Description
A festive and crunchy holiday appetizer featuring crisp celery stalks filled with a creamy, nutty, and tart cranberry mixture.
Ingredients
6 large stalks of fresh celery
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup dried cranberries, finely chopped
1/2 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
1 tbsp honey (optional)
1/4 tsp sea salt
Fresh chives for garnish
Instructions
Step 1: Wash and thoroughly dry the celery stalks, then cut them into 3-inch long pieces.
Step 2: In a bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until fluffy and smooth.
Step 3: Fold in the chopped cranberries, most of the pecans, and the honey and salt until well combined.
Step 4: Pipe or spoon the mixture into the celery hollows and top with remaining pecan bits.
Step 5: Garnish with chives and chill for 30 minutes before serving your Cranberry Pecan Cream Cheese Stuffed Celery “Snow Logs".
Notes
For the best presentation, use a star-tipped piping bag to create a decorative ridged look for the cream cheese filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 45 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
