Hot Pepper Jam and Brie Cups Recipe

Hot Pepper Jam and Brie Cups Recipe

These cuties are seriously the easiest and most delectable bites and are suitable for any occasion. They are essentially baked brie (one of my favorite cheeses), and hot pepper jelly.  Easy Peasy.

Ingredients

• 15 Mini frozen Phyllo cups (We used Athens Mini Fillo Shells)

• Cherchies® Strawberry Hot Pepper Jam (Cherchies® Cherry Hot Pepper Jam, Cherchies® Cranberry Hot Pepper Jam, or Cherchies® Seedless Blackberry Preserves or Cherchies® Cranberry Preseves with Champagne would make a nice substitution)

• 1/2 Brie Cheese Wheel (about 6 0z.)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Remove rind from brie and cut into chunks (about 1 teaspoon).

Place phyllo cups on a baking tray and add a Brie chunk to each cup.  Add about 1/2 teaspoon (tsp) hot pepper jam of choice.  Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes, or until brie just begins to melt.  Remove from oven and serve warm or room temperature.  Help Yourself!

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Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe

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Pepper Jam Grilled Pineapple Recipe

It's grilling season folks!  If you've never had grilled pineapple, you're in for a real treat!  Grilling brings out the sweet juices in the pineapple, and your taste buds will thank you.  I could have stopped there, but I decided to try our pepper jams as a glaze.  Oh my goodness, I had the best of both worlds...sweet and spicy.

Ingredients

• Oil to lightly coat grill
• 1 Pineapple, scales removed, and cored (coring is optional)
• Cherchies® Cranberry Hot Pepper Jam, Cherchies® Strawberry Hot Pepper Jam, or Cherchies® Cherry Hot Pepper Jam

Preparation

Lightly brush grill with oil.  Turn the grill on high and turn down to low after 5 minutes. Remove scales from pineapple with a knife and slice pineapple into 3/4 inch slices.  

Coring the pineapple is the next step and completely optional (The core does become tender during the grilling process, which makes it perfectly edible).  I prefer to core the pineapple as it's all about the presentation.   I use an apple corer I've had for years, but you could easily cut out the core with a knife.

Once the grill is heated, place pineapple slices on the grill and grill for 3-4 minutes (more depending on thickness of the pineapple) on each side.  As the pineapple finishes cooking, brush on the pepper jam for that sweet and spicy deliciousness!  You could stop with just the grilled pineapple depending on your preference, but then you'd be missing out on a party in your mouth:)

Remove from grill and enjoy!  This would be great served with ice cream...hmmm:)

Strawberry Pepper Jam Kabobs Recipes

Updated 5/24/2023

Summer unofficially begins this weekend, and to me, nothing screams summer fun more than "food on a stick" (popsicles, corn dogs, kabobs, etc.) These quick and easy, tasty Strawberry Hot Pepper Kabobs (featuring Cherchies® Strawberry Hot Pepper Jam and Cherchies® Champagne Mustard) are perfect for kicking off the holiday weekend with your family and friends.

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Ingredients

• 2-3 Chicken breasts, cut into cubes (more for a crowd)

• 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp.) Cherchies Garlic Seasoning (Can substitute Cherchies Garlic'n Herbs No Salt Seasoning)

• 1 teaspoon (tsp) pepper

• 1 Pineapple cut into chunks (scales removed and cored. For this recipe, I only used 1/2 of the pineapple).

• 1 pound of cherry or grape tomatoes, washed

• 2 Tablespoons Cherchies Champagne Mustard (more for a crowd). Like it spicier? try Cherchies Hot Banana Pepper Mustard

• 1/2 jar of Cherchies Strawberry Hot Pepper Jam (try Cherchies Cherry Hot Pepper Jam, Cherchies Cranberry Hot Pepper Jam, or Cherchies Lem'n Raspberry Marmalade for a different twist)

• Cooking spray

• Skewers (soaked 30 minutes prior to cooking)

• *2 cups of cooked rice seasoned with Cherchies Garlic and Herbs No Salt Seasoning (optional)

Preparation

Soak skewers in a shallow casserole dish 30 minutes prior to cooking.

On a large plate, season both sides of chicken with Cherchies Garlic Seasoning and pepper.  Set aside. In the meantime, spray grill with cooking spray, light grill, and turn gril onto high.

While the grill is warming, core and cut pineapple into chunks and cut chicken into cubes.  Skewer chicken, pineapple, and tomatoes onto skewers.  ( I usually put the vegetables and fruit on seperate skewers, due to the differnt cooking times).  Turn grill down to low.  Place chicken on grill and cook for a few minutes on each side.

After the chicken has cooked for a few minutes, add the pineapple skewers to the grill, and cook for a few minutes on each side.  If you've never had grilled pineapple, you're in for a real treat!  All the sugars in the pineapple come to life, for flavors that will make your taste buds tingle.

The tomatoes are the last to enter the grill, since they don't take as long to cook.  (They look pretty with grill marks).

While the kabobs are cooking, make the glaze.  Combine champagne mustard and pepper jam in a small bowl.  As kabobs are finishing cooking, brush half of the glaze onto the kabobs, reserving the rest for the presentation at the end.

Remove chicken, pineapple, and tomatoes from the grill and set aside to absorb all the juices.  Serve over rice seasoned with Cherchies Garlic'n Herbs No Salt Seasoning (optional).  Brush skewers with remaining glaze.  Dinner is served! Enjoy.

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Strawberry Pepper Jam Kabobs Recipe

Cheesy Hot Pepper Jam Thumbprint Recipe

Cheesy Hot Pepper Jam Thumbprint Recipe

Try this cheesy appetizer at your next party.  The cheese and the hot pepper jam, make for a lovely savory presentation, and the combination of the two will make your taste buds sing.  

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 6 Tablespoons (Tbsp.) chilled butter, chopped

• 1/2 cup Cherchies Strawberry Hot Pepper Jam, Cherchies Cranberry Hot Pepper Jam, Cherchies Cherry Hot Pepper Jam, or for a sweeter option, try our Cherchies Blackberry Preserves, Cherchies Champagne Preserves with Champagne, or our Cherchies Fig Preserves with Cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Blend butter, flour, and cheese in a food processor until dough forms into a ball. 

Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.  

Roll dough into small balls (about 1 1/2 inch in diameter) and place 1 inch apart on a baking sheet.

Bake in the oven for 5 minutes.  Remove cheese cookies from the oven, and press your thumb into the top of each ball, creating a well.  Spoon 1 teaspoon pepper jam into the well.  Bake for another 5 minutes, or until edges are lightly brown.