Looking for a last minute Thanksgiving Menu?
This cute and easy Pumpkin Cheese Bites will give your Thanksgiving Table a nice look!! This cute pumpkins will make it a hit at your next gathering. I love how it quick and easy to prep, pipe and ready in 10 minutes. Make a great appetizer or snack everywhere and every time while waiting for the foods to be ready.
Makes about 18 pumpkins
Ingredients
1 tub 8 oz Cheese Spread ( I used Sharp Cheddar Cheese)
1/2 cup whole almonds, crushed
18 pretzel sticks or twisted pretzel sticks (2 inches long)
18 parsley leaves or cilantro leaves
Directions
1. Cut the piping bag and fit the bag with 1M tip and put it in the tall glass for easy transfer cheese into the bag.
2. Spoon the cheese spread into a bag and set aside.
3. Crush almonds using mortar and pestle, food processor or in ziplock bag with rolling pin.
4. Spread crushed almond in serving tray or plate and make a small space for the cheese to stay in place when piping pumpkin shapes.
5. Pipe the cheese spread on the prepared space about 1/2- 1 inch tall to form pumpkin.
6. Add parsley or cilantro leaves and pretzel stick and DONE!!
7. Serve right away or refrigerate until ready to serve.
8. Enjoy!!
NOTE
*** You can also pipe the cheese right on the mini crackers and sprinkle crusted almond on the bottom of the pumpkin bites or serve as it is without nuts.
*** You can use any other nuts as desired instead of almond.
Here is a VDO how I made these cute Pumpkin Bites.
