Simple Christmas Cracker Appetizers

Simple Christmas Cracker Appetizers recipe ideas for snacks and treats. Crackers garnished with cream cheese, salami, cucumber, cherry tomato.

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These are Simple Christmas Cracker Appetizers for snacks during the festive season or holidays. No Bake stove top, recipe idea with ritz crackers and easy toppings. The base of the appetizer is the Ritz cracker. Give preference to crackers with a dense texture, with a neutral flavor. Each cracker is generously smeared with cream cheese and garnished with salami, pepperoni and small cucumber slices. You can use classic cream cheese or add aromatic herbs, garlic powder or some grated cheddar to the spread. Ritz Cracker come in different flavors and go well on a platter or a charcuterie board.

What goes well with Ritz Crackers?

You can get creative with toping’s to go on the crackers and it will depend on the season. These are Christmas ideas.

1. cream cheese, or mix cream cheese with spices
2. cherry tomatoes, red and yellow
3. salami or cold meats
4. cheddar cheese, cut into shapes
5. cucumber
6. pepperoni
7. avocado mashed.
8. bacon jam,
9. berry jam, or orange or apricot jam

What can I serve with crackers besides cheese?

Besides topping the crackers with lots of delish snacks. Serve the crackers plain with dips and so on.

1. cream cheese or pâté
2. hummus
3. dips such as smoked salmon dip
4. salads
5. cottage cheese spread, and pimento cheese.

How to serve crackers at a party?

There are a few different flavors of ritz crackers, you can also add a few for guest to choose from.

1. serve the crackers on a platter board with other food to add on.
2. charcuterie boards with spreads.

Ingredients for Simple Christmas Cracker Appetizers

1. cherry tomatoes, red, yellow
2. crackers or salty cracks
3. cucumber
4. salami
5. pepperoni
6. pretzels
7. cream cheese
8. avocado puree or mashed avocado
9. Some hard cheese for snowflakes, cheddar, pea pepper, black sesame for decoration.

For the full instructions and the amounts needed for these simple cracker appetizers and their fillings ideas for Christmas season, see the recipe attached. Download or print them. Even watch online with the cook mode with out the screen blanking out. 😊

For the diet-conscious, we recommend choosing gluten-free crackers, while vegans can substitute dairy-free cream cheese for a non-dairy counterpart. For the Grinch appetizer, we used ready-made avocado puree. You can make it yourself. Crush the avocado pulp with a fork, add a little salt and lemon juice.

How To make Simple Christmas Cracker Appetizers

This appetizer for the Christmas table is prepared in 10 minutes from products that are always on hand. The treat will not only feed your guests, but also surprise them with an original serving. We suggest you to create miniature reindeer, funny Grinch, dressed up Christmas tree and Santa caps. Add cheese snowflakes for decoration, and your guests will feel the approaching magic of the holiday.

Step1. Prepare the herringbone appetizer crackers. Slice the cucumber lengthwise and cut into half circles. Cut triangular tops out of the cheddar cheese. Spread soft cream cheese on each cracker and arrange cucumber half circles. Set the cheddar tops on top. The Christmas tree is ready.

Step 2. To decorate the snowflake appetizer, from the salami circles, cut a circle with a smaller diameter equal to the cracker diameter. Cut a snowflake out of the cheese using a cookie cutter. Spread cream cheese on the crackers, arrange the salami and decorate with the cheese snowflakes. It’s simple and elegant.

Step 3.Cut a small section off the salami. Cap the salami and use your fingers to press the edges together. Place Santa’s cap on a cheese-covered cracker. Add a cheese pompon.

Step 4. Using the pepperoni attachment of a culinary syringe, shape small circles into reindeer noses. Spread cream cheese on crackers. Use a fork to create a heterogeneous texture – reindeer fur. Arrange the eyes – peas – peppers, nose – pepperoni. Break randomly crackers and arrange instead of antlers.

Step 5. Cut cherry tomatoes into four pieces – this will be the Grinch’s hat. Using the syringe attachment, cut out cheddar circles and cut them in half to make the Grinch’s eyes. Place the avocado puree on the cracker, set the cheddar eyes, sesame pupils and tomato cap. Mr. Grinch at your service.

Appetizing appetizers can be arranged in the shape of a Christmas wreath or tree. Garnish the serving with sprigs of rosemary.

Remember that crackers smeared with cream cheese stay crisp for about three hours. Keep this in mind when planning your menu.

Appetizing appetizers can be arranged in the shape of a Christmas wreath or tree. Garnish the serving with sprigs of rosemary. Remember that crackers smeared with cream cheese stay crisp for about three hours. Keep this in mind when planning your menu.

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