Description
These Simple Christmas Ornament Appetizers are festive, bite-sized snacks perfect for holiday gatherings. Featuring crispy rice crackers topped with creamy whipped cream cheese, fresh dill, juicy cherry tomatoes, and vibrant yellow bell pepper, they are both visually appealing and deliciously light.
Ingredients
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Appetizer Ingredients
- 12 rice crackers
- 4 oz. whipped cream cheese
- 2 oz. small sprigs of dill
- 1 oz. yellow bell pepper
- 6 cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Prepare the Cherry Tomatoes: Slice 6 cherry tomatoes in half carefully, setting aside for topping the crackers.
- Pipe the Cream Cheese: Using a pastry piping bag, pipe a thin, even layer of whipped cream cheese onto each rice cracker. This creates the creamy base for the ornament design.
- Add the Dill Sprigs: Place 4 small sprigs of dill strategically on each cracker—one at the top, bottom, left, and right edges to resemble the ornament’s decorative details.
- Top with Tomatoes: Position a sliced cherry tomato half in the center of each cracker on top of the cream cheese and dill arrangement.
- Create the Ornament Hook Detail: Cut a tiny slice of yellow bell pepper and dice it into small rectangles. Place one small rectangle above the tomato on each cracker to mimic the ornament hanger, then serve immediately for best freshness.
Notes
- Rice crackers tend to go stale after about an hour when refrigerated with the cheese, so serve within this timeframe for optimal crispness.
- For making these appetizers further ahead, consider using Ritz crackers or other dense, wheat-based, buttery crackers, which stay crispy longer than rice crackers when combined with creamy toppings.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 appetizer
- Calories: 55
- Sugar: 1.5g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
