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Cheesy Butterflies

At a Glance

Total
2 hrs 20 min
Servings
20.00 serving(s)

Categories

  • Appetizer
  • No-cook
  • No-Cook

Dietary

  • Vegetarian

Allergens

  • Milk

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 20. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 256 per serving 5120 for selected servings
Fat 21.2g per serving 424g for selected servings
Sugar 0.4g per serving 7g for selected servings
Protein 16g per serving 320g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 1.6g per serving 31g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for Cheesy Butterflies brings together 2 lbs monterey jack cheese, 1 lb colby monterey jack cheese in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 2 hrs 20 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 20 servings.

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Equipment

Cheese knife, toothpicks, card stock, pencil, razor, parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs monterey jack cheese
  • 1 lb colby monterey jack cheese

Instructions

  1. Supplies:.

  2. Cheese Knife.

  3. Toothpicks.

  4. Card stock.

  5. Pencil.

  6. Razor.

  7. Decorative Direction:.

  8. This is another simple project that can be done the night before your event! Draw out the shape of a butterfly wing on cardstock with several decorative slits. Cut out with a razor and use this as your stencil.

  9. Slice cheese into 1/4-inch thick slices.

  10. Place butterfly stencil over the cheese and using a razor to cut out the shape. Do this twice for every butterfly. Place each individual wing in a layer of parchment and freeze until ready to stage.

  11. Cube coby jack and remaining Monterey and place decorative toothpicks in each cube. Cut large cube of cheese for base of each butterfly and surround with smaller cubes. Adhere butterfly wings by skewering toothpick into defrosted wing and inserting into base cheese.

  12. Serve immediately once assembled.

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