By Holly Sosa
If you’re a mom, crackers are probably a staple in your home. I know for me, my pantry is always stocked with a few boxes of my kiddos favorite RITZ Crackers. They’re delicious all on their own, but we have loads of fun dreaming up different ways to top them off before enjoying them together. Never one to shy from a challenge, I created four to share with you in hopes to inspire your next event or family snack time.
Unicorn RITZ
Inspired by the recent #unicorntoast trend on Instagram, I took to creating colored cream cheese using fruits in a variety of colors. For red, I used strawberry jam mixed with cream cheese. For orange, apricots. For yellow, pineapple. And for purple, blueberries. This one is so easy and a great way for smaller kiddos to have fun helping you in the kitchen while learning colors.
Strawberry Cheesecake RITZ
Enjoy miniature versions of your favorite dessert by topping your RITZ Crackers with a dollop of cream cheese and top it all off with some strawberry pie filling.
Jalapeño Popper Toppers
Enjoy zesty flavor by combining cream cheese with shredded Mexican cheese and top ping it off with a thin slice of jalapeño pepper.
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Popper RITZ
Take the classic Jalapeño Popper Topper one step further by wrapping it up in a slice of bacon and baking it until crispy. You’ll never eat one without the crispy addition of a RITZitz Ccracker after you try it this way.
Using RITZ Crackers and cream cheese, both sweet and savory toppers are easy to pull together and can help me with all of my entertaining needs. Save $1 on cream cheese (8 oz. or larger, selected varieties) when you buy 2 (two) boxes of RITZ Crackers (10.3 oz. or larger, selected varieties) at your local Albertson’s Companies store and you can recreate any of today’s recipes shared here or dream up your own!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- strawberry jam or pie fillings in flavors of choice (one tablespoon of each)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 can strawberry pie filling
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- 8 slices bacon
Instructions
- Divide cream cheese into four small bowls.
- Add strawberry jam (or pie filling of choice) to bowls. Add a different flavor for each bowl.
- Combine well.
- Top RITZ Cracker & enjoy!
- Spread softened cream cheese over RITZ.
- Top with spoonful of strawberry pie filling.
- Enjoy!
- Combine cream cheese with cheddar cheese.
- Spread over RITZ Cracker.
- Finish off with a slice of jalapeno.
- Enjoy!
- Combine cream cheese with cheddar cheese and spread over RITZ Crackers.
- Top with a slice of jalapeno.
- Wrap a slice of bacon all the way around.
- Place on baking pan.
- Repeat until desire amount of RITZ Crackers achieved.
- Bake at 400F for 5-10 minutes or until bacon is crispy.
- Allow to cool slightly before enjoying!
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