These cranberry-jalapeño cream cheese bites are oh-so-easy to make—but that can be our little secret. Serve them up as perfect little appetizers to really wow your guests with a sweetly spicy flavor combo!
Cranberry-Cream Cheese Crescent Bites
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons chopped dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon finely diced seeded jalapeño chile
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Line two cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, cranberries, chives and jalapeño chile.
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Step3Unroll dough on work surface. Press into 12x8-inch rectangle. (If using crescent roll dough, firmly press perforations to seal.) With pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows to make 24 squares.
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Step4Place 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture onto center of each square. Bring 4 corners together to overlap slightly in center at top of each bundle. Twist and pinch to seal, leaving small gaps between seams. Place on cookie sheets.
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Step5Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Nutrition
50
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
5g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bite
- Calories
- 50
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 6%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 90mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 5g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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