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Pecan Cranberry Beef Dip

Easy to make and take to your next get-together. You'll get rave reviews and recipe requests!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Servings: 8
Author: A. JoAnn

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese room temp
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • ½ c sour cream
  • 3 tbsp finely minced onion
  • ½ tsp ground pepper
  • 2.25 oz dried beef, chopped (1 small jar)
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • ½ c pecans, chopped
  • ¼ c cranberries, dried

Instructions

  • Bring cream cheese to room temperature.
    With an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, milk, onion, and pepper.
    Stir in chopped beef.  Spread mixture into an oven-proof baking dish.
  • Melt butter over low heat in a small fry pan.  Add pecans and saute until lightly toasted.  Pour over beef dip.
    saute pecans in fry pan until light golden brown
  • Sprinkle dried cranberries over the mixture.
  • At this point, you can cover and refrigerate, or bake to serve immediately.
  • Bake at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes, until warm and bubbly.
    Serve with crackers.