TRISCUIT & CRACKER BARREL
Caramelized Onion Cranberry Bites
Preparation
Heat oven to 375°F.
Melt butter in small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onions; stir to evenly coat onions with butter.
Add water, sugar and thyme; stir. Cover; cook 10 min. or until onions are tender and lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat. Set aside.
Place crackers in single layer on baking sheet; top with cheese.
Bake 5 min. or until cheese is melted.
Top with onions and cranberry sauce.
Tips
Special Extra
Garnish with fresh watercress or pea shoots before serving.
Make-Ahead
The onion mixture can be cooked ahead of time. Cool, then refrigerate up to 3 days. When ready to serve, heat oven to 375°F. Top crackers with cheese, then onion mixture. Bake 5 min. or until cheese is melted and onion mixture is heated through. Top with cranberry sauce before serving.
How to Sliver Onions
Use a chef's knife to cut 1 onion vertically in half. Place 1 onion half, cut side down, on work surface, then cut the onion crosswise into thin slices.
Ingredients
36 Triscuit Cracked Pepper & Olive Oil Crackers
6 Cracker Barrel Marble Thick Cut Cheese Slices, each cut into 6 pieces
1 Tbsp. butter
1 cup slivered onions
¼ cup water
1 tsp. brown sugar
⅛ tsp. dried thyme leaves
½ cup whole berry cranberry sauce
Nutritional Information per Serving:
270 Calories, 13 g Total Fat, 7 g Saturated Fat, 30 mg Cholesterol, 300 mg Sodium, 31 g Total Carbohydrate, 4 g Dietary Fiber, 9 g Total Sugars, 10 g Protein, 17 %DV Calcium, 8 %DV Iron, 6 %DV Potassium
