Sunday 1 April 2012

Crispy Cups with Two Fillings

I love appetizers if you haven't already figured that out.  It's what I offer to bring whenever we're invited somewhere and I can make a meal out of those delicious bite sized morsels.  It keeps things interesting.  You can have a variety of "nibblies" to excite your taste buds.  How bad can that be?  Oh, and I think they're super fun to make.
I whipped these up the other night for my cousin and I to snack on while sipping bubbly.  Sounds like a charmed life doesn't it?!  Anyhow, they're super easy and full of flavour.  They both have similar ingrdients but very different flavours.
You can buy Siljans Crispy Cups in most grocery stores.  You can make the filling well ahead but don't fill them much more than an hour before you're going to serve them.  I like to put a spinach leaf in the bottom so they don't get soggy.  You could also use Arugala. 
Wouldn't these make a pretty appie for Easter?

Blue with Cranberries and Walnuts.....soooo good...sweet, salty, crunchy and creamy...


Feta with Cranberries and Green Onions....Salty, sweet and a hint of mild onion....yummy!




Crispy Cups with Two Fillings

Makes 24
(halve each recipe if you're making 12 of each)

Siljans Crispy Cups, 1 package

Blue with Cranberries and Walnuts
1/3 cup Cream Cheese (I used Philadelphia Light)
1/4 cup Blue Cheese (French Saint Agur, Stilton or Gorgonzola)
2 tbsp dried Cranberries, chopped
24 walnuts, lightly toasted
24 small baby spinach leaves

Mix the first 3 ingredients.  Line the crispy cup with a spinach leaf, spoon a little cheese mixture in and top with a walnut.

Feta with Cranberries and Green Onion
1/3 cup Cream Cheese (I used Philadelphia Light)
1/3 cup Feta Cheese, crumbled
2 tbsp dried cranberries
1 small green onion, finely chopped
Fresh ground pepper, enough to taste
24 small baby spinach leaves

Mix the first 5 ingredients.  Line the crispy cup with a spinach leaf, and spoon the cheese mixture in.

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