These little treats are easy to put together and utterly addictive. The creaminess of mascarpone combines perfectly with tart dried cherries, tangy blue cheese and spice-filled cinnamon pecans.

Sweet and Tangy Phyllo Cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 24 cups

1 package pre-cooked phyllo cups
1 tub mascarpone cheese, softened
½ cup crumbled blue cheese
½ cup dried cherries, chopped
¼ cup Joe’s Market Cinnamon Frosted Pecans, chopped or crushed

Pipe or spoon a small dollop of mascarpone into the bottom of each cup. Sprinkle each with a little blue cheese, a few pieces of dried cherry and a few pecan pieces. Serve immediately.

We’ve taken a traditional picnic dish, added a few unique toppings and created an indulgent appetizer that’s perfect for serving at your New Year’s Eve party. Just visit our Catering page, order some deviled eggs and pick up the extra toppings when you stop in the store to get your order. This dish is quick, easy and irresistible.

Dressed Up Deviled Eggs
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 24 egg halves

24 Deviled Eggs from Ukrop’s Kitchen
1 tub Ukrop’s Pimento Cheese
4 cornichons
4 thin slices country ham
Fresh chives, finely chopped, for garnish (optional)

Finely chop cornichons and stir them into pimento cheese. Julienne country ham. Top each deviled egg with a small spoonful pimento cheese and a few slices of country ham. Garnish with fresh chives, if desired. Place on a platter and serve immediately.

Don’t spend your time slaving over a hot oven. Visit Ukrop’s Bakery and let us make all your Christmas treats. You’ll find all sorts of seasonal delights in store including:

Our Famous Rainbow Cookies
This time of year we make them in red and green for a festive twist on a customer favorite.

Butterstar Cookies
Again, we make them in red and green for the holiday season. Pick up a tub to snack on during your holiday celebration.

Christmas Tree Coffee Cakes
Our traditional gooey, delicious coffee cake shaped like a Christmas tree and finished with red and green icing. Serve it after opening gifts on Christmas morning.

Freshly Baked Pies
We’re still using our original Dot’s Pastry Shop recipes! You’ll find Chocolate Fudge, Pecan, Coconut, Lemon Fudge and more.

Elegant Cakes
Check out the bakery case for European-style cakes that will add style to any celebration. Try our Dobosh cake (pictured above) with layers of fudgy frosting, our extra festive Yule Log Cake, or any of the other creations our bakers have cooked up.

Congratulations to our contest winner Becky Helms! Becky has won a $100 Ukrop's Gift Card! Again, thanks to all of our participants for entering. Please keep reading Dish for more exciting recipes and news from Ukrop's.

Thanks to everyone who shared a homemade holiday gift idea with us. We've selected 5 finalists for our contest. The winner will be announced later today. The finalists are:

Debbie Craft: Chocolate Cakes baked in mason jars!  I have an easy recipe that makes 8 pint size cakes at a time.  Decorate the top with fabric, tag, and bow.  Makes a great gift for friends, neighbors, and coworkers.  Very easy and inexpensive and a gift made with love.

M. E. Edwards: My favorite gift is home-made caramel corn.  It's something almost no one makes for themselves, but everyone loves to receive!  Put the caramel corn in clear or tinted plastic bags and tie with festive ribbon.  I often attach a recipe card even though I know none of my friends will ever make it, they just wait on my gift next Christmas.

Tiffany: I like to collect soup ingredients, and put them in apothecary jars with the recipe on the back of the gift tag...all your gift receiver needs is water!  It's the perfect gift for winter!

APRIL GREER: I made refrigerator scissor holders one year for my family out of pot holders and scissors from the dollar tree.  All you do is fold the pot holder into a cone shape, put a stitch in it with needle and thread to hold it in place - add a cute button if you like - and hot glue a magnet on the back.  Add the scissors and VIOLA!!  You would not believe what a huge hit these were in my family!...and now everyone has something useful AND homemade!  They will never need to look for the scissors again!

Becky Helms: My favorite homemade holiday gift idea is making infused olive oils.  You can get olive oil bottles with spouts from the dollar store, fill them with peeled garlic cloves, peppercorns, rosemary sprigs, etc. - whatever you like!  Then pour in the olive oil!  Tie some cute ribbons around the neck of the bottle or put into a wine tote.  Buy some fresh, warm bread and give them both together!