Taste of Home
Pinecone-Shaped Spread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling
YIELD: 1-1/2 cups.
Spreading Christmas cheer is deliciously simple with this holiday novelty. Originally my mother's recipe, it always gets raves.
Ingredients
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1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup mayonnaise
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5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
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1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
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1/2 teaspoon dill weed
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
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1-1/4 cups whole unblanched almonds, toasted
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Fresh rosemary sprigs, optional
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Assorted crackers or raw vegetables
Directions
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In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, bacon, onion, dill and pepper; chill. Form into two pinecone shapes on a serving platter. Beginning at the narrow end of each shape, arrange almonds in overlapping rows. Garnish with rosemary if desired. Serve with crackers or vegetables.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 236 calories, 23g fat (6g saturated fat), 26mg cholesterol, 152mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 2g fiber), 6g protein.
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