Easy Herbed Cream Cheese Spread

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp basil finely chopped
• 8 oz philadelphia cream cheese 
• 2 Tbsp oscar mayer deli brown sugar ham fresh chopped (2 slices)
• 1  peel of lemon grated
• 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese shredded kraft
• 0.5 tsp cracked pepper black
• 48  woven wheat crackers 

Equipment

• microwave

Directions

1. Mix basil, lemon peel and pepper in shallow plate until well blended.
2. Place cream cheese in basil mixture; turn to evenly coat all sides, pressing basil mixture into cream cheese to secure.
3. Cut cream cheese block horizontally in half; place one half on serving dish, basil mixture side down.
4. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese onto cut-side of cream cheese. Top with ham and second half of cream cheese, cut-side down with basil mixture on top.
5. Serve at room temperature or microwave on HIGH 45 sec. or until warm.
6. Serve as a spread with crackers.