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    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    Published: Dec 30, 2016 by Valya's Taste of Home · 7 Comments

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    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    This beautiful and festive - yet so simple - appetizer is here for you just in time for that New Year’s party. It's a great addition to the party table at get-togethers. It looks catchy and tastes amazing!

    Serve at room temperature as a spread on your guests' choice of sliced baguette bread, bagel, or crackers for a quick and tasty appetizer. Bacon, dill and a hint of garlic give the cream cheese really enjoyable aroma and flavors. Squirrel some away before it's all gone! 🙂

    Ingredients:

    16 oz. (454 g) – softened cream cheese
    ¼ cup (58 g) – mayonnaise (I use Homemade Mayonnaise)
    1 tbsp. (15 ml) – ranch (I use Homemade Ranch)
    1 tbsp. (15 ml) – dill (I used freshly packed frozen dill)
    4 slices – broiled bacon (See How to Broil Bacon)
    ⅛ tbsp. (0.62 ml) – garlic powder
    Dash (or 1/24 tsp.) - black ground pepper
    1 cup (110 g) - toasted almonds

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    My favorite crackers to scoop this deliciousness with (but you may use any crackers you like).

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    Instructions:

    1. Pick out 1 cup of non-broken almond slivers. Toast them for 8 minutes at 350 F (180 C). Cool completely before use. Handle carefully so none break.

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    2. Beat to smooth cream cheese. Scrape the sides of the bowl down to incorporate all of the cream cheese into mixture. Add finely minced bacon pieces, garlic powder (or extract juice from one small garlic clove), black ground pepper, frozen (or fresh) dill, mayonnaise, and ranch. Beat all these together on the lowest speed for 30 seconds or until all incorporated.

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    3. Scoop the cream cheese mixture onto a serving platter and mold into a teardrop shape to resemble a pine cone. Insert almond slivers into cream cheese, leaning them toward the pointy side, to finish the pine cone look.

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    This beautiful and festive - yet so simple - appetizer is here for you just in time for that New Year’s party. It's a great addition to the party table at get-togethers. It looks catchy and tastes amazing! Serve at room temperature as a spread on your guests' choice of sliced baguette bread, bagel, or crackers for a quick and tasty appetizer. Bacon, dill and a hint of garlic give the cream cheese really enjoyable aroma and flavors. Squirrel some away before it's all gone! 🙂
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Appetizer
    Servings: 6 -8
    Author: Valya's Taste of Home

    Ingredients

    • 16 oz. 454 g – softened cream cheese
    • ¼ cup 58 g – mayonnaise (I use Homemade Mayonnaise)
    • 1 tbsp. 15 ml – ranch (I use Homemade Ranch)
    • 1 tbsp. 15 ml – dill (I used freshly packed frozen dill)
    • 4 slices – bacon See How to Broil Bacon
    • ⅛ tbsp. 0.62 ml – garlic powder
    • Dash or 1/24 tsp. - black ground pepper
    • 1 cup 110 g - toasted almonds

    Instructions

    • Pick out 1 cup of non-broken almond slivers. Toast them for 8 minutes at 350 F (180 C). Cool completely before use. Handle carefully so none break.
    • Beat to smooth cream cheese. Scrape the sides of the bowl down to incorporate all of the cream cheese into mixture. Add finely minced bacon pieces, garlic powder (or extract juice from one small garlic clove), black ground pepper, frozen (or fresh) dill, mayonnaise, and ranch. Beat all these together on the lowest speed for 30 seconds or until all incorporated.
    • Scoop the cream cheese mixture onto a serving platter and mold into a teardrop shape to resemble a pine cone. Insert almond slivers into cream cheese, leaning them toward the pointy side, to finish the pine cone look.
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    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

    Pinecone Cheese Spread Appetizer

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    Comments

    1. Alena says

      January 02, 2017 at 11:46 am

      Hmm. Interesting. I don't remember seeing it at our Costco. We're in South Carolina. Thanks for your reply.

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        January 02, 2017 at 8:53 pm

        Try natural grocery stores too.

        Reply
    2. Alena says

      December 30, 2016 at 9:43 pm

      Valentina, where do you buy your bacon? I don't recall seeing this type in the store...

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        December 30, 2016 at 9:51 pm

        I get this bacon at Costco. I also saw it at Albersons grocery store in much smaller pack.

        Reply
    3. Nadia says

      December 30, 2016 at 1:40 pm

      5 stars
      What a beautiful appetizer! I'm making this tomorrow. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        December 30, 2016 at 2:20 pm

        Thank you very much Nadia! It's really good too. Thank you for trying out my recipes 🙂

        Reply

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