🎄 Holiday Whipped Feta + Hot Honey Dip 🍯

This creamy Whipped Feta Dip topped with warm, spicy-sweet
hot honey is the ultimate holiday snack-board favorite.
Rich, fluffy, and bursting with flavor — it disappears fast at parties!

Ingredients (Serves 6)

• ¾ cup crumbled feta cheese
• ¾ cup cottage cheese, blended until smooth
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• Black pepper, to taste

Optional Add-Ons

• Hot Honey: 3 tablespoons honey + ½–1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• Fresh thyme or rosemary, finely chopped (pinch)
• Crackers, pita chips, or toasted baguette slices for serving

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, stir together honey and red pepper flakes.
2. Warm the honey for 10–15 seconds until runny. Set aside.
3. In a food processor or blender, combine feta, blended cottage cheese,
   olive oil, lemon zest, garlic powder, and black pepper.
4. Blend until light, fluffy, and smooth.
5. Spoon the whipped feta into a shallow serving bowl and create swirls on top.
6. Pour the warm hot honey into the center.
7. Finish with a pinch of fresh herbs and serve immediately.