Cream Cheese and Olive Pecan Bites
Serve a twist on the popular cheese ball at your next dinner party and make these amazing Cream Cheese and Olive Pecan Bites. These crunchy on the outside and creamy in the middle little delights make the perfect pop in your mouth appetizer. Only napkins needed for this appetizer! Scroll down for more appetizer recipes↓!
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HOW TO MAKE CREAM CHEESE AND OLIVE PECAN BITES
- TOAST PECANS: It may not seem like this is an important step but it is. Toasting pecans brings these little treasures to a whole other level of flavors. Please don’t skip this important step.
- MIX FILLING: It’s as simple as bringing all the ingredients together (except the pecans) until combined.
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: Spoon or spread some of the filling on one half of a pecan and top with another half, forming a sandwich. Voila! Mini cheese balls!
NAPKIN ONLY APPETIZERS!
Cream Cheese and Olive Pecan Bites
Yield:
MAKES: 40 Appetizers
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
A twist on the popular holiday cheese ball.
Ingredients
- 80 large pecans
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup finely chopped pimiento stuffed Spanish olives
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
- Stir together cream cheese, chopped olives, chives and pepper.
- Spread onto 1 side of 40 pecans; top with remaining pecans, forming a sandwich.
Oh my these appetizers look so wonderful. I love the pecan the best. Thanks for sharing. I am off to pin this so I can make them at the holidays!
Cynthia at http://FeedingBig.blogspot.com
this looks like a great combination of flavors, and a fun appetizer too! thanks for sharing : )
I love this idea, bet they are very popular:@)
What a great appetizer idea!!!!! I’m going to pin it for the holidays! Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to try them!
ooh! These look so good! Thanks for sharing,
What a great appetizer idea. I see these disappearing fast. I’ll have to try them.
Yummy! Great looking appetizers. Come and visit us. We are having a wonderful giveaway this week – $75 swank bag from Pick Your Plum.
These look really good. I can’t wait to try these!
The pecans look amazingly delicious!
I would love to have you share this, or any other recipe of your at Wednesday Extravaganza – my Foodie Link Party with the chance to get a lifetime feature on my Wall of Fame. Here is the link:
http://www.hungrylittlegirl.com/1/post/2012/11/wednesday-extravaganza-4.html
Can’t wait to see you there!
All of your recipes look amazing. I especially love the pecans. I am going to make these. I have a link party and would love to have you share this and any other posts. It is called Wednesday’s Adorned From Above Link Party. The link to the party is
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/11/wednesdays-adorned-from-above-link_14.html
I hope to see you there.
Have a great week.
Debi @ Adorned From Above
These are such a great idea! I featured them on my Weekly Rays of Sunshine: http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/weekly-rays-of-sunshine-3/
These look so delish! I’d love for you to link them up any anything else for the Winter Holidays- http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com/2012/11/Holiday-Recipes-Holiday-Crafts-Blog-Hop.html
Yum! I’m making these for sure for my Christmas open house!
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I really like all these things separate… so the idea of them together sounds great! So glad you linked up so I will have this recipe to come back to :o) You are being featured at tomorrows party. Come on over and check it out. Link will be live tomorrow at 8:30 pm central. Happy Monday!
http://www.nap-timecreations.com/2012/11/peanut-butter-cookies-and-tasteful.html
These are so pretty and sound delicious. I’m seeing a sweet version also on the horizon I may tinker around with. 🙂 Thanks!
Have fun! These are delicious. 🙂
I made these for a couple Christmas parties. They are Wonderful. This was my favorite of all the appetizers I tried this season. I will be making these often. Kudos to the creator of this recipe. Absolutely delicious. Since the red & green from the olive/cilantro and the white of the cream cheese are festive, you could leave the top off for a more elegant look. Thanks again, this recipe is awesome.
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you liked them. 🙂
How far ahead can you make these?
Hi Kim, You can make the filling ahead of time but I would wait until the day you want to serve them to put them together.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing.
You’re Welcome Lola, I love this recipe!
I’d forgotten about these…or a version of them. Super old-school! thanks for sharing!
You’re Welcome! Tasty little bites. 🙂
Do you think the cream cheese filling will be good to use on crackers 2 weeks later? I had so much extra.
Hi Karen, that would depend on the expiration date if the cream cheese. ?
How far ahead can these be made?
Hi Cheryl, The Cream Cheese and Olive Pecan Bites can be made a couple of days in advance of your party.
I’m making these for my WMU Christmas party. Looks scrumptious. Thanks for the recipe.
Wow! That’s what I like….a girl that plans ahead. ENJOY!
I am wondering about “large pecans”? In Canada we have whole, halves or pieces. How large are your large pecans? I’m afraid we cannot source these 😢
Hi Terri, Whatever size you have will work.
Do the pecans have to be toasted?
Hi Carol, No…that’s just for added flavor.