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Lightened-up cheese spread

12 servings

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

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.

NUTRITION PER SERVING

  • 101 calories
  • 8g fat (4g saturated fat)
  • 20mg cholesterol
  • 217g sodium
  • 2g carbohydrate
  • 1g sugar
  • 0g fiber
  • 3g protein