You can’t go wrong with a fun, festive, Christmas tree-shaped appetizer, and this recipe is bound to be a hit at your next holiday gathering. For this simple and delightful spread, cover baked crescent dough “trees” with savory cream cheese, sprinkle with fresh herbs, and top with a variety of colorful veggies. Need some extra entertainment? Set out your toppings, and let the whole family decorate their own Mini Crescent Tree Appetizers!
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Mini Crescent Tree Appetizers
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 3
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count)
- 1/2 cup garlic & herb cream cheese spread, softened, stirred well (from 7.5-oz container)
- 1 cup finely cut-up fresh toppings (basil, chives, cucumbers, bell peppers and/or tomatoes)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2Unroll and separate dough into 2 long rectangles. Firmly press edges and perforations to seal, pressing each into 13x4-inch rectangle. Using photo as a guide, cut each rectangle into 8 triangles, each with 2 1/2-inch wide base (16 triangles total). Set aside trimmed end pieces. Place dough triangles on cookie sheet, spacing slightly apart. Press any perforations to seal, as needed.
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Step3Shape and press remaining dough end pieces into 4-inch square. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows to make 16 small squares. Press 1 square firmly at center of each triangle's short end for tree trunk.
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Step4Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
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Step5Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cream cheese spread on top of each baked crescent tree. Using photo as a guide, arrange herbs and vegetable pieces on each crescent tree.
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Step6Serve immediately, or loosely cover and refrigerate up to 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition
70 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
7g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 70
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 140mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 7g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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