Easy Appetizers

Almond Pine Cones

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup almonds, whole, raw
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
5 slices of bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
1 tbsp green onion, chopped
1/2 tsp dillweed
1/8 tsp pepper

Spread almonds in a single layer in shallow pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes, stirring often, until the almonds just begin to turn color.

Let the cream cheese soften then combine it and the mayonnaise; mix well.

Add the bacon, onion, dill and pepper; mix well.

Cover and chill overnight.

To serve, form the cheese mixture into shapes of 2 pine cones on serving platter. Beginning at the narrow end, press the almonds at a slight angle into cheese mixture in rows. Continue overlapping the rows until all the cheese is covered.

Serve with crackers, or for low carb diets serve with pork rinds.

Makes 1 1/2 cups