PINECONE SPINACH-CHEESE SPREAD

Pinecone Spinach-Cheese Spread image

The only downside to this beautiful Pinecone Spinach-Cheese Spread is that no one wants to make the first move to dig in!

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 2h20m

Yield Makes 18 servings, 2 Tbsp. spread and 5 crackers each.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup tightlly packed baby spinach leaves
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
round buttery crackers

Steps:

Process spinach, oil and garlic in food processor until well blended. Add next 3 ingredients; process until well blended.
Shape into 4-inch oval on sheet of waxed paper.
Insert nuts in rows to completely cover cream cheese mixture to resemble pinecone. Refrigerate 2 hours. Remove from refrigerator 15 min. before serving. Serve with crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0.5 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 310 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g