Gold Medal Olympic Ring Bites (Printable)

Festive, colorful bite-sized morsels with cream cheese and vibrant toppings inspired by Olympic rings.

# Components:

→ Base

01 - 20 round water crackers or mini rice cakes

→ Cream Cheese Spread

02 - 7 oz cream cheese, softened
03 - 2 tablespoons sour cream
04 - 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
05 - Salt, to taste
06 - Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

→ Toppings (Olympic ring colors)

07 - 1/4 cup sliced black olives
08 - 1/4 cup halved cherry tomatoes or diced red bell pepper
09 - 1/4 cup diced yellow bell pepper
10 - 1/4 cup diced or sliced cucumber
11 - 1/4 cup crushed blue corn tortilla chips or blue food coloring

→ Garnish

12 - Fresh chives or parsley, finely chopped (optional)

# Directions:

01 - Combine cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper in a mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth and easy to spread.
02 - Generously spread the cream cheese mixture onto each cracker or rice cake.
03 - Place crackers in five interlocking rings on a large serving platter to resemble the Olympic rings pattern.
04 - Top each set of four crackers with the respective colored topping: black olives for black, cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper for red, yellow bell pepper for yellow, cucumber for green, and crushed blue corn chips or blue-colored cream cheese for blue.
05 - Optionally sprinkle with fresh chives or parsley. Serve immediately to maintain optimal texture.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • Colorful and festive
  • Vegetarian friendly
02 -
  • For a vegan version, use plant-based cream cheese and sour cream.
  • Blue food coloring can be mixed into a small portion of the cream cheese if blue corn chips are unavailable.
03 -
  • Try smoked salmon for the red ring or roasted eggplant for the black ring for a more gourmet twist.
  • Serve immediately to maintain cracker crunchiness.
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