Easy Nutty Carrot Spread Recipe | Creamy & Delicious Appetizer

Nutty Carrot Spread

YIELD Makes 18 servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup finely chopped pecans 6 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup shredded carrots 1/4 cup raisins 36 slices party pumpernickel bread, toasted or melba toast rounds

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place pecans on shallow baking pan. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
2. Meanwhile, combine cream cheese, juice concentrate and cinnamon in small bowl; stir until well blended. Stir in carrots, pecans and raisins.
3. Serve spread with bread or crackers.

This recipe appears in: Dips & Spreads NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 2 bread slices with about 2 tablespoons cream cheese mixture (about 1 tablespoon per bread slice) Sodium 149 mg Protein 3 g Fiber <1 g Carbohydrate 11 g Cholesterol 2 mg Saturated Fat <1 g Total Fat 1 g Calories from Fat 19 % Calories 68 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Starch 1