GUACAMOLE HOLIDAY TREE

Guacamole Holiday Tree image

Looking for a fun holiday appetizer? Avocado mashed with mayo and lime juice makes for some lovely greenery on a festive guacamole tree!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 16 servings, 2 Tbsp. spread and 5 crackers each

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
1 fully ripe avocado
1 Tbsp. KRAFT Real Mayo
2 tsp. lime juice
1 jalapeño pepper
8 grape tomatoes, halved
1 green onion, thinly sliced
80 round buttery crackers

Steps:

Cut block of cream cheese diagonally in half. Place triangles together on 12x10-inch piece of plastic wrap to resemble a tree. Cover with second 12x10-inch piece of plastic wrap. Press to flatten cream cheese tree into 7-inch-tall tree with 6-inch-wide base. Peel off top sheet of plastic wrap. Invert cream cheese tree onto serving plate; remove remaining plastic wrap.
Mash avocado in medium bowl. Add mayo and lime juice; mix well. Spread over cream cheese.
Cut 3 thin slices from pepper; place on top of tree. Seed and chop remaining pepper. Decorate tree with peppers, tomatoes and onions. Place 8 crackers, in 2 stacks of 4 each, at base of tree for the trunk. Serve with remaining crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 190 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g