Raspberry Cheese Spread

Name: Raspberry Cheese Spread
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 3-1/2 cups
Ingredients: 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 cup mayonnaise; 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 3 green onions, finely chopped; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1/4 cup seedless raspberry preserves; Assorted crackers

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + chilling

Yield about 3-1/2 cups

Test Kitchen Approved

"A party guest brought this attractive appetizer to our home, and we fell in love with it," says Jane Montgomery from Hilliard, Ohio. "Now I often make it myself with we have company."

Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 green onions, finely chopped
1 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup seedless raspberry preserves
Assorted crackers

Directions

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth. Beat in cheeses and onions. Stir in pecans. Spread into a plastic wrap-lined 9-in. round dish. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
Invert onto a serving plate; spread with preserves. Serve with crackers.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 157 calories, 14g fat (5g saturated fat), 21mg cholesterol, 141mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.

"A party guest brought this attractive appetizer to our home, and we fell in love with it," says Jane Montgomery from Hilliard, Ohio. "Now I often make it myself with we have company."

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