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Christmas cranberry cream cheese crostini on a wooden serving board.
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5 from 6 votes

Christmas Cranberry Cream Cheese Crostini

These Christmas crostini are a super cute holiday appetizer that are so easy to make and look a little fancy! Guests will love these cranberry crostini as fun finger food at your Christmas parties!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Party food, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American, British
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 6 crostini
Calories: 92kcal
Author: Claire

Ingredients

For the cranberry sauce

  • ½ cup fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1-2 teaspoon brown sugar adjust to preferred sweetness
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon optional
  • ½ cup water

For the crostini

  • ¼ baguette thinly sliced on a diagonal into 6 pieces
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 tablespoon cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • fresh thyme
  • pinch salt optional, to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 360F / 180C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Thinly slice the baguette and brush both sides of the crostini with a little olive oil. Bake your baguette slices for 6-8 minutes or until they are light golden brown. Set aside to cool.
  • Add the cranberries, sugar, cinnamon (if using) and water to a pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer on low for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture turns largely syrupy in texture. Set aside to cool.
  • Spread the crostini with cream cheese and then top with the cranberry compote. Drizzle with honey, sprinkle over fresh thyme leaves and add a pinch of salt if using.

Notes

  • Adjust the amount of sugar using to your preferred level of sweetness. Cranberries are naturally tart and need sweetening up, so taste test the compote while cooking (be careful not to eat it when it's too hot!) and add more sugar to your preference.
  • For those on a low histamine diet, try and use a cream cheese that has as few additives as possible.
  • If you prefer not to use bread, then rice cakes or oat cakes are a good gluten-free alternative.
  • Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
 

Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance

All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list with the exception of:
  • bread, which scores 1 on SIGHI and a ? as a liberator. Be attentive to any additional ingredients that may be problematic.
  • cinnamon scores 0 on the SIGHI list, but is higher on other lists.
  • cream cheese scores 0, with additional notes you may wish to read.

Nutrition

Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.4mg