by Holly
Cranberry Feta Pinwheels are the perfect make ahead holiday snack or appetizer. A creamy filling with feta cheese and sweet dried cranberries rolled in tortillas and sliced. These are the hit of every party!
This Cranberry Feta Pinwheels recipe has been around forever and it’s definitely loved by absolutely everyone! It’s perfect for any time of year but especially perfect for the holidays!
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Not only are they pretty and look festive with the reds and greens, they’re great because you can prep them up to 24 hours ahead of time making them the perfect holiday snack or appetizer!
The flavors in this recipe are perfect… creamy cream cheese, salty feta and sweet dried cranberries. You can use green onions in place of the chives, I personally like the chives as they have a milder flavor.
While I’ve used white flour tortillas in this recipe, you can certainly use red (tomato) and green (spinach) tortillas to make them festive and add even more color!
The filling can be mixed by hand but I find using a mixer to beat the cream cheese makes it light and fluffy (and much easier to spread). If you find your cream cheese hard to spread, just add in about 1/4 cup of sour cream.
Be sure to divide the mixture between 4 large tortillas so there isn’t too much filling. Leaving a 1/2″ border helps to ensure the filling doesn’t overflow. When rolling, you’ll want to roll them as tightly as you can and then wrap them in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours before cutting and serving.
Cranberry Feta Pinwheels
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 48 pin wheels
Course Appetizer
Cuisine AmericanIngredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
- ⅓ cup chives chopped
- 1 ½ cups dried cranberries
- 4 flour tortillas 10 inch
Instructions
- Place cream cheese in a small bowl and beat until fluffy.
- Add in remaining ingredients (except tortillas) and mix well. Spread the mixture evenly over the 4 tortillas.
- Roll each tortilla in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Cut into slices and serve.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
The feta mixture can be difficult to spread. I’ve found that the back of a metal spoon works the best.
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The recipes that I have seen on here really look good.Can’t wait to try them.
I made these for New Year’s Eve and they were a big hit! I did not have enough feta cheese so I added some Boursin cheese. Delicious combination! It was a little thick so I added some sour cream to make it go further. Yummy!
What can I substitute for feta cheese?
Perhaps you could try goat cheese or another cheese of your liking. Even a shredded mozzarella might work (but it would change the flavor).
In the fridge chillin. I did a taste test with the ends that I cut off. They passed my husband. I used crumbled low fat feta because some family members do not care for goat cheese. Chives were too expensive at store so I chopped very finely a little bit of onion. Chopped cranberries very fine as well. I overstuffed my wraps on purpose because I like to have substance. Beucase of this it made 3 10″ wraps. I used Spinach wrap for color. It is the holidays! Celebrating my mother in laws 93rd birthday, she is an amazing lady and still going strong! Thank you for an easy app. Going to make again for a meeting on Monday as a surpirse.
What a great idea to use green wraps! Thank you for sharing your story and enjoy the birthday party :)
Morning Holly, The birthday party was wonderful and your rolls were a hit. They asked for the recipe! mom in law 93 and her 2 month old great granddaughter was there. First time I got to see the little one.
I plan on making wraps again for the YMCA Instructors. We have a meeting tomorrow night. Hope you don’t mind but I’m going to add a 1/2 of an avocado to change it up even more. I’ll post how that goes.
Love your site, will continue to follow. Cindy
What a fun party Cindy!! Avocado sounds delicious, let us know how it works out!
Can i freeze these pinwheels ta make ahead?
I haven’t tried freezing these so I can’t say for sure.
Can you use something besides feta???? Thanks!!!!
I have only tried the recipe as written, but ricotta is similar to feta.
I’m making these tonight for a get together tomorrow! I can’t wait, they look and sound amazingly delicious!!!
I hope they were a huge hit at your party!
I have not eaten this yet but I’d like to make a suggestion as to how to prepare. Firstly spread cream cheese all over tortilla then sprinkle remaining ingredients. It was very difficult to spread everything at once. It would be more cymetrical and much easier!
If I make them again, I will chop cranberries into smaller pieces so they will spread easier.
I think I going to use spinach tortillas. I thought the green on the outside
would look very festive with cranberries inside.
That would look so pretty!
This sounds delicious, I’m going to make them using sliced deli turkey in place of tortillas to make them a bit more waist friendly. Thanks for the awesome inspiration!
Great idea Sheila! Let us know how it works for you!
these sound yummy! I have to give them a try. I am thinking about adding some shredded or diced turkey or chicken to do! Pecans would be good as well. thank you for the recipe…
Sounds like great ideas Teresa. Thanks for sharing!
have not made the recipe but I wonder if I could use it as a dip for crackers or vegies?
I think that sounds delicious Rachelle!
could you use the filling as a dip for crackers or vegie sticks? I love cranberries and all kinds of cheese
The pinwheels look so great and not difficult to try! Thank you for sharing the recipe! Gonna try it this weekend!
Your recipe is easier than i thought. Can halloumi cheese be possible to be a substitute of feta cheese in this dish? I don’t like the strong taste of feta.
I have only made this recipe as written, however if you choose to substitute halloumi cheese for feta let me know how it turns out.
They are just a hit always! Thank you
I made these and added a spinach and herb seasoning and they turned out fabulous! I used green onions and thought the combination of sweet and savory was perfect!
I’m so glad you loved them Melissa! Spinach would be great in these too!
Could I use dried chives if i can’t get fresh? And how much would I use? Thanks!
I would suggest replacing the chives with about 3 tablespoons minced green onion as dried chives are much milder.
Really good!
Can you substitute something else in place of the Feta Cheese?
I have only made this recipe as written however another reader told me she replaced the feta with goat cheese with great results.
Just made these for our new year’s party (2017 yay) and they were a great hit. Everyone loved them including myself! Thank you for this awesome recipe xo
Woohoo! Happy to hear that they were a hit!
I made this recipe for the holidays because they look festive, but 4 out of 5 of my family members didn’t like them because there were way too many cranberries. 3/4 cup cranberries would probably better. I won’t be making these again.
Sorry you didn’t enjoy these, they’re one of our favorites!
I added even more cranberries (almost 2 cups worth) and used goat cheese.. These were amazing
Thank you for sharing!
Made these for Christmas dinner. All I had on hand were high fiber low carb tortillas. And i used dried chives. There were ZERO left! Even the kiddos ate them. Next time i will use fresh chives for sure but otherwise stick to the recipe. Amazingly tasty and almost guilt free!
I’m so glad everyone loved them! :)
Barbara, you can check out Holly’s Easy Low Carb website for more low carb recipes!
Hi,
Can these be made 2 days in advance and kept in the fridge? Or do they become soggy?
Thanks fir the great recipes.
Brenda
I have only made these up to 24 hours in advance.
Thanks, I just made them. They look so yummy!!
Do you recommend toasting these up or slightly warming them at all?
We serve them cold or room temperature.
Can I use fresh cranberries? Should I cook them down first?
I would recommend using dried cranberries in this recipe.
Can you use regular cranberries or should I go buy the dried?
It’s definitely easier and tastes better with dried cranberries.
I just made these for a Saturday night party. Massive hit!! Even had requests for the recipe. Thanks for sharing
I’m so glad everyone loved them!
Thanks for this recipe. I adapted it and made it for my slimming world group taster session, it went down a storm!
I’m so glad everyone enjoyed it Tracey!
Tracey, what did you change? I had lower fat cream cheese on hand but just went with the full and used low carb tortillas and they were soooooooo good.
These look so yummy I can’t wait to make them . Thanks for posting
Enjoy Mary Jane!
I didn’t buy enough dried cranberries, can I substitute with golden raisins??
I think that sounds like a good substitute! There’s no harm in altering these recipes to your needs. Raisins and cranberries are both sweet, so I say, give it a go! Let me know how it turns out :)
What other cheeses could you use instead? We do not care for feta or blue cheese which someone else suggested.
I’ll be adding brie as a substitute for the feta.
Goat cheese worked great. Fantastic
Great recipes!
Thank you!
I’m going to make them using blue cheese crumbles instead of the feta.
Yum! I love blue cheese!
How do you think this would work with goat cheese instead of feta cheese?
I haven’t tried it but it sounds like it would work! Please let me know how it is if you do try it!
I made them with goat cheese instead of feta and spring onions instead of chives (none in my grocery store) for my Christmas Eve appetizers. They were GREAT!!! They are even better as leftover too. Thank you so much for the recipe and the advise.
I’m so glad you loved them Lisa! Thank you for coming back and letting us know how they worked out for you. I love goat cheese so I’ll definitely have to give it a try!!
I made it with goat cheese. It was amazing a bit milder than feta
Thank you for recipe. I can’t wait to try it!
Enjoy!!
I just made these for a party tonight. Very good – I am thinking next time I will add chopped pecans!
These are beautiful, Holly. I bet you throw the best parties EVER!! xo
Thank you, Andi! They are a hit at the holiday parties!
Holly I want to make these for Christmas Eve Party. Do they need anything to dip them in or they do fine as a stand alone item?
We don’t dip them in anything.
So pretty and so festive! And easy, and I would love the texture of the cranberries in them! mmm!
The cranberries are Kailey’s favorite part too! :)
Great recipes
Thank you Susie! :)