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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 25, 2022
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Enjoy this creatively made cheese spread - a delicious appetizer perfect for Christmas celebration.

Appetizer Cheese Trees

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 4 hr 30 min
  • Servings 28
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (16 ounces)
  • 2 tablespoons pesto
  • 1 tablespoon grated onion
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard (dry)
  • 2 or 3 drops red pepper sauce

Have ready at serving time:

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley or cilantro
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons chopped red bell pepper
  • Assorted crackers, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Mix cream cheese and Cheddar cheese; divide in half. Mix pesto into 1 half; mix onion, mustard and pepper sauce into other half. Cover each half and refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm enough to shape.
  • Step 
    2
    Place cheese mixtures on cookie sheet. Shape each half into cone shape to look like Christmas tree. Roll trees in parsley, pressing parsley evenly onto trees. Press pine nuts onto trees in string form for garland. Press bell pepper pieces onto trees for ornaments. Top each tree with star shape cut from lemon peel if desired. Serve with crackers.

Nutrition

155 Calories
14g Total Fat
6g Protein
1g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/4 Cup
Calories
155
Calories from Fat
125
Total Fat
14g
Saturated Fat
9g
Cholesterol
45mg
Sodium
180mg
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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