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Cockroaches

  • Time to make: 10 mins
  • Serving: 20 people (makes 20 cockroaches)
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 20 whole fresh dates, pitted
  • 40 pieces sliced almonds
  • 20 teaspoons Philadelphia Light Cream Cheese Spread
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Carefully open each date and remove the stone. Insert two almond slices.

    2 Stuff date with a teaspoon of cream cheese. Don’t worry if some of it sticks out, as it will make the it look like a partly squashed cockroach.

    3 Arrange the cockroaches on an orange plate or board and leave it at the front door, along with a few spiders.

    Variations

    • Instead of almonds, anything crunchy will do — hazelnuts, peanuts, cornflakes or even toasted seeds.
    • Dried dates can be used, but they will have a more squashed look and they’re trickier to stuff.

    HFG tip

    • The almonds can be bought already sliced.
    • The cockroaches are best eaten fresh, while they’re still crunchy.

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