Get creative with delicious quick snacks.
Serve your guests delicious snacks that don't take the know-how of a professionally trained chef. These quick and easy snacks are tasty treats that leave your guests coming back for more, and please both young and old alike. From deli meats to favorite standbys, there is something for everyone.
Instructions
Pinwheels With a Twist
1. Set out the cream cheese so it can soften while you prepare the other ingredients for your snack. Wash your lettuce and tear into large sections and set to the side. Place your ham and turkey next to slices of provolone, cheddar and Swiss cheese slices. Lay whole wheat tortillas on a flat prep surface.
2. Spread the cream cheese over the entire surface of the tortilla with a spatula or butter knife. On top of the cream cheese, lay pieces of lettuce. Choose only one flavor of cheese to lay on top of the lettuce. Alternate the Swiss, provolone and cheddar slices with each roll-up you make. Lastly, place either ham or turkey on top of the cheese.
3. Place your fingers at the edge of the tortilla on top of the ingredients and tightly roll the tortillas. Do not let the tortillas roll too loosely or they will fall apart when slicing them into pinwheels. Once rolled, hold them together with toothpicks. Place the rolls in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
4. Remove the tortilla rolls from the refrigerator. Pull the toothpicks out and pinch firmly between your fingers. Slice into 1/2-inch slices. Lay the pinwheels on a decorative platter and serve to your guests.
Sweet Snacks
5. Serve a sweet treat on dinner crackers.
Place whole wheat dinner crackers in your freezer overnight. The next day, line the crackers along your work surface. Spread softened cream cheese on top of each cracker.
6. Open a jar of jalapeno mint jelly. Dab a small amount on top of the cream cheese and spread to the edges. Serve this surprisingly sweet treat to your guests on a plate or platter immediately to maintain the freshness of the crackers.
7. Cut the edges from whole wheat bread slices. Spread peanut butter on each slice of bread. Add a layer of strawberry or grape jelly. Roll the sandwiches and refrigerate for two hours.
8. Remove the rolls from the refrigerator. Slice into pinwheels. Serve to the delighted children at your party.
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