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Slices of bread topped with cheese, cucumbers, and vegetables arranged to look like snowmen with carrot noses, olive eyes, and scarf decorations—these festive bites make fun and healthy food recipes for any celebration.
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Snowman Cheese Crostini

Festive crostini topped with carrot, avocado, balsamic glaze, fresh basil, and mozzarella snowmen.
Prep Time27 minutes
Cook Time3 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas appetizer, festive bites
Servings: 7 snowmen

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 baguette
  • 3 fresh mozzarella
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 avocado
  • 14 candy eyes mini
  • fresh basil leaves
  • balsamic glaze

Instructions

  • Slice the baguette.
  • Grill the baguette slices in the oven for 2-3 minutes (or stick them in a toaster) until browned on both sides.
  • Slice the mozzarella.
  • Use the medium round cutter to make the snowman’s body and the small round cutter for the face.
  • Shape the oval arms out of mozzarella.
  • Place a basil leaf on the crostini.
  • Top with the mozzarella body and face.
  • Now, shape a scarf out of carrot or avocado, or add arms.
  • Top with balsamic glaze buttons (use a toothpick or piping utensil / bag).
  • Add candy eyes.
  • Trim triangular carrot noses and place these on the face.
  • Serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 565mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1860IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 314mg | Iron: 2mg