Lightened-up cheese spread

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Instead of your standard cheeseball, try this lightened-up dip during your next family game night.

Yield

12 servings

Ingredients

• 1 8-ounce package light cream cheese, room temperature
• ½ teaspoon celery salt
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ¼ cup canned, crushed pineapple, drained
• 2–3 green onions, minced
• ¼ cup sliced almonds (optional)

Cook

Mix the cream cheese, seasonings and mustard until smooth. Stir in the green onions and pineapple. Spoon the mixture onto a piece of plastic wrap and mold into a ball, then refrigerate for 30 minutes. When ready to eat, roll in almonds.

Serve

Serve with whole wheat crackers and fresh-cut vegetables.