Cranberry Crab Cream Cheese Bites Recipes

CRANBERRY, CRAB MEAT AND CREAM CHEESE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Place cranberry sauce in a small mixing bowl; beat with a fork or wire whisk until smooth.
• Combine cream cheese, crab meat and green onion in a small mixing bowl. Fill each shell with about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture. Top with 1/2 teaspoon cranberry sauce.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until heated through.

CRANBERRY, CRAB & CREAM CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place cranberry sauce in a small mixing bowl and beat with a wire whisk until smooth.
• Combine cream cheese, crab meat and green onion in a small mixing bowl.
• Fill each shell with about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture.
• Top with 1/2 teaspoon cranberry sauce.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until heated through.
• Enjoy!

CARAMELIZED ONION-CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onions, and sauté 15 to 18 minutes or until golden and tender. Stir in vinegar and remaining ingredients; cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 4 minutes or until liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons.
• Caramelized Onion-Cranberry-Cream Cheese Bites: Spread 16 whole grain crackers each with 1 1/2 teaspoons 1/3-less-fat cream cheese; top each with 1 tablespoons Caramelized Onion-Cranberry Compote. Garnish with fresh cilantro or parsley leaves.

CRAB BITES

Steps:

• Soften butter and cheese spread at room temperature.
• Mix together well in mixer with seasonings.
• Fold in crab meat and spread on English muffin halves.
• Cut with a sharp knife into four sections and freeze (they cut easier if they're slightly frozen first).
• Flash freeze individually on a cookie sheet until frozen.
• Package in freezer bags and store in the freezer.
• Preheat oven to 400ºF degrees.
• Heat in oven 10 to 15 minutes until hot and bubbly.