Taste of Home
Cherry Cheese Logs
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling
YIELD: 2 logs (1-3/4 cups each).
Our party guests flock to this holiday gem of an appetizer - cherry-studded cream cheese served with graham or water crackers and pears. —Libby Walp, Chicago, Illinois
Ingredients
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3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
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2 tablespoons sugar
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1 tablespoon orange juice
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1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries, well drained and chopped
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1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
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Graham crackers
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, orange juice and ginger until smooth. Fold in cherries. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour.
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2.
Place pecans in a shallow bowl. Shape cheese mixture into two 7-in.-long logs; roll in pecans to coat evenly. Wrap logs; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 131 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 72mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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