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Cranberry Blue Cheese Appetizers

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Arlene Cummings
Updated May 6, 2021
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Simple make-ahead appetizers like this one are a welcome addition to the hectic holiday season.

Cranberry Blue Cheese Appetizers

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 16
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 16 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. Unroll pie crust onto work surface. Using 2 1/2-inch round cutter, cut 16 rounds from crust. Place 1 crust round in each muffin cup, pressing down gently to form cup.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, beat cream cheese spread, salt, pepper and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Divide mixture evenly among muffin cups, about 1 teaspoon each. Top each evenly with blue cheese.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove cups from pan. Garnish each mini cheesecake with 1/2 teaspoon cranberry sauce and 1 walnut piece.

Nutrition

120 Calories
8g Total Fat
2g Protein
9g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 mini cheesecake
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
22%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
230mg
9%
Potassium
35mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
3g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
0%
0%
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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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