baci's baking - Guacamole Holiday Tree

The final New Year's Eve Party recipe that I'll share with you this month is a fun one to make - Guacamole Holiday Tree, an original Kraft Recipe!

Guacamole Holiday Tree

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1 package cream cheese
1 ripe avocado
1 t. mayo
2 t. lime juice
1 jalapeño pepper
8 grape tomatoes, halved
1 green onion, sliced
1 box of crackers

1) Cut block of cream cheese, diagonally in half. Place triangles together on a 12” x 10” piece of plastic wrap to resemble a tree. Cover with a second piece of plastic wrap. Press to flatten cream cheese tree into a 7" tall by 6" wide tree. Peel off top sheet of plastic wrap and place onto a serving plate.
2) Mash avocado in a bowl. Add mayo and lime juice, mix well. Spread over cream cheese.
3) Decorate tree with pepper, tomatoes and onion.
4) Place 8 crackers, in two stacks of four each, to make the base of the tree trunk. Serve with remaining crackers.

Image from Kraft