Easy Cheese Carrots Recipe

These easy Cheese Carrots are a festive and fun appetizer, perfect for Easter or any spring celebration.

If you’re looking for a simple appetizer to add to your springtime menu, check out these fun and easy Cheese Carrots. This easy cheese appetizer is perfect for a spring or summer party, and sure to please any hungry rabbits. Not only would they be cute for your Easter or spring holiday spread, but they’d be great for April Fool’s Day too! And they could not be easier to make. Really!

You only need a few ingredients for this fun and tasty appetizer, plus a few minutes for a little mixing, and shaping them into carrots. From start to finish these only take about 30 minutes to make, depending on how quick you are at sculpting. It’s just like playing with play-dough, only tasty. This appetizer is so easy and fun to make! Kids of any age can have some fun in the kitchen and make these Cheese Carrots for snack time or a party.

Ingredients for Cheese Carrots:

• Cream Cheese (can use either reduced fat or regular)
• Cheddar Cheese, finely shredded
• Paprika
• Onion Powder
• Celery Salt
• Fresh Parsley

How to Make Cheese Carrots:

1. First, mix all the ingredients with a fork until somewhat combined. Then use clean hands to thoroughly combine the cheese mixture until smooth.
2. Next, divide the cheese mixture into 5 or 6 portions, or however many “carrots” you want to make. Form these sections into carrot shapes using your hands.
3. Once formed, use a knife to add striped texture details to the cheese carrots.
4. Arrange the cheese carrots on a serving dish and add springs of parsley as carrot tops.
5. Tightly cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
6. Enjoy with crackers or crudités.

Years ago I first made this fun appetizer for Easter after discovering the recipe in my aunt’s cookbook. I’ve adapted the recipe slightly, using spices I have on hand. So if you like things spiced up a bit easily kick these carrots up a notch or two by adding a few pinches (or more!) of cayenne pepper.

A few recipe notes:

• Don’t use pre-shredded cheese. For the cheese mixture to come together it really needs to be soft. Pre-shredded cheese often has a powdery coating and can create a weird texture when trying to mold the carrots.
• You can either reduced-fat or regular cream cheese.
• These easy Cheese Carrots can be made up to two days ahead of time, then tightly wrapped with plastic wrap and refrigerated until ready to serve.
• If you have a favorite cheese ball recipe, as long as it holds shape, make carrots instead of ball.

Easy Cheese Carrots Recipe

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Cheese Carrots

Yield: 10

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

A festive and delicious cheese spread, perfect for special occasion in the spring!

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Ingredients

• 3 ounces (weight) cream cheese (I used a reduced fat, but use what you like)
• 6 ounces (weight) cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• a few sprigs of fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Using a fork combine all the ingredients together until somewhat combined, then using your hands (clean hands!) work the cheese mixture to combine more thoroughly until smooth.
2. Divide the cheese mixture into 5-6 sections (or however many "carrots" you want to create). Using your hands form carrot shapes.
3. Add details to cheese carrots with a knife.
4. Arrange cheese carrots on platter. Add sprigs of parsley to create carrot tops.
5. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
6. Serve with crackers or crudités.

Notes

• Don't use pre-shredded cheese. For the cheese mixture to come together it really needs to be soft. Pre-shredded cheese often has a powdery coating and can create a weird texture when trying to mold the carrots.
• You can either reduced-fat or regular cream cheese.
• These easy Cheese Carrots can be made up to two days ahead of time, then tightly wrapped with plastic wrap and refrigerated until ready to serve.
• If you have a favorite cheese ball recipe, as long as it holds shape, make carrots instead of ball.

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