Rockin' Celery Boats

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Did not care for the honey...

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I'll admit I was never a fan of the old standbys of peanut butter or pimento cheese stuffed in celery as part of a ubiqutious snack tray at family gatherings when I was a kid. The celery always seemed too stringy to mess with. But the technique Pilar demo'd of peeling the celery and then slicing a flat spot on the bottom intrigued me and also the filling sounded tasty. First the technique was great - peeling celery actually creates a texture for the outcome that we all wanted to eat. These, minus the "sails", turned out to be a fun addition to change up a bit the old fashioned "relish tray" at a holiday gathering. These replaced the old stuffed celery along with black cerignolas to in place of the ripe olives from a can and so on. Haven't had a reslish tray on the table for years and everyone got a kick out of the new approach. The leftover cream cheese mixture also makes a great filling to stuff dates. Next time I'd add just a touch more honey and salt with the cayenne to the pecans before roasting them and even add in some New Mexico chili pepper as well as I thought the filling neded just a tad more "something" and the flavor comes from the nuts of course. But overall good enough that we'll try it again.

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When this was rebroadcast I noticed they mentioned the oven temp was 400 degrees for those who were wondering. Not sure why it isn't in recipe.

These aren't anything amazing but better than just using peanut butter or cream cheese and pineapple chunks like I've seen so many times at other parties.

Give them a try, definitely healthier and less fattening than a lot of other appetizers you could make for a party!

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Very good, don't think I blend the next time just mix until combined good, because I like a bit more texture plus the color was a bit off to my liking. Also I think a bit more of the pepper next time.

I liked it on the celery but I tried it on crackers as well and find I like that better.

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I didn't make the "boats" but I did make the dip adding a little more cayenne when I was blending the pecans with the cream cheese. I served it to be spread on smaller pieces of celery and Wheat Thins. Everyone loved the flavor.

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I didn't want to try this, because it didn't say what to set the oven on.

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Great treat - easy to prepare; great way to entertain friends.

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If you like peanut butter on celery, then this is for you -- if not, I would suggest leaving the pecans chopped coursely..and then folding them into the softened cream cheese (which I should have done. I served these as a Thanksgiving appetizer, and they didn't seem to go over too well. There also seemed to be something missing, like it needed more seasoning or another ingredient. As I said above, unless you're into the peanut butter-celery combo, you probably won't flip over these.