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Stonewall Kitchen: Holiday Appetizers: Pinecone Cheese Ball



Holiday Appetizers: Pinecone Cheese Ball

We love entertaining, so we're always looking for new ways to impress our guests. One of our old favorites, the Old Farmhouse Chutney Cheese Ball, got a new look for the holidays. The unique blend of flavors will satisfy all your guests while it's delightful pinecone shape will add a festive element to your table.

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Pinecone Cheese Ball

• 1 recipe Stonewall Kitchen Old Farmhouse Chutney Cheese Ball

Old Farmhouse Chutney Cheese Ball

Ingredients:

• 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup Stonewall Kitchen Old Farmhouse Chutney
• 1/4 cup green onion - diced
• 1 clove garlic - crushed
• dash of salt
• dash of pepper
• 1/2 cup Colby cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

Directions:

1. Mix together the cream cheese, Old Farmhouse Chutney, scallions, garlic, salt and pepper.
2. Fold in the Colby and Monterey Jack cheeses.
3. Form

• 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds
• Fresh rosemary, for garnish
• Crackers

Make one recipe of Stonewall Kitchen's Old Farmhouse Chutney Cheese Ball. Instead of forming a ball and coating it with chopped pecans, divide the cheese ball mixture in two and form into pinecone shapes. Starting at the tip of each "pinecone," insert sliced almonds in rows. Continue rows of almonds until you get to the bottom of the "pinecone." Transfer pinecones to a serving dish. Garnish with rosemary and serve with crackers.

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Make a Pop Tart Gingerbread House! (Video)

FILED UNDER: CHRISTMAS, CRAFT TUTORIALS, DESSERT RECIPES

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This pop tart gingerbread house is so fun to decorate and perfect for the holidays! Once you make a gingerbread house out of pop tarts you’ll never go back to graham crackers again. I’ll share tips and tricks for decorating your gingerbread house with candy and royal icing.
You might also like our gingerbread cookie Christmas countdown!

Pop Tart Gingerbread House
Watch our step by step video!

I think we all knew that when we made pop tart haunted houses earlier this year that a holiday version would make its way to the site. Seriously friends, once you switch to pop tarts you’ll never go back to graham crackers.
It all started when I couldn’t find chocolate graham crackers at the store to make haunted gingerbread houses. My husband suggested using chocolate pop tarts. I was skeptical but bought a box to humor him. They turned out awesome! Sturdy, easy to work with, and fun to decorate.

WHY ARE POP TARTS BETTER THAN GRAHAM CRACKERS?

1. They are bigger than graham crackers so you get a bigger house.
2. They are easier to cut than graham crackers to get the shape you want.
3. They come in so many colors and flavors.
4. They are sturdier than graham crackers and look more like a boxed gingerbread house kit.
5. They are frosted so it gives them a fun texture and decorative look.

SUPPLIES

You’ll need 6 pop tarts. I used strawberry because it already had red and green sprinkles on the frosting.

You’ll also need a variety of holiday candies and royal icing.
EASY ROYAL ICING FOR FROSTING GINGERBREAD HOUSES

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2-3 teaspoon water

Mix sugar and water together until it reaches the consistency of craft glue. You don’t want it to be too runny.
GINGERBREAD HOUSE CANDIES

We all have our favorite holiday candies to use for gingerbread houses. My go-to candies are mints and chocolate candies in holiday shapes—like Santa, trees or snowmen.

TIPS FOR ASSEMBLING POP TART GINGERBREAD HOUSE

• Follow my instructions at the end of the post for cutting your pop tarts. ONLY USE A SERRATED KNIFE to cut the pop tarts. A paring knife will not work. Gently saw as you cut and you’ll end up with nice clean lines.
• Add a bead of icing to the pop tarts and use your hands to hold the 4 walls into place for a minute or two. After that, the icing is tacky and will hold it on its own.
• Repeat for the roof, holding it in place for a minute or so before letting go.

These houses are pretty sturdy once the royal icing has had a chance to set. This takes about 15-20 minutes. Not bad.
If you do this you shouldn’t have any issues with your house falling apart.

TIPS FOR ICING AND DECORATING POP TART HOUSE

Make sure to watch our video to see how we assembled and decorated our house.
Obviously lightweight candies like Necco wafers are easier to work with than M&Ms and starlight mints, but don’t let that stop you. I’ll share a few tips for working with heavier candy. That being said, if you are making these with a group of children, I’d go for lightweight candy and sprinkles to avoid little ones getting frustrated. I’d also suggest assembling the houses about an hour before decorating them so that they are ready to go!

• To add heavier candies to the trim (see M&Ms in photo):
  
  • Add a bead of royal icing to the house and let it sit for a couple of minutes before adding candy. This allows the icing to begin to get tacky. Add the candy, then adjust as necessary if you see any drooping. The icing will harden and hold everything after 10 minutes or so.
  
  
• To add heavy candies to the roof, you have two options:
  
  • 1: Decorate the roof pieces before assembling the house and let them dry. Then assemble the house.
  • 2: Use the tip above for heavier candies, adding a bead of icing, let it sit for a minute or two, then adding the candy and adjusting as necessary until it is firm.
  
  
• Decorating the walls:
  
  • If you’re only adding a couple of items (like I did) you can add them at the end. Easy.
  • If you’d like to add a bit of decoration to the walls of your house you can do that BEFORE assembling the house. Let it set up and dry then build your house. This is an easy way to make sure gravity doesn’t pull the candy down.
  
  

POP TART GINGERBREAD HOUSE TUTORIAL

Pop Tart Gingerbread House


This pop tart gingerbread house is so fun to decorate and perfect for the holidays! Once you make a gingerbread house out of pop tarts you'll never go back to graham crackers again. I'll share tips and tricks for decorating your gingerbread house with candy and royal icing.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings: 1 house
Calories: 1300kcal
Cost: $5

EQUIPMENT

• serrated knife
• plastic sandwich bag

INGREDIENTS

• 6 pop tarts
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2-3 teaspoons water

INSTRUCTIONS

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• Place 6 pop tarts on the cutting board.

Roof

• You will be making cuts on 4 out of 6 of the pop tarts. The 2 that aren't cut are the roof pieces. You can set those 2 pop tarts to the side if you'd like.

Front and Back Walls

• Take 1 pop tart and place it on its side, right next to another pop tart.
• Cut on a diagonal from the corner of the pop tart that it on its side, to the center of the middle pop tart. Repeat on the other side.
  
• You should now have a pop tart that looks like a house. Repeat this step so that you have 2 house-shaped pop tarts.

Side Walls

• Remember that pop tart that you turned on its side? Go ahead and stand it up again. Place it next to one of the house-shaped pop tarts, lining up the corners, and cut horizontally across. Repeat.
  
• You should now have two roof pieces (un-cut), 2 house-shaped pieces, and 2 wall pieces.
  
• Combine powdered sugar and water to make a royal icing glue. Add water 1/2 teaspoon at a time until desired consistency is achieved (2 1/2 teaspoons works well for me). Spoon icing into a Ziploc bag and cut the tip off. Glue the 4 walls together with icing and hold in place for 30-45 seconds.
  
• Add the roof pieces and hold in place for 30-45 seconds.
  
• Let houses stand 15-20 minutes before decorating.
  
• Dip decorations into icing or pipe icing onto houses to decorate.
  

NOTES

• Icing should be the consistency of craft glue.
• When cutting pop tarts, use a serrated knife and gently saw. Don't press down hard with the knife.
• To add heavier candies to the houses, like M&Ms, add a line of icing to the house and let the icing stand for a couple of minutes before placing the candy on it. This will allow the icing to dry a little and become tacky.
• You may need to hold the candy in place, or readjust the candy that starts to move as you wait for the icing to dry.

NUTRITION

Calories: 1300kcal


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30+ OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS


We gathered up Over 30 of the BEST Christmas Cocktails to share with you today. These are so fun and festive. Any of these will be the big hit at your next Holiday party!

Christmas Mimosas from Delish…






THE GRINCH COCKTAIL


Ingredients

• 2 (12 ounce) cans frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
• 2 cups Gatorade sports drink, Lemon-Lime flavor, chilled
• 1 cup light rum
• 2 (12 ounce) cans lemon-lime soda pop, chilled

Directions

• Mix limeade concentrate, sports drink and rum in large pitcher. Refrigerate until serving time.
• Just before serving, pour punch into punch bowl. Add soda pop.
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Jack Frost Cocktail…







Snowflake Martini from Cooking with Curls…








Freeze Coffee in ice cube trays. Toss in 1 cup of Baileys and 1 cup of Vanilla Vodka…SO GOOD!




Candy Cane Jello Shots…






DIY Mason Jar Cocktail Gifts from DIY Mason Jar Cocktail Gifts…







Christmas Morning Punch from Taynton Day Spirits…







Fireball Jello Shot Cupcakes from Erica’s Sweet Tooth…







BUTTER FINGER COCKTAIL

• 1/4 oz Baileys Irish Cream
• 1/4 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
• 1/4 oz Kahlua
• 1/4 oz Vodka

Directions
Mix and pour over ice.






Jingle Juice from Delish…







NORTH POLE NOG

• 6 oz egg nog
• 1 oz spiced rum
• 2 oz bourbon
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
• cinnamon stick

Directions
Stir spiced rum, bourbon and eggnog. Sprinkle with cinnamon on top and top with a cinnamon stick for garnish.






Apple Pie Jello Shots from Ann’s Entitled Life…







Gingerbread White Russian…







Monkey Iced Coffee from Tipsy Bartender…







Christmas Cookie Jello Shots…







Holiday Drink…







White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Martini from Will Cook for Friends…







Chunk Monkey from My Incredible Recipes…







Blackberry Pomegranate Sangria…







Eggnog White Russian…








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Easy Peasy Peanutty Cranberry Bars! Fresh cranberries and peanut butter chips combine to create a fruity layer of deliciousness!

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Butter Swim Biscuits

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups buttermilk
1 stick butter
4 tsp baking powder
4 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Combine all of the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
Next, add the buttermilk and mix all of the ingredients together until a moist dough is formed.
Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl, and then pour it into an 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish (make sure that your pan is not too small or shallow so that the butter doesn't drip out of the pan while it's baking).
Place the dough right on top of the melted butter and use a spatula to spread it evenly across the pan until it touches the sides.
Cut the unbaked dough (it should be swimming in butter at this point) into 9 evenish squares.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown on top.
Enjoy for breakfast, lunch or dinner! These biscuits are the perfect companion to any meal. I prefer to eat them with raspberry jam