Description
Cream Cheese Stuffed Celery is a simple, fresh, and flavorful appetizer featuring crisp celery stalks filled with a smooth herb-infused cream cheese mixture. It’s perfect for easy entertaining or a light snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Filling Ingredients
- 6 ounces cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped (reserve a few for garnish)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Vegetables
- 6 stalks celery, washed, cleaned, and cut into approximately 3 inch pieces
Instructions
- Prepare the Filling: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, heavy cream, lemon juice, fresh chives (reserve some for garnish), dried dill, dried basil, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt.
- Mix Until Smooth: Use a handheld mixer to blend the ingredients until the mixture is smooth and well combined, approximately one minute.
- Stuff the Celery: Lay out the celery pieces on a flat surface. Use a teaspoon to fill the celery pieces with the cream cheese mixture, repeating until all pieces are filled.
- Garnish and Serve: Arrange the stuffed celery sticks on a serving platter. Garnish with the reserved fresh chopped chives. Serve immediately for the best taste and texture.
Notes
- This Cream Cheese Stuffed Celery is one of the easiest appetizers you can prepare, combining crisp celery and flavorful herb cream cheese.
- Make the filling ahead of time and assemble the celery pieces just before serving for convenient entertaining.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed celery piece
- Calories: 32 kcal
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 31 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 9 mg
