This Cream Cheese & Vegetable Pizza Appetizer is filled with fresh crunchy broccoli, cauliflower, red peppers and green onions, layered on a bed of luscious cream cheese!
I love how festive this creamy, light and deliciously fun, this vegetable pizza is!
Yes, it’s typically a summer recipe.
But, the temptation to fill a vegetable pizza, cut into shapes in line with the holidays and decorated with gorgeous veggies in holiday colors of red, white, and green was just far to tempting for me this holiday season!
Just imagine how much fun you can have with these! Cut them into Christmas tree bulbs, Christmas Trees, Santa shapes, or Wreaths – whatever you wish to bring in the holiday season!
Then, get your best veggie decorating skills game on, and prep some of the best dressed apps of the season!
Think of all the color combinations of veggies – so many to satisfy nearly any season!
Not only are they cute, festive and fun to spruce up your holiday table – but they’re rich, creamy, delicious and a light alternative to serve when we’re typically knee-deep in indulgent deliciousness!!
(BTW, if you make these – please, show me your creations! This is a fun one to play with.)
To get fun holiday shapes, just cut your dough into shapes while warm and set aside to cool before adding cream cheese topping and veggies! (p.s. cutting them into shapes will cause some waste of your finished dough – so be sure to account for that!).
Otherwise, for a quick prep, no-fuss appetizer, you can just always serve it the traditional way and bake, cut (no waste!), decorate and serve.
Enjoy!
Cream Cheese Vegetable Pizza Appetizer
Ingredients
- 2 8 ounce packages refrigerated crescent rolls
- 2 8 ounce packages 1/3 less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 1 1 ounce package dry Ranch-style dressing mix
- 1 teaspoon dry dill weed
- 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups fresh broccoli chopped
- 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups fresh cauliflower chopped
- 1/2 to 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1/2 to 1 cup green onions chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Roll out the crescent roll dough onto a 9x13 inch baking sheet and seal the edges together to form the pizza crust.
- Bake crust for 10-12 minutes in the preheated oven until golden brown. Remove crust from oven and let cool 15 minutes without removing it from the baking sheet.
- *If desired, once crust is cool, cut into shapes with a cookie cutter. OR, leave crust as is.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, dry Ranch dressing and dill weed and mix until creamy smooth. Generously spread the cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust. Arrange vegetables over the cream cheese layer and lightly press down. Chill for 1/2 to 1 hour, slice and serve.
Notes
Cream Cheese & Vegetable Pizza Appetizer
Aimee / Wallflower Girl says
Lovely idea! I may end up eating them all to myself though, if I made them… 😉
Kristi says
They are yummy! Bite sized and fun! Have a great week!
Shelley @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
Beautiful! (I am in love with that awesome plate!) This is a great recipe – not just in warmer months! I think it absolutely looks festive and fun for the holidays, especially with your fantastic idea to cut these into fun shapes! Santa-shaped appetizers?!?! Christmas trees!?!? Way to cute! Plus, how nice to have something a bit lighter amidst all the other way-too-filling holiday nibbles! Another slam dunk, my friend! 😀
Kristi says
I agree Shelley! I love the holidays, but enough of the heavy appetizers! Have a beautiful week!
Kelly says
Love these mini veggie pizza bites! They look wonderful and I love the bright colors from all the veggies. Cutting them into different festive shapes sounds like a fabulous idea too 🙂
Kristi says
Time consuming if you do shapes – but I love the way the various colors look! Have a great weekend Kelly!
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
These looks very festive! I love things that are easy to make, but look like they took a lot of effort 😀 Thanks Kristi!
Kristi says
So glad you like them Cindy! They can be a bit time consuming if you make them decorative, but they are so festive that way! Enjoy your day!
Johlene says
I love the idea of changing these to suit the Xmas theme! They look very delicious by the way! Tapas are big here in Spain and these would fit the bill 😉 Have a great week!! Xx
Kristi says
Thanks Johlene! As I was making them, I was having a great time with the various decorations!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
I’ve been looking for some delicious appetizers to serve for the holidays. This is perfect, Kristi!
Kristi says
Thanks Ashley – this is a really great one – very different from your typical heavy holiday appetizers!
Josefine {The Smoothie Lover} says
Looks lovely Kristi! I love how they are a bit summer-like. Perfect in the cold winter
Kristi says
Thanks Josefine – it was fun to take a summer recipe and decorate it for the holidays!
Daniela @ FoodrecipesHQ says
A very creative appetizer. Love all the veggies on top!
Kristi says
Thanks Daniela – I’m not sure it qualifies as ‘healthy’ with the cream cheese, but it was tasty and hey it does have vegetables. 🙂
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
I’ve had something very similar before and they rock! Such a great way to sneak in some tasty veggies as an appetizer.
Kristi says
Thanks Melanie – I had this at a party years ago, and I absolutely loved it!
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
You always come up with such lovely appetizer ideas! These pizzas look amazing, and the fact that they’re healthy is great! Perfect for the season, I love the color too 🙂
Have a great weekend! x
Kristi says
Thanks Consuelo! I hope you have a great weekend too!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
HOw delicious does this look? And the beauty is that you could serve this to all guests without having to make a separate appetiser for vegetarians!
Kristi says
Exactly! That was my thought too! So versatile. Have a great week!
Marcie says
These are so pretty, Kristi, and the options are endless, just as you said. I love light alternatives for appetizers!
Kristi says
Thank you! So glad you like them! Enjoy!
Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes says
These look so delicious! I love that they are healthy but guaranteed to be yummy! I’ve been on a vegetable streak so I could definitely do these!
Kristi says
I love fresh vegetables too. I really like them raw, so this was just perfect!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
Love all the appetizer recipes you’ve been posting! Makes me wish I had a party to plan. These mini pizzas look so delish and I love that you used crescent rolls. One of my favorite things ever!
Kristi says
Thanks Christin! I’m always searching for good apps to serve at parties too, but we make them a lot at home just for us so we can try many things. A party for two!!!
Cailee @ http://hellohealthyeating.com says
These are so pretty!! Perfect to bring to a party for a cute little appetizer!! Sweet 🙂
Kristi says
Thank you Cailee! They were fun to make. Have a beautiful week!
Lillian @ sugar and cinnamon says
What a great idea! I love the presentation 🙂 and the toppings sound so good! I’m so inspired to make pizza now!
Kristi says
Thank you! It is festive and really good – I hope you get a chance to try it! Happy Holidays!
Annie M. says
A really mouthwatering recipe for Cream Cheese & Vegetable Pizza. I’m vegan and will try to do this by myself now.
Kristi says
Thanks Annie!
Ashley says
Oh these are so fun! I love all the appetizer ideas this time of the year! And the red and green veggies on top are perfect : ) I’m all about anything festive right now!
Kristi says
Me too! Tis’ the season – it really makes you want to decorate everything. Appetizers included! Haha!
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner says
These are the perfect appetizer for the holidays! So pretty and festive. 🙂 I like to coordinate themes too! I’m always looking for an easy starter like this one.
Kristi says
Easy starters are my favorite during the holidays. I love the stress-free prep! Thanks Tina!
Carol says
I always use the mini-food processor to chop my carrots, brocolli and cauliflower. Also I have substituted one of the cream cheese bricks for an 8 oz whipped cream cheese with chives. I use chopped green onions in the cream cheese mixture instead of dry ranch dressing. This is always a big hit at the office party.
Kristi says
Those suggestions sound wonderful! I especially love the whipped cream cheese with chives – I’m going to try that next time! Thanks for the tips!