Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels

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Turkey Pinwheels are a seasonal spin on the popular party snack. These will make for an excellent Christmas or Thanksgiving appetizer!

With plenty of turkey pinwheel recipes on the internet, we wanted to make some special for Thanksgiving. Follow along with our recipe to see how to make sandwich wraps for a party this holiday season!

Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels on a platter

Turkey Pinwheels

We’re all probably waiting for that big chance to throw our first big party of the holiday season. With these fall and winter parties comes the promise of delicious, great-tasting party snacks and appetizers! We’ve got plenty of recipes for tasty appetizers here on the site, but today we wanted to do a seasonal spin on the ever-popular turkey pinwheel.

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Tukey pinwheels for Thanksgiving appetizer on a plate

Our little turkey rolls mix things up a bit, with a delicious cream cheese spread in addition to a healthy serving of cranberry sauce. We also found these spinach wraps at our grocery store- they don’t taste too different from a regular tortilla wrap and look a bit more interesting! All of this comes together to make for a delicious a good-looking party appetizer your guests will love.

Turkey rollups for appetizer on a platter

The best part of this entire recipe? How easy it all is! The only real prep-work is a quick slicing of green onion- all that’s left after that is spreading our spread and sauce and rolling our pinwheels up. We hope you enjoy!

Text on image Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels

More Christmas and Thanksgiving Appetizers

  • No holiday party would be complete without some of our Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs! These sweet-and-spicy bites have been a long-time favorite of ours and they’re easy to make.
  • If you have some crackers or chips that need dipping, try some of our Cranberry Salsa Dip. With just the rich amount of heat, perfectly balanced with the sweetness from the cranberries- we know you’ll love this dip!
  • For something on the sweeter side, you can serve up our Old-Fashioned Cranberry Salad. Our spin on this holiday classic uses crushed pecans and crushed pineapple to take things in a more “dessert-y” direction.

Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels

Ingredients for Roll Ups

  • Turkey Breast Deli Meat
  • Tortilla Wraps – You could use the regular wraps if you want. These spinach wraps don’t taste too different, and we think they look a bit more interesting!
  • Cranberry Sauce – Feel free to make our Homemade Cranberry Sauce for this recipe.
  • Cream Cheese softened
  • Sour Cream
  • Green Onions, thinly sliced
  • Garlic Powder
  • Salt & Pepper

Ingredients for tortilla rollups

How to make Turkey Pinwheels

There isn’t much in the way of prep for our turkey roll ups. In fact, the only thing we’re going to have to use a knife for slicing our green onions. Slice them thin!

Diced green onion

Now we’ve got to mix up a quick cream cheese spread. To do that, add our cream cheese, sour cream, sliced onions, garlic, salt, and pepper to a mixing bowl. Use something like a hand mixer to make quick work of beating all these together.

Spread for roll ups

From here, assembly is as simple as pie! First, spread some of our cream cheese mixture onto our wrap.

Spread on green tortilla

Next, lay down your deli turkey…

Turkey on tortilla and spread

Finally, give that turkey a generous smearing of cranberry sauce.

Cranberry spread on the top of turkey

All that’s left is to roll our pinwheels up tight. The tighter you can get these things without tearing them, the better! Before slicing our pinwheels out from the wrap, we’d recommend skewering each slice with a toothpick. This will help them keep their shape while you’re slicing.

Slicing the turkey roll ups

With your turkey pinwheels all cut, you can finally plate them up and serve them to any waiting guests. We know you and your guests will love these delicious turkey roll ups! Enjoy!

Pinwheel appetizer with turkey and cranberry

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Turkey Pinwheels

Turkey Pinwheels are a seasonal spin on the popular party snack. These will make for an excellent Christmas or Thanksgiving appetizer!
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 1 minute
Servings: 24

Ingredients 

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese , softened
  • 1/4 cup Sour Cream
  • 1 bunch Green Onion stems , thin sliced
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 3 large Tortillas
  • 7 oz Whole Cranberry Sauce
  • 1/2 lb Deli Turkey Breast , thin sliced

Instructions 

  • Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, Green onion, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  • Mix until blended. Set aside.
  • Evenly spread cream cheese mixture over each tortillas.
  • Place sliced turkey on cream cheese mixture.
  • Evenly spread the cranberry sauce on turkey.
  • Roll the tortilla up tightly.
  • Use a 8 toothpicks for each tortilla to secure.
  • Trim uneven ends and discard (eat).
  • Cut each roll into 8 pieces.

Nutrition

Calories: 71kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 16mg, Sodium: 160mg, Potassium: 74mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 155IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 17mg, Iron: 1mg
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Long pin collage with text banner Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels Excellent Thanksgiving and Christmas Appetizer

Long pin collage with text banner Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels Excellent Thanksgiving and Christmas Appetizer

Long pin with text banner Cranberry Turkey Pinwheels Excellent Thanksgiving and Christmas Appetizer

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