Cream Cheese Garlic Ranch and Veggie Appetizer
These Cream Cheese Garlic Ranch and Veggie Appetizer is the BEST family favorite vegetable appetizer I make! This is especially for getting those picky eaters to eat their veggies!! I make these for lots of holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving and really any family get together’s. They are just deelish! Appetizers are my very favorite foods to make!

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- Giving Choices
- Simple presentations of the veggie
- Fancy presentations of the veggie
- Explaining the benefits of eating veggies
- Forcing them to eat veggies
- Letting them fix their own veggies
- Choosing how the veggies will be served
- Manipulation
- Hiding it in other food
Nothing, no way and no how! Until about 5 years ago… I stumbled on this deelish Garlic Ranch Spread…and now my kids will even eat their veggies as long as they are topped on this deelish spread!
Cream Cheese Garlic Ranch and Veggie Appetizer
Ingredients:
- RITZ® Crackers ~ Any flavor
- 1 8 oz. package of Cream Cheese ~ Softened
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Tbsp. Ranch Salad Dressing from a package. (our fave it Uncle Dans original, but use your fave)
- 1 tsp. Mayo
- Veggies ~ any kind you have in the frig!
- Bacon Pieces (optional)
Directions:
Simply put Cream Cheese, Minced Garlic Cloves, Ranch Dressing and Mayo into a bowl and stir. Set Garlic Ranch Spread aside and chop your veggies.
Now spread the Garlic Spread on the RITZ® Crackers and top with Veggies and Bacon Pieces!
Your family and friends will LOVE these Garlic and Ranch Veggie Appetizers. Hop over and find out just how easy they are to make.
Your family and friends will LOVE these Garlic and Ranch Veggie Appetizers. Hop over and find out just how easy they are to make. YUM! #putitonaritz #ad
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How simple is that! I kid you not…my kids LOVE this Garlic Ranch Spread on RITZ® Crackers ..even with Veggies!
So if you’ve tried all of the things that I have tried to get your kids to eat veggies and have had no luck…try this little trick. YUM!
So many different kinds of RITZ® Crackers to choose from. Which is your fave and tell me what you love to top on your RITZ® Crackers.
Cream Cheese Garlic Ranch and Veggie Appetizers
Ingredients
- RITZ® Crackers ~ Any flavor
- 1 8 oz package of Cream Cheese ~ softened
- 2 cloves Fresh Garlic ~ minced
- 1 Tbsp Uncle Dan's Dry Ranch Dressing (add more or less to liking)
- 1 Tsp Mayonaise
- 1 cup any mix of veggies you have on hand finely chopped
- optional Bacon pieces
Instructions
- Simply put Cream Cheese, Minced Garlic Cloves, Ranch Dressing and Mayo into a bowl and stir.
- Set Garlic Ranch Spread aside and chop your veggies. I use a blender for this, to save time. I throw everything in and in seconds they are chopped.
- Now spread the Garlic Spread on the RITZ® Crackers and top with Veggies and Bacon Pieces!
Have a beautiful day!
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YUM! Ritz crackers are my favorite. This would be perfect for any party!
Wow, great idea of having vegetables on Ritz crackers.#Delicious dish Tuesday.
Oh yum! It would be hard to save some of these for the kids! 🙂 Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes on the Art of Home-Making Mondays this week!
These looks so good! Would it be worth it to mix the veggies in the cream cheese mixture? My son loves spreads and dips, but oh dear, he is the messiest eater ever. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday. Pinning.
Pinning – because these look so wonderful! Thank you for sharing with us at Brag About It!
~Laurie
I am a huge fan of garlic, so this spread topped with veggies sounds amazing! Hey, whatever works to get your kids to eat their vegetables, right? #client
Yummy!
Great images! Pinned it! Saying hello from Family Fun hop.
These sound easy enough to make but they look so amazing!!
Yummy!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
Simple recipe & looks tasty! Anything with garlic, ranch & cream cheese is unquestionably delicious! 😀
Yum! I’m going to make these for my next party! 🙂