Description
Christmas Cranberry Pinwheels are a festive, no-bake appetizer that blends creamy cream cheese, tart cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, and chopped green onions into colorful, bite-sized logs. Perfect for Christmas parties, family gatherings, and holiday potlucks, these pinwheels come together in minutes, chill to sliceable perfection, and showcase cheerful red-green colors on any platter. Easy, delicious, and Pinterest-worthy for holiday entertaining.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup dried cranberries, chopped
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans (optional)
- ¼ cup finely chopped green onions
- ⅓ cup cranberry sauce (whole berry or homemade)
- 4 large flour tortillas
- Pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, dried cranberries, pecans (if using), green onions, cranberry sauce, and pepper.
- Mix until the filling is creamy and evenly combined.
- Lay out the flour tortillas and spread a generous layer of the cranberry mixture over each one.
- Roll the tortillas tightly into logs.
- Wrap each roll in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to firm up.
- Slice into ½–1-inch pinwheels.
- Arrange on a platter and serve chilled for a festive, delicious bite.
Notes
- Chill time helps the log firm for clean slicing.
- If desired, substitute walnuts or skip nuts for a nut-free version.
- Whole berry or homemade cranberry sauce both work well.
- Yield and serving: about 4 appetizer portions.
- Best served chilled.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: No-bake; chill and slice
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (1/4 of recipe)
- Calories: approx 456
- Sugar: approx 25 g
- Sodium: approx 420 mg
- Fat: approx 18 g
- Saturated Fat: approx 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: approx 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: approx 34 g
- Fiber: approx 3 g
- Protein: approx 6 g
- Cholesterol: approx 60 mg
Keywords: Christmas Cranberry Pinwheels, cranberry cream cheese pinwheels, holiday appetizers, no-bake party snacks, Christmas appetizers, Christmas finger foods, easy Christmas treats, festive appetizers