Grape Appetizer with Cream Cheese And Nuts
Recipe: #5062
March 29, 2012
Categories: Appetizers, Baby Shower, Birthday, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, July 4th, Labor Day, Mothers Day, New Years Potluck, Romantic Dinner, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, more
"This is a real crowd pleaser. They are so surprised when they bite into one and find it is a grape. One person suggested to me that you could even add a bit of finely chopped ginger. Chill time is not included in the prep time. The recipe makes about 6 dozen grapes."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (302.9 g)
- Calories 456.8
- Total Fat - 30.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.9 g
- Cholesterol - 35.3 mg
- Sodium - 325.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 41.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 11.2 g
- Sugars - 2.9 g
- Protein - 11.3 g
- Calcium - 150.6 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Beat together the mayo and the cream cheese until smooth
Step 2
Roll the grapes in the cream cheese mixture, coat each grape
Step 3
Put the chopped nuts on a sheet of wax paper and roll each grape in the nuts so they are coated
Step 4
On an attractive platter arrange the grapes so they resemble a cluster of grapes, decorate with a couple of green leaves or silk leaves
Step 5
Place platter loosely covered in the fridge for at least an hour - you want the grapes to be well chilled
Tips
No special items needed.