A Grown-Up Snack

 

By all means, have your kids try this.  Mine won't come near it because of the celery, blue cheese and cracked black pepper.  Celery is too stringy, blue cheese is too stinky, and cracked black pepper is too spicy.  That's fine, more for us adults! 

This appetizer, side, whatever you want to call it is surprisingly mild in flavor and very filling.  Eat 1-2 celery stalks stuffed with this spread and you're good to go.  Next time I will make it with full fat cream cheese and full fat crumbled blue cheese.  I think the low fat versions I used changed the texture a bit, making it fall apart, especially when refrigerated.  Be sure to toast the pecans and add the cracked black pepper at the end, they make all the difference. 

Enjoy!

Blue Cheese-and-Pecan-Stuffed Celery
Source: Everyday with Rachael Ray

Ingredients

• 4 ounces softened cream cheese

• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

• 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans

• 2 tablespoons chopped dried cranberries

• Celery stalks

• Cracked black pepper

Directions

1. Combine cheeses, pecans and cranberries. Spread on celery; top with cracked pepper.