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Fire Ants on a Log

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 24, 2015
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Creative fall or Halloween snack recipe ready in just 20 minutes! Arrange red bell pepper over cream cheese and tomato pesto mixture on celery stalks to resemble fire ants on a wood log.

Fire Ants on a Log

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 20 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 6 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened, cut into cubes
  • 2 tablespoons refrigerated sun-dried tomato pesto
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 16 stalks celery, cut into 2 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped red bell pepper

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In food processor, place cream cheese, pesto, lemon juice, salt, black pepper and red pepper. Cover; process until smooth.
  • Step 
    2
    Spoon mixture into quart-size resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag; twist bag above cheese mixture. Squeeze bag to pipe cheese mixture into celery pieces. Arrange bell pepper pieces on filling to look like ants. Serve or refrigerate.

Nutrition

35 Calories
3g Total Fat
1g Protein
2g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
35
Total Fat
3g
0%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
0%
Sodium
95mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
2g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1g
0%
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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