These ultra-easy and quick Holiday Stracciatella Bites, served on crackers, feature crunchy pistachios and juicy pomegranate, making them delicious finger food for your Holiday table.

Want to make cute, festive bites without spending much time in the kitchen? Try these Holiday Stracciatella Bites with pomegranate kernels and salted pistachios! They’re a lovely mix of creamy, crunchy, and juicy—the perfect appetizer for a last-minute bite with a festive touch!

What is Stracciatella?

Stracciatella is a type of Gelato ice cream and a creamy buffalo milk fresh cheese from Italy. It’s the interior of Burrata cheese. It’s a creamy, delicate, and leaky cheese that melts on the tongue. You could also use the burrata and shred the outer layer to make Stracciatella. Its name, “straccia,” means shreds—perfect for the occasion!

A Festive touch

To make this minimal-effort and maximum-wow finger food, I’ve used crunchy green pistachios and ruby red pomegranate kernels to make this bite cheery for the holiday season. The inspiration for this recipe was this trendy Italian sandwich made with stracciatella, mortadella, and pistachio cream, which I highly recommend!

The salty pistachio will add a nutty touch and crunch, while the pomegranate will add a juicy bite to the appetizers. This is a true crowd-pleaser!

These holiday crackers come in fun, festive shapes and feature a center cavity that perfectly holds this leaky cheese.

Make with the Kids

Get the kids involved by having them sprinkle the pistachios and pomegranate arils. It’s fun to bring them into the kitchen during the holidays! Plus, the chances of trying this new food are higher if they make it themselves and know what it consists of.

Variations

You can use any holiday appetizer vessel you can find as long as it is hollow to keep the cheese in place and has a mild taste.
Swap the pistachios for pecans or walnuts; sadly, you’ll lose the festive green colour.
As for the pomegranate, dried cranberries cut finely could make a good alternative.
The format could also be switched into a dip: Make a simple Stracciatella Dip with a bit of salt, add the pistachios and pomegranate kernels on top and use crackers on the side to dip in.

Other Festive Bites

5 from 3 votes

Stracciatella Christmas Bites

By: Marie Breton

Course Amuse Gueule, Appetizer, Finger Food

Cuisine Christmas

Servings bites

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Total Time 10

Stracciatella Christmas Bites are the perfect festive finger food, featuring creamy stracciatella topped with juicy pomegranate and crunchy pistachios for a holiday treat!

Ingredients

125 g stracciatella
pomegranate kernels
pistachios
15 crackers hors-d'oeuvre style (not flat)
salt

Instructions

Add salt to the stracciatella and mix.
Crush some pistachios in a mortar.
Assemble by adding the stracciatella topped with the pistachios and pomagranate.

Video

Notes

You could serve it as a dip or for breadsticks or veggies. Add the stracciatella to a bowl and top it with the pistachios and pomegranate.

Nutrition

Keywords: cheese, pistachios, pomegranate, stracciatella

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4 Comments

So yummy and festive!! A nice Christmas starter!!!

This stracciatella bites is so delicious, I have tried it, my family enjoyed it.

Marie Breton says:

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Thanks!

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Very nice recipe, thank you!