Stuffed Celery Bites

This is from Easy Everyday Low Carb. Spread the cream cheese before cutting into bites. This can be made 4 hours in advance. Add nuts just before serving.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons pine nuts
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 8  stalks celery
• 1 (8 ounce) container  sun-dried tomato cream cheese
• 1⁄4 cup  Italian cheese blend, shredded
• 2  tablespoons  shelled dry roasted sunflower seeds

Directions

1. Lightly coat a skillet with cooking spray. Add pine nuts and garlic.
2. Cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until nuts are golden brown; set aside.
3. Remove tops and wide base from celery.
4. Using a vegetable peeler, remove two thin strips from the rounded side of the celery, creating a flat surface.
5. In a small bowl combine the cream cheese and the shredded cheese.
6. Spread or spoon cheese mixture into celery.
7. Cut each filled stalk into 2 inch pieces.
8. Sprinkle half the pieces with the pine nut mixture and half with the sunflower seeds.