These two-bite cranberry sauce meatballs are a nice balance of sweet, savory, and spicy.

These cranberry sauce meatballs are theperfect party appetizerwith a tasty twist on the classic.

We nixed the usual grape jelly and chili sauce and used jellied cranberry sauce and hot jalapeno pepper jelly.

Cranberry Sauce Meatballs

Credit: Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Kathleen Varner

These little, two-bite appetizers are a nice balance of sweet, savory, and spicy.

You don’t need a cocktail party to enjoyhearty meatballs, though.

Ingredients

1(14-oz.)

can jellied cranberry sauce

1(10.5-oz.)

jar hot jalapeno pepper jelly

2Tbsp.fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)

1tsp.garlic salt

2(1-lb.)

Add meatballs, stirring to coat in sauce.

Uncover and increase heat to medium-high.