Celebrating Halloween? Then surprise your guests with these little mice-shaped cheese appetizers – perfect for a group.
Spicy Cheese Mice
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 25 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups finely shredded pepper Jack cheese (8 oz)
- 1 1/4 cups finely chopped smoked almonds
- 16 julienne carrots (from 10-oz bag)
- 32 sliced almonds, toasted (2 tablespoons)
- Hot pepper jelly, if desired
- Assorted crackers, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In medium bowl, mix cheeses with spoon until blended. Place smoked almonds on small plate. For each mouse, shape 2 tablespoons cheese mixture into mouse shape; roll in smoked almonds.
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Step2For tail, insert 1 carrot strip into wide end of each mouse. For ears, insert 2 sliced almonds, pointed side up, into narrow end. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours or until firm.
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Step3Serve cheese mice with pepper jelly and crackers. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
143
Calories
13g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
3g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 143
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 157mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 3g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 0%
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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