Guacamole Holiday Tree

Dish type
Appetizer
Serves
16

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese
  • 1 fully ripe avocado
  • 1 Tbsp. KRAFT Real Mayo Mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp. lime juice
  • 1 jalapeño pepper
  • 8 grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
  • 80 RITZ Snowflake Crackers

Directions

Prep Time
15 minutes
  1. Cut block of cream cheese diagonally in half. Place triangles together on 12x10-inch piece of plastic wrap to resemble a tree. Cover with second 12x10-inch piece of plastic wrap. Press to flatten cream cheese tree into 7-inch-tall tree with 6-inch-wide base. Peel off top sheet of plastic wrap. Invert cream cheese tree onto serving plate; remove remaining plastic wrap.
  2. Mash avocado in medium bowl. Add mayo and lime juice; mix well. Spread over cream cheese.
  3. Cut 3 thin slices from pepper; place on top of tree. Seed and chop remaining pepper. Decorate tree with peppers, tomatoes and onions. Place 8 crackers, in 2 stacks of 4 each, at base of tree for the trunk. Serve with remaining crackers.
  4. Food Facts: 
Choose avocados with firm skin that yields to slight pressure when ripe. Once ripe, store in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fat, making them a good substitute for foods with saturated fat.
  5. Substitute: 
Substitute original RITZ Crackers for the Snowflake Crackers.
Disclaimer


Note: 
If cream cheese gets too soft when shaping it into the tree shape, place it, with plastic wrap, in refrigerator for 5 to 10 min. or until desired consistency.

Nutritional Information

Per Serving
Calories 160, Total Fat 11g, Saturated Fat 4.5g, Cholesterol 20mg, Sodium 190mg, Carbohydrate 12g, Protein 2g
Calories160
Total Fat11g
Saturated Fat4.5g
Cholesterol20mg
Sodium190mg
Carbohydrate12g
Fiber1g
Sugars2g
Protein2g
Vitamin A6% DV
Vitamin C6%DV
Calcium4%DV Calcium
Iron4%DV