Shrimp Cocktail Appetizer Bites
These festive Shrimp Cocktail Appetizer Bites take only minutes to make, but they look like you slaved for hours. Plus, they're cheap and cheerful making them perfect for entertaining.
Servings: 15 servings
Calories: 34kcal
Equipment
- microplane for zesting the lemon
- piping bag optional
- large zip top bag optional
Ingredients
- 1 box phyllo cups 15 per box
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- pinch black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon Old Bay seafood seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon fresh lemon zest
- 4-5 large pre-cooked shrimp peeled, tails off, deveined, and chopped finely
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
For the homemade cocktail sauce:
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon horseradish or according to your taste
- ¾ teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, black pepper, Old Bay, and lemon zest.
- Spoon the cream cheese mixture into a corner of a sandwich size zip top bag.
- Use scissors to snip off a small corner of the plastic bag.
- Pipe approximately ½ tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture into each phyllo cup.
To make the cocktail sauce:
- Stir together all the cocktail sauce ingredient in a small bowl.
- Top each cream cheese stuffed phyllo cup with a dollop of cocktail sauce and some of the cooked and chopped shrimp.
- Sprinkle the chopped, fresh parsley over top and serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve chilled and enjoy!
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Notes
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Freezing is not recommended.
Not recommended for assembling and storing longer than 4 hours before serving because they'll get soggy.
If needed you can make the components (chopped shrimp, cream cheese filling and cocktail sauce) in advance and store them separately in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days before assembling and serving the completed shrimp cocktail appetizer bites..
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 34kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.1mg
