Description
These Simple Christmas Ornament Appetizers are festive, bite-sized treats perfect for holiday parties. Made with crisp rice crackers topped with creamy whipped cream cheese, fresh dill sprigs, cherry tomatoes, and a touch of yellow bell pepper, these colorful appetizers resemble Christmas ornaments that are both visually appealing and deliciously light.
Ingredients
Scale
Appetizers
- 12 rice crackers
- 4 oz. whipped cream cheese
- 2 oz. small sprigs of dill
- 1 oz. yellow bell pepper
- 6 cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Prepare Tomatoes: Slice 6 cherry tomatoes in half carefully, ensuring each half is intact for placing 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 smooth base for toppings.
- Add Dill Sprigs: Arrange 4 small sprigs of dill on each cracker at the top, bottom, left, and right edges, mimicking ornament embellishments.
- Place Tomatoes: Position one sliced cherry tomato half in the center of each cracker, over the cream cheese layer, to form the ‘ornament’.
- Decorate with Bell Pepper: Cut a tiny slice of yellow bell pepper and dice it into small rectangles. Place one small yellow bell pepper rectangle above the tomato slice on each cracker to complete the festive look.
- Serve: Serve these appetizers immediately for best texture and flavor.
Notes
- Rice crackers will begin to lose their crispness about an hour after refrigeration when topped with cream cheese, but they remain tasty within that time.
- If preparing long in advance, consider using Ritz or other dense, wheat-based buttery crackers, which hold their crispness longer when topped.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 appetizer
- Calories: 45
- Sugar: 1.5g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 3.5g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
