Jalapeno dip

[sylviamcivers]

I bought some jalapeno dip and it was delicious.  My kids were dipping their veggies and scarfing it down like it wasn't even healthy.

Then I looked at the nutrition info, and it seems one tablespoon of dip is equal to a snack bag of potato chips.  No wonder my kids were eating it up.

Is there a low-fat jalapeno dip I could make myself?

Comments

[full_metal_ox]

Hummus, lowfat cream cheese, and lowfat yogurt strike me as some possible bases.

[sylviamcivers]

Sounds yummy, but it needs to be non-dairy, and i think hummus=chick peas? Gives some people a stomach-ache.

[goose_entity]

going low-fat is always a balancing act in trying to make sure the taste is still just as good. Usually commercial low-fat stuff is crammed with sugar or HFCS to make up for the lack of flavour, so I will be interested to read other people's suggestions on this :)

[sylviamcivers]

Yes! Low fat = higher sugar! Which is why I like to make things myself.

So, how can I make the brocoli get dipped into something that sets my mouth on fire?

;) I mean that in a nice way...

[goose_entity]

looking at some of the other responses and filtering through my own brain. My tasty, spicy braaaaaiiiiin:

home made yoghurt is trivially easy to make and equally easy to thicken. It's also very good for you. Not low fat, but whatever, it's awesome stuff ;)

Hummus - very easy to make, but has a distinct flavour when made to recipe. You could make your dip from the cooked chickpeas, water, and olive oil for a creamy but bland base that you can jazz up however you like.

Low fat cream cheese - if you *have* to, but low fat cheese makes me cry :'(

Whichever base you go with, get some habaneros from your local market and drop some fire on the hole :D. If you don't want just raw heat, get some fresh jalapenoes, some canned chipotle, and some dried banana or bell peppers for a multi-layered flavour approach :)

[sylviamcivers]

"get some habaneros from your local market and drop some fire on the hole :D. If you don't want just raw heat, get some fresh jalapenoes, some canned chipotle, and some dried banana or bell peppers for a multi-layered flavour approach :) "

Why don't I just skippety hop over to my grocery store and stock up on all these things? Instead of making a dip, I'll have a nilce chunky salsa. Then I can celebrate the new year by setting my brain on fire.

I love that this doesn't come with a hangover later ;)

[kestrelcat]

I make a green chilli cream cheese dip. the base is low fat cream cheese (one block) and a bit of milk to loosen it up. I add a small peno to it, a clove of garlic and some onion. All minced to a far thee well. You can pretty much use cream cheese and bit of milk for any kind of dip.

I make the dip in a food processor.

K

[redheadforever]

Sounds tasty, but how big is the block, pls?

[sylviamcivers]

I'm going to keep that idea for when dairy is not an issue.
thanks!

[kestrelcat]

4 oz

[elephantus45]

Use less cream cheese and more filler like spinach, cilantro, etc. That way you won't have to sacrifice the flavor of regular cream cheese.

[sylviamcivers]

cilantro tastes like soap. Is there an alternate spice?

[goose_entity]

Hah! You're a mutant!

(seriously - there is a rare mutation where the possessors of the mutation think that cilantro tastes like soap, and as hop flavour molecules are very similar chemically, they also pick up a soapy flavour in beer)

[quiggibub]

That explains why IPAs are the most vile things I've ever tried to put in my mouth.