Boring veggie trays, move over! This colorful Christmas tree-shaped crescent roll appetizer will add a festive twist to your pre-meal buffet. You'll love how easy it is to customize your "tree" with different vegetables, too. Bring this crescent roll Christmas tree with cream cheese to your next holiday get-together and watch it disappear!
Tree-Shaped Crescent Veggie Appetizers
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 32
Ingredients
- 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count) or 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 cups finely chopped assorted vegetables (bell peppers, broccoli, carrot, cucumber and/or green onions)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Remove dough from cans in rolled sections; do not unroll. Cut each section into 8 slices (16 slices from each can).
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Step2Place slices, cut side down, on ungreased cookie sheets to form trees. To form each tree, start by placing 1 slice for top; arrange 2 slices just below, with sides touching. Continue arranging row of 3 slices, then row of 4 slices, ending with row of 5 slices. Use remaining slice for trunk. Refrigerate one tree while the other bakes.
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Step3Bake one tree 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute; carefully loosen with pancake turner and slide onto cooling rack to cool. Bake and cool second tree.
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Step4Place each tree on serving platter. In small bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream, dill and garlic powder; blend until smooth. Spread mixture over both trees. Decorate trees with assorted vegetable pieces. Refrigerate until serving time. To serve, pull apart slices of tree.
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Nutrition
90
Calories
6g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
7g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 135mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 45mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 7g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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