The Nut Snacker

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/4 cups whole almonds
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 5 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
• 1 tablespoon green onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 spread almonds in a single layer in a shallow pan. bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes until almonds just begin to turn color.
• 2 combine softened cream cheese and mayo; mix well.
• 3 add crumbled bacon, onion, dill and pepper; mix well.
• 4 cover and chill overnight.
• 5 form cheese mixture into shapes of 2 pine cones on serving platter.
• 6 beginning at narrow end, press almonds at a slight angle into the cheese mixture.
• 7 continue in rows overlapping until cheese is covered.
• 8 finished product looks kind of like pinecones!