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Home > Appetizers > Cucumber Bites Appetizers

Cucumber Bites Appetizers

January 22, 2015 By Valya of Valya's Taste of Home 61 Comments

This impressive little Cucumber Bites Appetizers Recipe is fantastic for a number of reasons. They come together quickly, making them perfect for entertaining. Beautifully colored, taste great, and still have essential nutrients. A standout dish for a party, placed strategically next to a meat side dish, it is quite refreshing.

This impressive little Cucumber Bites Appetizers Recipe is fantastic for a number of reasons. They come together quickly, making them perfect for entertaining.

Great for potlucks or make some up to enjoy as a snack. If your kids have a friend gathering, it is really easy for them to make as well. Only a small amount of skill with a piping bag is required to get the swirly star effect with the cream cheese. They love these. Be festive and enjoy!

Cucumber Bites Appetizers Ingredients

  • Cucumbers
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • Mayonnaise (check out my homemade mayonnaise recipe)
  • Ranch (check out my homemade ranch recipe)
  • Fresh or frozen dill
  • Garlic salt
  • Ground black pepper
Cucumber Bites Appetizers

How to Make Cucumber Bites Appetizers

Rinse, peel, and slice each cucumber into half-inch slices.

Cucumber Bites Appetizers

Remove little of the insides of the cucumber with a half teaspoon measurement.

Cucumber Bites Appetizers

Combine softened cream cheese, mayo, and ranch. Mix well until smooth in texture.

Cucumber Bites Appetizers
Cucumber Bites Appetizers

Add dill and garlic salt and mix just until combined.

Cucumber Bites Appetizers
Cucumber Bites Appetizers

Place all the topping into a piping bag with a star attachment and pipe out about a ¾ of a tbsp. into each prepared cucumber.

Cucumber Bites Appetizers

If the topping has a hard time sticking to the cucumber pat dry the cucumber juice with a paper towel before piping.

Cucumber Bites Appetizers

Cut cherry tomatoes in half and insert them into each cucumber topping.

Cucumber Bites Appetizers

Sprinkle black pepper over the cucumber bites, serve, and enjoy. These appetizers can be prepared several hours before serving, make sure to refrigerate until ready to serve.

Cucumber Bites Appetizers

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Cucumber Bites Appetizers
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

These impressive little appetizers are fantastic for a number of reasons. They come together quickly, making them perfect for entertaining. Beautifully colored, taste great and still have essential nutrients. A standout dish for a party, placed strategically next to a meat side dish, it is quite refreshing.

Keyword: cucumber bites with creamcheese and dill, festive appetizers, mayo creamcheese dill filling, party friendly appetizers
Servings: 22 cucumber bites
Author: Valya of Valya’s Taste of Home
Ingredients
  • 2 – Cucumbers
  • 12 – cherry tomatoes
  • 4 oz. – cream cheese softened
  • 1 tbsp. – mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp. – light ranch
  • 1 tbsp. – frozen or fresh dill
  • ¼ tsp. – garlic salt
  • Black pepper for garnish
Instructions
  1. Rinse, peel and slice each cucumber into half inch slices.

  2. Remove little of insides of the cucumber with a half tea spoon measurement.

  3. Combine softened cream cheese, mayo, and ranch. Mix it well until smooth in texture.

  4. Add dill and garlic salt and mix just until combined.

  5. Place all the topping into a piping bag with a star attachment and pipe out about a ¾ of a tbsp. into each prepared cucumber.

  6. If the topping has hard time to stick to cucumber pat dry the cucumber juice with paper towerl before piping.

  7. Cut cherry tomatoes in half and insert into each cucumber topping.

  8. Sprinkle with black pepper over the cucumber bites, serve and enjoy. This appetizers can be prepared several hour before serving, make sure to refrigerate until ready to serve.

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  1. Julia | JuliasAlbum.com

    January 29, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    Such beautiful and healthy appetizers. Perfect for the parties!

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      January 29, 2015 at 11:43 pm

      It is perfect for the party. They stand out on the table too. Thanks for stopping by Julia! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Evelyn Blair

    August 11, 2016 at 4:08 am

    Live in the UK so I don’t know what “ranch” is. Does anyone know what it would be called in the UK or what could be substituted?

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      August 12, 2016 at 9:57 am

      Ranch dressing is a type of salad dressing made of some combination of buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, herbs, and spices, mixed into a sauce based on mayonnaise or another oil emulsion. You can ado seasoning into mayonnaise to replace ranch dressing. I hope that helps.

      Reply
    • Liz

      September 25, 2016 at 1:00 am

      Ranch dressing is readily available at most British supermarkets. The Newman’s Own brand have it.

      Reply
    • Jodellnvh

      March 30, 2018 at 8:42 pm

      Born and bred in the USA here. I would DIE without Ranch in my life!!!!! ?❤

      Reply
  3. donna

    August 19, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    can anyone please tell me if these can be made the night before?

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      August 19, 2016 at 9:48 pm

      Hi Donna. All the prep can be done the night before, but actual assembling needed to be done about to 2 hours before serving (make sure you refrigerate them if prepared 2 hours ahead of time). I hope this helps. Thanks for your comment 🙂

      Reply
      • Heidi

        September 12, 2018 at 12:52 pm

        Why do they have to be prepared at least 2 hours before serving?. They can’t be prepared just before?

        Reply
        • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

          September 12, 2018 at 8:59 pm

          For the best presentable look and delicious taste.

          Reply
        • Alina

          January 17, 2019 at 9:17 am

          Honestly I think she means must be prepared no more than 2 hours before serving, that would make more sense. The juices from the veggies would probably start to make the cream cheese run if standing out for longer than that. I haven’t made them yet, but I plan on it.

          Reply
  4. HannaH

    September 5, 2016 at 7:41 am

    Mine isn’t mixing smooth… I followed the directions perfectly. What should I do?

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      September 5, 2016 at 9:43 am

      Hi Hannah. It’s hard to tell what went wrong with out actually seeing the preparation. I think the cream cheese wasn’t soften enough. This filling should mix pretty easy.

      Reply
      • HannaH

        September 5, 2016 at 11:30 am

        I bet that’s what it was! Thank you!!!

        Reply
        • valya'stasteofhome.com

          September 5, 2016 at 1:21 pm

          You are very welcome. I’m glad we got it figured out. 🙂

          Reply
        • Caroline

          February 10, 2018 at 12:31 pm

          I used a small food processor to get my lumps out. Cream cheesecake wasn’t soft enough.

          Reply
  5. marlene

    November 23, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    can you make these a day ahead of the party

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      November 23, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      I would not make them that far ahead. They will not look as beautiful and fresh. You can make them 4 hour before the party and keep it refrigerated. Thank you for asking Marlene. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Gail

    November 29, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    I made these for Thanksgiving 2016 and they were a big hit! The tomatoes were a bit juicy, so after slicing them in half I just blotted them with a paper towel. I will definitely make these again! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      November 29, 2016 at 4:11 pm

      That’s awesome! I’m so glad to hear that! I get tomatoes at Costco, they taste good and not so juicy. Thank you very much for such an amazing review! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Chelsea

    June 22, 2017 at 6:02 pm

    Don’t know what I’m doing wrong but my filling is not enough to fill the cucumber slices and it’s chunky. I followed the measurements exact and the cream cheeese was at room temp.

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      June 22, 2017 at 7:36 pm

      Hmm… It also depends on the cream cheese freshness. It sounds like the cream cheese is old and cannot cream while beating. Also, the cucumbers may be cut too thin and that can cause cream shortage. So sorry you’re having a hard time. Practice makes perfect. Give another try and see how it tuns out for you. I hope this helps.

      Reply
    • Caroline

      February 10, 2018 at 12:33 pm

      I doubled the recipe since I love the filling!

      Reply
  8. Jane

    July 4, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    Added 3 drops of hot sauce and omitted the tomatoes for a July 4th pool party. Turned out great. Next time I will fill the cucumber cups with dip made from 1/3 cup sour cream, 1/3 cop mayonnaise and 1 Tbs taco seasoning for variety.

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      July 4, 2017 at 7:11 pm

      That’s a great idea. I’ll give it a try as well. Thank you for your comment!

      Reply
  9. Natalie Ash

    July 31, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    Perfect appetizer finger food idea.

    Reply
    • valya'stasteofhome.com

      July 31, 2017 at 11:00 pm

      Yes, they are! Perfect for parties as well. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Nat

    September 16, 2017 at 6:07 pm

    Yum!

    Reply
    • www.valyastasteofhome.com

      September 17, 2017 at 10:15 pm

      Yes, they are!

      Reply
  11. Angie

    November 21, 2017 at 8:01 pm

    Can you substitute an ingredient in place of the ranch? I don’t like the MSG in it. ?

    Reply
    • www.valyastasteofhome.com

      November 21, 2017 at 9:35 pm

      I have a homemade ranch dressing recipe on my blog HERE. You can make homemade made ranch instead of store bought, I have been using homemade ranch for a while now and we love it!

      Reply
  12. Robyn

    December 4, 2017 at 12:00 pm

    Can you put a type of cheese as a tomato replacement? If so, which would you recommend?

    Reply
    • www.valyastasteofhome.com

      December 4, 2017 at 1:11 pm

      Cube the cheese of your choice (like cheddar for example) and place it instead of tomatoes. Also, you can use other vegetables like radish to replace the tomatoes if you’d like. I hope this helps. 🙂

      Reply
    • Tigerguy

      March 4, 2020 at 9:21 pm

      I put blue cheese or feta in mine!

      Reply
      • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

        March 6, 2020 at 11:21 am

        That is a great idea! Thank you for trying out this recipe!

        Reply
  13. Debbie L

    February 12, 2018 at 5:21 pm

    Could I use celery instead of cucumber?

    Reply
    • www.valyastasteofhome.com

      February 12, 2018 at 5:47 pm

      Sure. You can make celery boats. ?

      Reply
  14. Mary Sandoval

    May 17, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    I used this at a tea party. They definitely we’re a hit. I made it like a dip with out Mayo. Still delish!!

    Reply
    • www.valyastasteofhome.com

      May 18, 2018 at 11:41 am

      That is so awesome! I’m glad you liked the recipe. Thank you so very much for sharing your experience with me! 🙂

      Reply
  15. Darlene Graham

    June 1, 2018 at 11:41 am

    I used a melon baller to scoop out cucumbers, works great! Adding this to my appetizer selection for sure! YUMMY

    Reply
    • www.valyastasteofhome.com

      June 1, 2018 at 12:01 pm

      That is a great idea! Thank you for making this recipe and sharing your experience with me! 🙂

      Reply
  16. Theresa M OBrien

    June 4, 2018 at 3:12 pm

    I made these for my parents 45th wedding anniversary and they were a huge hit. everyone loved them. I do too 🙂

    Reply
    • www.valyastasteofhome.com

      June 4, 2018 at 10:15 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that! They are truly delicious and cute little gems 😀 Thank you for an amazing review and happy anniversary to your parents! 45 – that’s so awesome!

      Reply
  17. Lisa

    July 5, 2018 at 3:29 pm

    Would they work with whipped cream cheese. They look delicious. I’m trying for my daughters bday party this weekend.

    Reply
    • Valya @ Valya's Taste of Home

      July 5, 2018 at 4:32 pm

      Yes, whipped cream cheese will work as well. Happy Birth Day to your daughter!

      Reply
  18. Jeanne

    July 7, 2018 at 5:42 am

    Perfect appetizer for summer party. And it was quick and easy to prep! One tip – use cucumbers that are of equal width. I didn’t have a piping tool, so I just spooned the dip into the cucumber. I bet you could prep the dip and cut the cucs ahead of time, then just assemble before serving.

    Reply
    • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

      July 7, 2018 at 12:15 pm

      Yes, those steps are totally possible to prepare in advance. Thank you for sharing your tips and an amazing review!

      Reply
  19. Cathy

    December 14, 2018 at 10:49 am

    Do you use regular cucumbers or seedless English?

    Reply
    • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

      December 14, 2018 at 10:54 am

      I’ve tried both and works perfectly with either kind.

      Reply
  20. Anne

    May 15, 2019 at 9:24 am

    To help with mixing the filling (and any time mixing ingredients into cream cheese), add the more liquid ingredients a little at a time. Putting all the liquid ingredients in at once and then trying to incorporate them into the cheese is asking for lumps.

    Reply
    • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

      May 15, 2019 at 5:14 pm

      That’s a great tip, Anne! Thank you for sharing that with my readers!
      Also, if the cream cheese is soft at room temperature then it’s easy to incorporate everything together with no lumps.

      Reply
  21. Amy Marie

    June 8, 2019 at 6:50 pm

    Made these today for a wedding reception that we catered. They turned out delish! The filling was to die for! I have added this to my recipe book and will for sure be making these again. Thank you so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

      June 8, 2019 at 10:38 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you for trying out my recipe! 🙂

      Reply
  22. Abigail

    November 17, 2019 at 2:39 pm

    There cucumber bites are super good and fun to make!!!

    Reply
    • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

      November 19, 2019 at 5:12 pm

      They sure are, thank you for the kind words!

      Reply
  23. Alexandra

    December 31, 2019 at 1:28 pm

    These are SO delicious — I made them without the tomato, and used any leftover filling to dip carrot sticks into. My whole family enjoyed it! Will definitely be making in the future!

    Reply
    • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

      December 31, 2019 at 5:26 pm

      I’m glad to hear that! Thank you for sharing your review!:)

      Reply
  24. Siti

    September 5, 2020 at 9:34 am

    I made this for a tea party at my house. Prep was quick and easy! I had so much fun with the piping bag 😉 Among the dishes that stood out on the table. I felt like a pro serving these..thanks!

    Reply
    • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

      September 5, 2020 at 7:08 pm

      Aww…, I’m glad you loved it! Thank you for an amazing review! 🙂

      Reply
  25. Mose

    October 16, 2020 at 3:52 pm

    I hate throwing away fresh food… do you think it would be too cuke-y to put the scooped out middles into the filling? I realize it’s not a whole lot of waste, but if I can resort to using it, I will.

    Reply
    • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home

      October 16, 2020 at 4:20 pm

      It will make the filling too runny. You can add other veggies and make a salad if you’d like.

      Reply

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