Pimento Cheese Candy Cane
Prep time15 min
Total time15min
ServingsMakes 18 servings, 2 Tbsp. each.
Ingredients
- 1 cup reduced-fat cottage cheese
- 1 jar (4 oz.) chopped pimientos, drained
- 2 Tbsp. reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1 tsp. hot pepper sauce
- 1 pkg. (7 oz.) shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
- 1 cup fresh sugar snap peas
- 1 small jicama, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch wide sticks
- 25 PREMIUM Multigrain Saltine Crackers
Preparation
- Process first 5 ingredients in food processor until smooth.
- Place large scoops of cottage cheese mixture in candy cane-shape on platter. Smooth with knife or spatula. Decorate with pepper strips to resemble a candy cane.
- Serve with remaining pepper strips, sugar snap peas, jicama and crackers.
Nutrition Notes
Get into the festive spirit with this fun-to-make spread that is a good source of vitamin C from the peppers and provides calcium from the cheese.
Recipe Tips
- Note
Use a large ice cream scoop to scoop the cottage cheese mixture into candy cane shape onto platter. - Make Ahead
Cottage cheese mixture can be prepared in advance. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator up to 2 days before scooping into candy cane-shape and decorating as directed.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 80 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 3.5g | |
| Saturated fat 1.5g | |
| Cholesterol 10mg | |
| Sodium 200mg | |
| Carbohydrate 7g | |
| Dietary fiber 2g | |
| Total sugars 1g | |
| Protein 5g | |
| Vitamin A | 10 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 30 %DV |
| Calcium | 20 %DV |
| Iron | 2 %DV |