Description
These Festive Christmas Cranberry Roll-Ups are creamy, sweet, tangy, and incredibly easy—perfect for holiday appetizers, Christmas parties, potlucks, and festive snacking. Soft tortillas are filled with a flavorful cranberry-cream cheese mixture, rolled tightly, and sliced into adorable bite-sized pinwheels everyone loves!
Ingredients
Scale
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- For the Filling:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For Assembly:
- 4 large flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, dried cranberries, cheddar cheese, green onions, pecans, honey, orange zest, salt, and pepper.
- Mix until the filling is smooth and evenly combined.
- Lay out each tortilla and spread a generous layer of the cranberry filling over the entire surface.
- Roll each tortilla tightly into a log, pressing gently to secure the filling.
- Wrap each roll in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to firm up.
- Remove from the refrigerator and slice into 1-inch pinwheels.
- Arrange on a platter and serve as a festive holiday appetizer!
Notes
For extra flavor, substitute honey with cranberry sauce. Make ahead up to 24 hours—just slice before serving. Use spinach tortillas or sun-dried tomato tortillas for added color. Store leftover roll-ups in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll-up
- Calories: 55
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 7mg
Keywords: cranberry roll ups, Christmas appetizers, holiday pinwheels, festive appetizers, tortilla roll ups, cranberry cream cheese pinwheels