RITZ Holiday Tree

Name: RITZ Holiday Tree
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 11
Ingredients: 4 oz. brick cream cheese, softened; 2 Tbsp. sugar; ¼ cup frozen whipped topping; 22 RITZ Crackers; 1 Tbsp. sugar; 1 slice star fruit (carambola); 1 Tbsp. decorating icing; 1 Tbsp. sprinkles

Ring in the holidays with this no bake Christmas sweet treat that does double duty as both a fun centerpiece and bite size desserts.

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Makes 11 servings, 2 topped crackers each.

Ingredient list

4 oz. brick cream cheese, softened
2 Tbsp. sugar
¼ cup thawed frozen whipped topping
22 RITZ Crackers
1 Tbsp. coarse green colored sugar
1 slice star fruit (carambola)
1 Tbsp. red decorating icing
1 Tbsp. holiday sprinkles

Directions

Mix cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl until blended. Gently stir in whipped topping.

Spoon into pastry bag fitted with small star tip; use to pipe cream cheese mixture onto crackers.

Sprinkle with colored sugar.

Reserve 1 topped cracker for later use. Arrange remaining topped crackers, in 6 descending rows, on large platter to resemble a Christmas tree as shown in photo. Add reserved topped cracker for the tree trunk and star fruit slice for the tree topper.

Use red icing to pipe lines on tree and press sprinkles into icing to resemble strands of Christmas lights.

Recipe Tips

Easy SubstituteSubstitute 1/2 cup canned ready-to-spread frosting for the cream cheese mixture.
Make AheadThis fun holiday treat can be prepared ahead of time. Refrigerate up to 2 hours before serving.
SubstituteSubstitute a large yellow gumdrop for the star fruit. Just place the gumdrop on a sugar-coated cutting board, then flatten it out with a rolling pin. Use a small cookie cutter or sharp knife to cut the gumdrop into a star shape.