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If you need a cute appetizer or snack idea for Valentine’s Day, try these Cheddar Bear Crostini.
Perfect for a lunchbox, for Valentine’s parties, or a romantic dinner.
You can leave the crostini plain like I have done (since the baguette is crisp and buttery), or top the slices with cranberry jam, garlic cream cheese, pesto, sundried tomato, or olive tapenade – whatever your heart desires.
Cheddar Bear Crostini
Sweet cheddar bears holding grape hearts, topped on crostini.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 slices baguette
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 cheddar slices, white
- 18 black sesame seeds
- 3 grapes, oblong
Instructions
- Cut 6 slices of baguette.
- Heat a pan on medium-high.
- Add three tablespoons of butter to the pan.
- Place the bread in the hot pan and brown on both sides until golden (about two minutes per side).
- Shape the bear’s body with cheddar and the medium round cutter.
- Cut the cheddar face with the small round cutter and the mouth with the mini round cutter.
- For the ears, use the petal-shaped cutter (tuck the pointy end under).
- Cut out the cheddar hands and feet with the metal straw (you can remove them from the straw using a skewer).
- Arrange the elements for the bear on top of the crostini.
- Top with the sesame seed eyes and nose.
- Cut the oblong grapes at a slant and halve each half symmetrically.
- Match the opposite halves to make two hearts and place one on each bear.
- Serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 137kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 10mg, Sodium: 233mg, Potassium: 60mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 119IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 65mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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