Description

These Cranberry and Feta Christmas Pinwheels are festive, colorful appetizers perfect for holiday gatherings. Made with creamy spreadable cream cheese, tangy feta, sweet dried cranberries, and fresh green onions rolled inside spinach herb tortillas, they create a delightful blend of flavors and a visually appealing treat shaped like a Christmas tree.

Ingredients

Scale

Filling

1 8-ounce tub spreadable cream cheese
2–3 teaspoons milk
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries, chopped
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped green onions

Wraps

4 spinach herb tortilla wraps

Garnish

Sprigs fresh rosemary (to garnish)
Cheddar cheese, cut into the shape of a star (to garnish)

Instructions

Prepare ingredients: Finely chop the green onions and dried cranberries, then set them aside for mixing.
Make the cream cheese mixture: In a medium mixing bowl, combine the spreadable cream cheese and milk. Stir thoroughly until the mixture is creamy and smooth, ensuring a spreadable consistency.
Combine filling ingredients: Mix the crumbled feta cheese, chopped green onions, and chopped dried cranberries into the cream cheese mixture until evenly incorporated.
Assemble the pinwheels: Evenly spread the cream cheese filling across each of the four spinach herb tortilla wraps. Roll each tortilla tightly to enclose the filling. Wrap each roll in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to firm up for easier slicing.
Slice into pinwheels: Using a serrated knife, carefully cut each chilled tortilla roll into 12 equal pieces, creating bite-sized pinwheels.
Arrange and garnish: Arrange the pinwheels on a serving board in the shape of a Christmas tree. Garnish the display with fresh rosemary sprigs to mimic branches, and top with cheddar cheese stars to complete the festive look.
Serve and enjoy: Present these charming holiday appetizers to your guests for a delicious and visually delightful treat.

Notes

Chilling the rolled tortillas is essential to ensure clean slicing and to maintain the pinwheel shape.
You can adjust the amount of milk in the cream cheese mixture to achieve your preferred spread consistency.
For a savory twist, add finely chopped nuts like pecans or walnuts to the filling.
Use a serrated knife for cutting to prevent squishing the pinwheels and to achieve neat slices.
These pinwheels can be made a day ahead and refrigerated, keeping them fresh for holiday parties.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Category: Appetizer
Method: No-Cook
Cuisine: American

Keywords: holiday appetizer, Christmas appetizer, pinwheels, cranberry feta appetizer, no cook recipe, festive snacks, spinach tortilla wraps