Description
These Simple Christmas Ornament Appetizers are festive, easy-to-make bites perfect for holiday gatherings. Featuring crisp rice crackers topped with creamy whipped cream cheese, fresh dill, juicy cherry tomatoes, and bright yellow bell pepper accents, they create a charming and colorful appetizer that resembles Christmas ornaments. Quick to prepare, they bring a delightful and visually appealing starter to your festive table.
Ingredients
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Appetizer Ingredients
- 12 rice crackers
- 4 oz. whipped cream cheese
- 2 oz. small sprigs of fresh dill
- 1 oz. yellow bell pepper
- 6 cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Prepare the tomatoes: Slice 6 cherry tomatoes in half carefully to ensure even pieces that will sit nicely on the crackers.
- Apply cream cheese: Using a pastry piping bag, pipe a thin, even layer of whipped cream cheese onto each rice cracker to create a creamy base.
- Arrange dill sprigs: Place 4 small sprigs of fresh dill on each cracker positioned at the top, bottom, left, and right edges to resemble the ornament’s decorative details.
- Add tomatoes: Place one sliced cherry tomato half in the center of each cracker, sitting on the cream cheese layer.
- Garnish with bell pepper: Cut a tiny slice of yellow bell pepper, dice it into small rectangles, and place one rectangle above the tomato on each cracker to simulate the ornament hook.
- Serve immediately: Arrange the prepared crackers on a serving platter and serve promptly to maintain crispness.
Notes
- Rice crackers can become stale after about an hour when refrigerated with cheese, so serve them within this time frame for optimal crispness.
- For making these appetizers ahead of time, consider using Ritz or other denser, wheat-based buttery crackers which stay crispy longer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 appetizer
- Calories: 55
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
