Cranberry Chutney With Cream Cheese

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 small tart green apples, peeled,cored and coarsely chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• green food coloring
• finely chopped nuts
• yellow bell pepper, cutouts (optional)
• assorted cracker

1. Combine sugars and water in medium saucepan; bring to a boil.
2. Stir in apples; simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add cranberries and orange rind; cook 10 to 15 minutes or until cranberries are softened and chutney has thickened, stirring occasionally.
4. Spoon chutney into tightly covered container; refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
5. When ready to serve, cut block of cream cheese into Christmas tree shape, if desired; brush with food color to resemble branches of tree.
6. Press nuts onto bottom of tree for"trunk.
7. "Remove a few cooked cranberries from chutney for garnish and use to decorate cream cheese tree along with bell pepper cutouts, if desired.
8. Serve chutney with crackers.

granulated sugar, brown sugar, water, green apples, fresh cranberries, orange zest, cream cheese, green food coloring, nuts, yellow bell pepper, assorted cracker

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cranberry-chutney-with-cream-cheese-78403 (may not work)