Pimento Cheese Spread (Edit recipe)

There’s a little jar of pimento cheese spread that I grew up eating. It’s one that’s still available on grocery store shelves, and my family ate it on crackers and used it to fill celery sticks, especially during holidays and special occasions. The ingredient list, as with many shelf-stable foods, has some unnecessary additives … so I set out to make my own recipe.

My version of Pimento Cheese Spread is a 5-ingredient throwback to my childhood, and it’s a dipper’s delight when paired with crackers, vegetables or even spread between two slices of toast for the sandwich of your dreams.