Stuffed cucumber bites is an easy and satisfying appetizer everyone loves. It’s easy to mix up a batch for any kind of party.
Cucumber appetizers
With New Year’s Eve coming soon, I think an easy, tasty hors d’oeuvre that can be made quickly and will feed your many guests is in order. This is tasty and so easy, you will love it. You just need to squeeze the cream cheese from a piping bag into the hollowed-out cucumbers!
It will look like you spent a lot of time preparing this, but it is really simple. The finished product is Stuffed Cucumber Bites! A perfect cucumber appetizer.
Cucumber appetizers
MaryJo gives this a two thumbs up! And she’s the primo taste expert.
History of Stuffed Cucumber Bites
So, we were asked to bring a small appetizer to a party. And the party was on a houseboat that our friend has at our old marina and she lives on the boat full time. (So did we until we sold our boat and moved on land)! Laurie always has a big crowd of people on her boat and the party goes way past my bedtime!
Anyway, I made a double batch of stuffed cucumber bites and people loved them. They are not gut filling so you can eat several, but still have room for the meatballs in gravy and the little wieners drenched in sweet BBQ sauce that other people brought. Know what I mean? I love potluck appetizers and this one is a winner. And I did eat a couple little wieners.
Stuffed cucumber bites are something I will be bringing to the big games. Really easy and delicious.
And here’s a couple of other popular appetizers to try: Bonefish Grill Bang Bang Shrimp, Pepper Jelly Cream Cheese Appetizer, Smoked Salmon and Dill on Toasted Baguette. Or find one at 8 Most Popular Appetizers.
If you don’t particularly like cucumbers, use 1-inch pieces of tender celery, You know, the inside pieces that are not as chewy as the outside stalks. (Save those for cooking with)! Just square off the bottom of the celery a little so it will stand up. Either way, these easy appetizers are winners.
Surprise your friends and family by bringing a great-tasting and delicious-looking party treat! Just make sure that you make enough for everyone.
Here’s the simple recipe…
Stuffed Cucumber Bites
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers , peeled and sliced 3/4 inch thick and hollowed with a melon baller
- 8 oz block cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tsp Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Halved grape tomatoes
Instructions
- Peel and slice cucumbers to 3/4 thick.
- With a melon baller, cut out center portion of the cucumber
- Mix the cream cheese, mayo, hidden valley ranch mix and salt in a bowl.
- Place in a pastry bag with a rosette pipette end
- Pipe cucumber slice with cream cheese to 1/2 inch above cucumber
- Stand a halved grape tomato in the cream cheese.
- Sprinkle with chives or parsley to garnish
Notes
- 2 cucumbers will make approximately 16 appetizers.
- Nutrition information is for one appetizer.
Nutrition
I have made these many times and they are always a hit! They look especially festive for Christmas gatherings!
Hi Donna,
Thank you for the comment. They are a great holiday treat.
Joe
What do you consider a serving?
Hi Jane,
When I posted this recipe, I assumed that 2 cucumber bites would be a serving. It’s very hard to tell how many people are going to eat. I’ll make a note that 2 cucumbers makes around 16 appetizers and let people decide how many to make. Thanks for the insightful comment.
Thank you for a great idea! I was looking for something lighter to put on an antipasto platter for Thanksgiving and this was perfect! Also, as I was trying different arrangements on the platter I realized that these could be perfect for Christmas as well organized into a Christmas tree shape! I plan to do that next month and top with some dill and diced red peppers!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Made a double batch for a work carry in tomorrow. Wrapped tight to keep in the moisture. They look great and taste wonderful. Thank you!
Sounds great Scott. Thanks for the comment. Hope everyone enjoys them.
Everyone loved them. They looked fantastic and tasted even better. Making them the night before, they were a little less firm, but still tasted great. Everyone that tried one had at least two to four. Thank you again!
Made these for a work potluck. Everybody raved! So simply delicious and light!
I made these several times and they were gone before I got one. Lol. I dusted a light sprinkle of smoked paprika. It just set it off and had a beautiful color to it. Enjoy!!
Smoked paprika….interesting flavor addition. I’ll bet that is really good. Thanks Tommy.
I am on keto and made these for a gathering. Huge hit with the family. My only concern is I just discovered that ranch packet has MSG which knocks me out of keyosis. Bummer.
I looking for a simple wedding reception; more like a cocktail party. This is a fabulous idea especially with the crab meat idea. Is this recipe good for my idea?
This would be great Alise. I like the idea of adding some crab meat to the cream cheese.