PESTO CREAM CHEESE TREE

Pesto Cream Cheese Tree image

Whip up a tasty Pesto Cream Cheese Tree for a festive holiday event appetizer from My Food and Family. Mold your pesto cream cheese into a tree shape and top it with sliced almonds and red peppers to look like tree ornaments.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Festive 2019

Time 1h20m

Yield 10 servings, about 2 Tbsp. each

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup KRAFT Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend
2 Tbsp. pesto
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted, divided
1 Tbsp. chopped red peppers
fresh Italian parsley leaves

Steps:

Mix cream cheese, shredded cheese and pesto until blended.
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Shape cream cheese mixture into 1-inch-high Christmas tree-shape on serving plate.
Reserve 5 nuts for later use. Press remaining nuts onto sides of tree.
Decorate with reserved nuts and remaining ingredients as shown in photo.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 160 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.6326 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g