anyone can possibly love this most magical of holidays, but I also love our family traditions.

And yes, in our home– even pulling the decorations down from the attic is tradition.

Creamy Cranberry DIp With Candied Pecans

After everyone has emerged form their tryptophan carbohydrate-induced stupors, and all the dishes have been washed, dried, and put way– Daddy climbs up into the attic and pulls down all of Mommy’s Christmas Bins.

I won’t even tell you how many I have– I’ll just point out that my Mama said “If you aren’t going to do something all the way or give it your all, it isn’t a thing worth doing.” Then we wait ’til morning.

While the Hubs and I do enjoy venturing out to the store on Black Friday, with one or more of the kids in tow, to see if we can grab a gift someone won’t be expecting under the tree– that’s not what our day after Thanksgiving is all about.

creamy-cranberry-dip-with-candied-pecans-5

The day after Thanksgiving is the day we all pile into the family vehicle and head out to the country to the *local* tree farm.

After an hour or so of walking around, scrutinizing row after row, and one or two intense debates we settle on and saw down our Fir for the year.

The evening is filled with tree trimming, frosty glasses of Egg Nog, rehashing old stories over various ornaments with Christmas carols playing softly in the background. That is what the beginning of the season is, and will forever be for me.

Everybody else– do your thing, make your own traditions, make your own memories. It can’t ever be too early in the year for spreading goodwill and cheer.

Creamy Cranberry DIp With Candied Pecans

All that aside, this year I’m looking forward to introducing my clan to a new tradition in the menu dept. This Creamy Cranberry Dip with Candied Pecans to be exact.

Some good finger food on the coffee table to go with our egg nog while we take our time and just enjoy each other’s company. Cranberries are synonymous with the season, and in this creamy dessert dip they’re churned with cream cheese, a swirl of honey, and finally just a hint of cinnamon.

This yummy recipe alone will be responsible for inducing Christmas cheer and goodwill to your fellows– wherever it goes with you.

If you’ve tried this CRANBERRY DIP WITH CANDIED PECANS, or any other recipe on my site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out, we love hearing from our readers! You can also follow along with me on PINTEREST, FACEBOOK, and INSTAGRAM to see more amazing recipes and whatever else we’ve got going on!

Creamy Cranberry Dip with Candied Pecans

A fun and festive dessert dip that's perfect for sharing with family and/or friends during the Holiday season.
4 from 1 vote
Print Pin Rate
Course: Appetizer, Dip, Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 16
Calories: 163kcal
Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us
Prevent your screen from going dark

Ingredients

  • For The Cranberry Dip
  • 12 oz cream cheese softened
  • 3/4 cup canned jellied cranberry sauce
  • 3-4 tbsp honey
  • 1-2 tbsp of lemon juice to taste
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 2-3 drops of red food coloring optional
  • For The Candied Pecans
  • 1 cup whole (or halvepecans
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp honey
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • To Make Cranberry Dip
  • Either to the bowl of a stand mixer, or to the bowl of a food processor, add the cranberry sauce, honey, lemon juice, cinnamon, and salt. Blend, or whip, until the mixture is smooth and all ingredients completely incorporated.
  • If using the food coloring, add your drops now and blend once more until the color is consistent throughout.
  • Taste and adjust honey and/or cinnamon, as desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 317IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg
Did you make this recipe?Share it on Instagram @4sonsrus or tag #4sonsrus!

 

 

 

creamy-cranberry-dip-with-candied-pecans-pin

If you enjoyed this...

  • Sparkling Cranberries
    Sparkling Cranberries
  • Cranberry Christmas Cake
    Cranberry Christmas Cake
  • Cranberry Crisp Dessert
    Cranberry Crisp Dessert
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
« Previous Post
6 Ingredient Tuscan Chicken
Next Post »
Asiago Bisque
4sonsrus about us graphic

Hi! I’m Meaghan

Welcome to my kitchen. Pull up a chair and get ready to dig into family friendly, easy recipes and meal ideas. I’m a self proclaimed, proud pickle snob and cheese lover. Aside from that, I’m also the mom to 4 busy boys, elementary school through college aged. My boys keep my husband and I busy, and boy, do they like to eat. A lot. Read more...

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Reader Interactions

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Helpful comments include feedback on the post or changes you made.

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Comments

  1. Antonia says

    November 19, 2016 at 11:35 am

    Such a cool recipe! I can just imagine how delicious this is, and I bet sometimes it is tempting to eat it with a spoon 😉 Have a wonderful tree finding adventure next week! Thank you for bringing this yummy and creamy creation to Fiesta Friday!

    Reply
  2. frugal hausfrau says

    November 27, 2016 at 1:06 am

    This looks delish and what a great way to use up any leftover cranberry sauce! I bet it would be good with the chunky sauce, too. Hope you had a wonderful holiday!

    Mollie

    Reply

Primary Sidebar

Welcome to 4 Sons ‘R’ Us

Hi! I’m Meaghan. Welcome to my kitchen. Pull up a chair and get ready to dig into family friendly, easy recipes and meal ideas.

I’m a self proclaimed, proud pickle snob and cheese lover. Aside from that, I’m also the mom to 4 busy boys, elementary school through college aged. My boys keep my husband and I busy, and boy, do they like to eat. A lot.

Read More

Trending Recipes

a wooden spoon in a silver pan of buttered cafeteria noodles
grinder salad on meat and cheese stuffed toasted hoagie rolls
homemade boursin cheese served in a blue ramekin with crackers and pretzels on the side

Footer

SEEN ON

as seen on promo graphic

SEEN ON

as seen on promo graphic

Copyright 2022 • 4 Sons R Us • Privacy Policy

4 Sons 'R' UsLogo Header Menu
  • Homepage
  • About
  • Recipe Index
    • ALL Recipes
  • Course
  • Holidays
  • Ingredients
  • Popular
  • Family
  • TQK