I have a new found love for sweet chilli peppers such as pimento (also known as cherry peppers). They are sweet, spicy, and best yet only 2 carbs per pepper! I recently tried pimento cheese on a burger and I figured…it was time to make it into a dip!

This recipe only has 4 ingredients and is incredibly easy to make. In fact, the hardest part was finding the peppers. Now, I couldn’t find any raw pimento peppers, so instead, I picked up a pack (10 pcs) of stuffed cherry antipasto. You probably will find it in your local grocery store near the antipasto, or in the refrigerated section that has other pickled products. These peppers were stuffed with cream cheese.

If you can’t find them, you can try using canned piquante peppers – also known as peppadew.

This recipe is best made the day before serving so you can let it sit overnight. If you take the time to do this you’ll get a stronger sweet chilli taste.

Yields about 10 (½-cup)servings of Pimento Cheese Dip

The Preparation

8 ounces cream cheese
10 medium pimento peppers
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
salt and pepper

The Execution

1. Heat up your minced garlic in a non-stick pan over medium heat.

2. Drop in the brick of cream cheese and let it soften, stirring occasionally.

3. Once your cream cheese is softened to a point where you are able to stir it like a thick liquid, mix in your cheddar cheese.

4. The mix should now be a light orange color, so stir in your chopped pimentos!

5. Pour into a serving dish and refrigerate.

This makes a total of 10 servings of Pimento Cheese Dip. Each serving comes out to be 168 calories, 14g fats, 3.9g net carbs, and 6.4g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
8 ounce cream cheese	776	77.1	9.3	0	9.3	14
10 medium pimento peppers	152	2	33.7	12.5	21.1	7.3
1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese	742	61.2	5.7	0	5.7	42
1 tablespoon fresh garlic	13	0	2.8	0.2	2.6	0.5
— salt and pepper	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	1682	140.3	51.5	12.7	38.7	63.8
Per Serving (/10)	168	14	5.1	1.3	3.9	6.4