RITZwich Holiday Tree

Name: RITZwich Holiday Tree
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 1 pkg. Neufchatel cheese, softened; 1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained; ¼ cup roasted red peppers; ¼ tsp. garlic powder; 60 RITZ Crackers; 1 red pepper piece (3 inch square); 2 Tbsp. green and red peppers

RITZ Crackers are filled with a creamy cheese, spinach and pepper mixture and stacked like a Christmas tree for a fun appetizer that's also a decoration!

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Nutrition Bonus

This festive appetizer is rich in vitamin A, thanks to the spinach.

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Servings:

Makes 15 servings, 2 cracker sandwiches each.

Ingredient list

1 pkg. (8 oz.) Neufchatel cheese, softened
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained
¼ cup chopped roasted red peppers
¼ tsp. garlic powder
60 RITZ Crackers
1 red pepper piece (3 inch square)
2 Tbsp. finely chopped mixed green and red peppers

Directions

Mix first 4 ingredients until blended.

Spread Neufchatel mixture onto 30 crackers; cover with remaining crackers to make 30 sandwiches.

Stack cracker sandwiches on large plate to resemble Christmas tree as shown in photo, using 10 sandwiches for the bottom row, and ending with 1 sandwich at top.

Use 2-inch cookie cutter to cut a star-shaped piece out of red pepper square; place at top of tree.

Sprinkle chopped peppers over tree for the lights.