This coming Sunday I host a birthday party for both daughters and I had to try this. I just made one tonite to try it out and I loved how cute they are and easy to make.I'm sure everyone will be impressed.Great instructions.
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These were delicious. My friends who made them used thin strips of roasted red pepper to make scarves for some of the penguins.
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How cute can you get? Everyone loved them! To make them easy, use whipped cream cheese and put it into a ziplock bag. Make a small snip in the corner of the ziplock bag and you're ready to pipe the cream cheese into each olive. Very easy. Another trick is to make a larger notch in the carrot, take the piece you cut out and cut that in half. Now you have 2 beaks. If your beaks are too thick to put into the olive head, make the beak thinner. For presentation I took a mirror and sprinkled some powdered sugar on it to look like snow. Add the penguins and you have a great centerpiece.
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Thank you so much for posting this wonderful "recipe" or should i say idea? These little guys were the hit of the party and although they were very time consuming to make, it's so worth it! Everyone loved them fromthe kids to adults! Thanks again!
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So much work to make, but so worth the effort. I took these to my neice's "Scooby Doo Dance Party" which was being held because she has completely recovered from Leukemia after 2.5 yrs of treatment. The kids loved them, the adults grabbed them. They were very well received. I added little green onion scarves. Piping the cream cheese mix is the way to go and I even piped some into the heads too.
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These had RAVE reviews at the party I brought them to. I used onion & chive cream cheese. I found that it was best to fill the tummy, by putting the cream cheese in a zip lock bag and cutting the tip, then piping them into the olive. Then I refrigerated the olives with cream cheese for about 1/2 hour before I assembled them. Then refrigerated before I served. Also if you use a slightly thicker slices of carrot they stand up better rather then using a thinner slice. These were the first thing gone at the party!!
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Sooo cute! I was sitting at the table assembling them when I looked over and spotted some scallion tops lying on the table. So I added the "hairy" tops and now I have a couple of Macaroni (or emperor, I don't remember which is which) penguins too.
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Oh, these are wonderful! The first couple were hard to put together but then it's suprising how much easier it gets once you've had a little practice. I made one addition - I mixed some garlic and lemon juice with a bit of cream cheese and stuffed their little heads with that. It added some surprise flavor without discoloring their white cream cheese bellies. They are the cutest things and I would've never thought of this in a million years - thank you!!
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These were *the hit* of my tea party for my two young nieces. [ages 5 and 9]. They were totally impressed! I added a 1 1/2 t. of Penzky's Chip & Dip seasoning to the cream cheese. Then I scraped the mixture into a zippy bag, snipped off the corner and filled up the penguin tummies...worked like a charm. I will definately be making this the next time I have an adult party. I'm sure they'll be well recieved there as well. Thanks Kellie for such a cute and tasty idea.
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These turned out SO cute. I made them for my sorority's formal (our mascot is the penguin) and everyone just loved them! The only change I made was to mix the cream cheese with 1/2 a package of italian dressing mix (Good Seasons brand). The bellies weren't totally white, but the seasoning really added to the yummy flavor. Thanks for this recipe - I REALLY enjoyed it!
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This is one of my favourite Zaar recipes. The time it takes to make these little critters is easily balanced by the joy they bring your guests. I added a little garlic powder to the cream cheese to kick up the flavour a notch. To save time, I mixed up the cream cheese the night before to save time. I recommend using a tub of soft cream cheese to more easily stuff the olives. I also cut up the carrots the night before and stored them in the fridge on paper towel in a covered container. I made up the penguins in an assembly line order, all of the feet, then all of the bodies etc.
I served them on an invered trifle bowl so they could be closer to eye level. The penguins themselves stood on a round mirror which resembled an ice surface. Thank you for posting Kelly !!
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These are the most adorable little snacks - I had fun making them and even more fun presenting them... They will now be a staple at my parties......
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I made these to take to work for a potluck and everyone LOVED them! People were popping them in the fridge to take home. :D
I used canned olives. Building these babies was a bit tricky but it was ALL worth it and I wish I could show you guys my pictures.
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My Mom and I made these for a party I was going to attend. They were fun to do, challenging to put the beak in place, but when they were done they we so cute! They were a hugh hit! The main discussion and focal point at the party for quite a while. They even took pictures of them with their cell phones!
The penguins transported very easily in a Devil Egg container.
I can't wait to make some for our family Christmas dinner - I was thinking of covering a piece of cardboard with asome aluminum foil, spread some cream cheese down, and place the penguins on it - making it look like snow.
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I thought I had rated these - awesome - I have a male friend still raving months after xmas about these used as a centerpiece with a sugarcube igloo -finally found the superjumbo size olives which made it much easier to assemble these penguins
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Recently catered a party in W.Palm Beach and made these penguins. Of all the appetizers, these were the favorite! Some people took them home instead of eating them! Takes a few to get the hang of making them but well worth time.
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These were fun on my table amongst all the other "ordinary" appitizers. Definately created some attention. They are time consuming and shouldn't be made too far in advance.(overnight at the most) My guests dubbed them the "March of the Penguins"!!
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These are the greatest appetizers! If you want to make a good impression, show up at a party with these. Once you make a couple of them they are very easy to make. And yes, it is hard to get guests to eat them , they were taking them home to show others!
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