Bite-sized snacks with cherry tomatoes, olives, basil, and cream cheese for flavorful party bites.
# What You'll Need:
→ Base
01 - 12 round whole grain crackers
02 - 6 tablespoons softened cream cheese
→ Topping
03 - 12 cherry tomatoes, halved
04 - 12 pitted black olives, halved lengthwise
05 - 24 small fresh basil leaves
→ Decoration
06 - 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze or thick balsamic reduction
07 - 12 small edible black sesame seeds (optional)
# How to Make It:
01 - Spread approximately ½ tablespoon of softened cream cheese evenly onto each cracker.
02 - Place one basil leaf atop the cream cheese on each cracker, allowing the tip to extend slightly beyond the edge.
03 - Set a cherry tomato half, cut side down, onto each cracker to simulate the ladybug's body.
04 - Place half a black olive at the narrow end of each tomato to represent the ladybug's head.
05 - Using a toothpick or small piping bag, dot tiny spots of balsamic glaze over each tomato half.
06 - Optionally, position a black sesame seed at the front of the olive to form a nose detail.
07 - Arrange the assembled bites on a platter and serve immediately to maintain crispness.
