Name: Smoked Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 120 min
Ingredients: 1 8 oz block cream cheese; 4 oz pepper jelly; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves; Crackers for serving (I used Ritz)

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My friend’s husband, and fellow Traeger pellet grill/ smoker lover, told me about this Smoked Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese recipe that he made.

I was instantly intrigued and just had to try it for myself.

Thanks, Joe, for this incredible idea!

We brought it to a Halloween party and it was loved by everyone who tried it 🙂

It was amazing when it was warm and melty, but also really delicious after it came to room temperature.

Many more variations of smoked cream cheeses are to come!

How to Make Smoked Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese

Really this could not be more simple.

Put a block of cream cheese on a plate lined with foil.

The foil is so the plate won’t get black from the smokiness.

Cut about half inch down diagonally in both directions.

More smoke flavor, plus it looks really cool in my opinion.

Place onto a smoker (or in my case my Traeger grill/ smoker) set to 180 to 190 degrees for 2 hours.

After the 2 hours it looks slightly brown around the edges from the smoke.

It also looks like it could fall apart from being so melted.

Next, carefully transfer to a plate, or you could serve on the foil lined plate.

Either way you’ll need a jar of red pepper jelly.

Spoon about 4 ounces of pepper jelly over top and sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves.

Serve Smoked Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese with a knife and crackers 🙂

We served this with Ritz crackers and used the knife to spread the perfect amount of cream cheese and jelly on them.

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If you like Smoked Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese, you might also like these smoker recipes…

Smoked Bacon Wrapped Brie

Traeger Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Jalapenos

Red Pepper Jelly Pig Shots

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