We think these waddle of penguins are just the cutest appetizers for your holiday entertaining.
Makes: 12 penguin appetizers
Ingredients
12 Bite-size Mozzarella balls, patted dry with paper towel
2 Carrots
12 Sweet Red Banana Peppers
24 Pitted Black Olives, drained and dry
8 oz. Cream Cheese, room temperature
toothpicks
Directions
1. Wash and peel carrots; pat dry with a paper towel. Cut into 1/4-inch round slices. Cut a wedge/triangle out of each carrot slice, and set aside to use for beaks.
2. Cut 12 black olives in half.
3. Cut ends off red banana peppers for hats. Use a small paring knife to hollow out.
4. In a small bowl, mix cream cheese until soft and creamy. Fit a piping bag with a small round tip. Fill bag with cream cheese.
To assemble: Insert a toothpick into carrot slice. Thread on a mozzarella ball to sit on top of carrot slice. Follow with a whole black olive, making sure the hole in olive faces toward front. Next fill red pepper santa hat with cream cheese. Place on top of whole olive. Pipe a small amount of cream cheese into olive hole and then insert carrot beak. For wings, fill each olive half with cream cheese and attach to each side of mozzarella ball. Finish by piping around santa hat and add a pom pom to top of hat.
