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Christmas tree shaped sandwich with green cream cheese icing and pomegranate decorations
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Christmas Tea Sandwiches

Make Christmas even more special with Christmas tree finger sandwiches.
Prep Time40 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Tea Time
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 sandwiches
Calories: 107kcal

Ingredients

  • 16 slices thin white sandwich bread
  • 8 oz cream cheese divided 4 oz + 4 oz
  • 3 Tbsps crushed pinapple with the juice
  • 2-3 Tbsps sour cream or mayonnaise
  • green food colouring
  • pomegranate seeds for decorating

Instructions

  • Cut out 8 Christmas tree shapes from the center of 8 slices of bread (assuming your cookie cutter size just about fills the center of the slice). Cut out 24 Holly leaf shapes from the other 8 slices or bread (or as many as you can get based on the size of your cookie cutter.)
  • Divide the cream cheese in half. Mix 4 oz cream cheese with the crushed pineapple. Add more if you like til you get the consistency you like. Spread the cream cheese over one half of the bread cut outs. Top with the remaining bread shapes.
  • Mix the remaining cream cheese with the sour cream or mayonnaise until spreadable but holds its shape. Mix in the food colouring, starting with a tiny amount and adding tiny amounts until you get the desired tone.
  • Using a #67 piping tip pipe a strip along the center of each Holly leaf. Position a couple of pomegranate seeds at one end to mimic holly berries.
  • With the #67 piping tip pipe green strips from the top/center of the sandwich out to each tree tip to mimic sweeping boughs of an evergreen. Position a pomegranate seed at the tip of each bough to mimic decorations.
  • Keep chilled until ready to serve. Enjoy!
  • Sandwiches can be made a day ahead of time and refrigerated air tight overnight.

Nutrition

Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g