Game Day Appetizer Cups

 

 

6 plastic cups, 4 ounces (120 ml) in size

6 loop or knotted flat skewers, 6 inches (15 cm) long

12 round skewers, 6 inches (15 cm) long, divided

6 decorative picks, 4 inches (10 cm) long

6 decorative flags (optional)

18 frozen buffalo chicken bites, cooked according to package directions

12 chunks blue cheese

12 Bacon-Wrapped Mini Sausages

6 frozen jalapeno poppers, cooked according to package directions

12 Smoked Almond Cheese Truffles

3 or 4 celery ribs

11/2 C. (210 g) smoked almonds

18 everything bagel pretzel crisps

 

To assemble the buffalo chicken bite skewers: Thread the six 6-inch (15 cm) loop skewers each with three buffalo chicken bites and two blue cheese chunks, alternating the ingredients on the skewer. Set aside.            To assemble the bacon-wrapped mini sausage skewers: Thread six 6-inch (15 cm) round skewers each with two Bacon-Wrapped Mini Sausages. Set aside.  To assemble the jalapeno popper skewers: Thread the remaining six 6-inch (15 cm) round skewers each with a jalapeno popper. Set aside. To assemble the smoked almond cheese truffle skewers: Thread the six 4-inch (10 cm) decorative picks each with two Smoked Almond Cheese Truffles. Set aside. To assemble the cups: Cut the celery ribs into ¥2-inch-thick (6 mm) strips, and then cut those strips into four 6-inch-long (15 cm) sticks, four 5-inch-long (12.5 cm) sticks, and four 4-inch-long (10 cm) sticks for a total of eighteen celery sticks. Place a 6-inch (15 cm), a 5-inch (12.5 cm), and a 4-inch (10 cm) celery stick in the back right of each cup, and then pour ¥4 C. (3 5 g) of the smoked almonds into the base. Insert a jalapeno popper skewer to the left of the celery sticks, a bacon-wrapped mini sausage skewer in the right side, and a buffalo chicken bite skewer in the left side. Place a smoked almond cheese truffle skewer in the middle on top. Decorate with a flag (if using) in the front of each cup.