Pickle Roll-ups are most perfect appetizer for any type of gathering! Only THREE ingredients, ten minutes of your time and guests will be raving! These pop in your mouth so easily and will be gone in no time.
During my first year in college, my roomie (and still bff) and I had a few foods that we ate ALLLLL the time. Vanilla ice cream with a heaping pile of gummy bears on top and grilled cheese sandwiches made with Texas toast were at the top of the list. Another favorite were these totally irresistible Pickle Roll-ups.
We’d load up on ingredients at Hy-Vee and go back to our dorm room and eat roll-up after roll-up until all of the ingredients were gone. This is the simplest little snack/appetizer and I cannot even tell you how addicting and delicious they are.
I learned post-college that Pickle Rollups are an ideal party food because they are super easy to make and guests will rave. Like, serious raving.
The salty-sweet combination is so simple yet so tasty. Pickle Roll ups are easy, guest-pleasing appetizers that are great for parties or football games or any type of gathering. Or for dorm-room snacking.
HOW DO YOU MAKE PICKLE ROLLUPS?
Lay four stacks of corned beef slices (2/stack) on a flat work surface. Top each with a thick layer of cream cheese (it does not have to be pretty) and a medium-sized dill pickle. It helps to pat the pickle dry with a paper towel first.
Roll the corned beef slices around the pickles. The cream cheese will act as the delicious glue that holds everything together.
Cut each Pickle Roll Up into four equal slices and place on a serving plate.
WHAT IS THE BEST FOOD TO SERVE AT A PARTY?
These Pickle Rollups are the absolute best party food, but if you need other ideas check out these delicious recipes:
I’m curious to hear what you think of these roll ups. Leave a comment and let me know!
Pickle Rollups
Ingredients
- 8 slices corned beef lunch meat
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 4 med dill pickles
Instructions
- Lay corned beef in stacks of two on a hard surface.
- Spread 1 ounce of cream cheese onto each stack. Place a pickle directly in the center of each. Roll corned beef around the pickles and cut each roll into four equal parts.
I saw these I haven't had these for years and I love them, brought back good memories sitting up at night eating them with my friends. It's 1am and I had to go make some I am so glad I still had cream cheese in my fridge. I had forgotten how good they were, use fat free cream cheese and you have a low fat snack.
I've added horseradish to the cream cheese…. REALLY kicks it up a notch!!
here in Michigan we use your favorite lunchmeat, and green onion, or sometimes green olives!
looks like you can use anything, but any comments about type of pickles? Super Bowl is coming up!
Hi Barbara! Use plain old Dill pickles. They work the best!
Megan
Asparagus pickled works great. My family doesn't give me time to slice them though 🙂
I've made these for years using ham, cream cheese and gherkins. My family calls them goat eyes.
These are also great made with sliced cooked ham, or I prefer Black Forrest Ham.
I use the exact recipe but add garlic salt to the cream cheese before spreading. I wish buddig still made their beef in squares, tho. It worked much more effectively.
I make these with Budding Honey Ham. I mix onion and worcestershire with the cream cheese=yummy!
In NC, I have another variation…I use hard Salami, cream cheese mixed with horseradish (to taste) and I use Bread and Butter pickles. Always a hit at parties!
These are gross! I made these in hopes that everyone would devour them. I couldn't even bring them to the party they were so gross. :(. Maybe it was the corned beef that made them repulsive…
I saw this on pinterest and almost fell over. This has been a Christmas Eve staple in our family for three decades. We make ours wil ham and sweet pickles. Love that there are other variations! Thanks for making my day!!!!!!
Also works well with salami! I've been rolling pickles in slices of salami since I was a kid! Great snack!
Jessica! SALAMI! Brilliant! I cannot wait to try this. Thank you for sharing!
Megan
My mom and I have made something like this since I was little. Instead of corn beef we use ham or turkey and put a little garlic powder in the cream cheese and we use green olives and eat them on ritz crackers! To die for!!!!!!
In search for a simple.& tasty appetizer to bring to a gathering yesterday found this very helpful and a crow pleaser!
For vegans: sushi sheet & tofu sheet ( in a can Japan product) both can be found in Asian Market.
I' e made these for years, but I always used sliced ham and green onion. They are absolutely yummy!!
Just another recipe to add to my Christmas party list THANKS!
We make these with dried beef– which I know you cannot get in every part of the U.S. We visited family in Kentucky and I looked for it but the people looked at me like I had five heads when I said "dried beef".. Anyways, prosciutto is a great substitute as well! And we always use the Claussen deli style pickles instead of dill.. Fantastic!
The first time I made these, I forgot to rinse the salt from the beef…very salty! Now when I make them, I use Fanestil's Party Time Ham instead of the beef. Delicious!
If one doesn't like dill pickles, these are delicious using sweet pickles too. I sometimes use Baby pickles and use 1 slice of meat per pickle.
I had never had these before but made them yesterday for Super Bowl and they were a huge hit. So easy to make and very tasty. I will always have these on my party menus now.
These are wonderful but the best is when done with real dry beef from a deli, not a jar. I have been asked for probaly 20 years to take these to events.
I make these. Here are a couple tips that might be useful. I always get the cream cheese to room temp and pat the pickles dry with paper towels. Then I put them back in the fridge to harden up the cream cheese again before cutting them.
They are also really good if you use honey ham.
My mother always made these except she used ham and sliced Clauson brand pickles.
Love these! I make them with sliced deli ham, snack um dill pickles, and veggie cream cheese..always a hit!
We have done these on many occasion but use ham instead. Now, we have learned to grind the pickles and ham together in the blender, add the cream cheese and use Ritz crackers Or Club crackers to dip in it…..sooooo Yummy!!!
14 dill pickles? I think you may mean 4. 🙂
Dcook: I Have NO IDEA how I have never noticed that mistake! Thank you for pointing it out. YES, I meant 4 pickles and definitely not 14! 🙂 Thanks!!
Megan
My mom taught me about these 30 years ago. NOT a new recipe. The only problem is your version is not the proper recipe. If you want to make these correctly, do it this way.
Use same amounts of ingredients, just use these specific things:
Clausen Kosher Dill pickles – better crunch and flavor
Boars Head Tavern Ham – Most flavorful ham they make
Philadelphia plain original cream cheese.
I promice that if you use these three things, this will be the hit of your get together
To cut carbs even further, try cutting your pickles into spears (into fourths lengthwise) before wrapping them in the lunch meat. Nothing says you have to use a whole pickle!
I have been making this forever, it's not a holiday/party without them. I add a tbsp horseradish & a couple dashes of whorsteshire (sp) sauce to the cream cheese……..yum!
Love these!!! We call them redneck sushi and served them at my daughter's duck dynasty birthday party! We used dill pickles and pickled okra!
I have been making these for years, thanks to my sister-in-law giving me the recipe..the only differences in her recipe is she uses dill pickle spears and herb cream cheese and she uses the dried beef that comes in a jar and is sold on the grocery shelf…I just can not stop eating these…delish………….
Awesome snack! I add horseradish to it! Yummy!
So simple and so delicious! Thank you for posting this brilliant snack idea! I used sliced ham instead of corned beef and sprinkled my cream cheese with some fresh chopped dill. They were a huge hit this Christmas 🙂
My old college roommate used to make these for us, too! And like you, she used corned beef as well – they were sooo good! I haven’t had these in years. Thanks for jogging my memory; I will be making these very soon! I bet my 3 year old will love them, too!
Hi Liz! How funny that your college roommate made them, too! They are sooo good. Thanks for the comment!
Megan
We love these with sandwich ham and pickels Spears
I’ve never tried these with ham, Lynn. I’ll have to give it a try!!
Megan
My family usually does ham, cream cheese, and green onion. I love pickles and never thought to try any other way.
Hi Tracey! I’ve never tried them with ham and green onion. It’s on my list now! Thanks for the inspiration!
Megan
I’m curious to try with Corned Beef, my family always made them with sliced pastrami meat. The peppery meat gives it all a little kick.
I’m partial to corned beef. You’re gonna love it!
Megan
These look so easy to make and my kids will love them. I shared it on my blog along with 6 other dill pickle recipes. Hope you’ll get a chance to hope on over and check them out!
http://www.diyhsh.com/2018/02/7-craving-busting-dill-pickle-recipes.html
That’s great – thank you for the link up! I saw some delicious recipes.
Megan
My bosses wife used to make these for parties back in the 70s and when I told people outside work about they would say yuck. I loved them.
Me too. More for you!
Thanks!
Thank you for sharing! I can’t wait to try some.
Yay! Let me know how you enjoy them!
I love it when my aunt makes these for thanksgiving. I was wondering if I could use this for an event? Whats the cost?
The cost for making pickle rollups? If you’re going to make a lot of them, I would recommend buying a large container of pickles at Costco or Sams club or any place that sells in bulk as well as your meat and cream cheese. The price will vary depending on where you buy your ingredients and how much you purchase. Good luck!
What could u use besides corned beef
Ham, turkey or any lunch style thin sliced meat works deliciously!
Generally, how many carbs are in these?
This is definitely a low carb recipe! I don’t have calorie information on my site but I know there are several free websites that calculate that easily based on the quantity, size and brand of food you use. I linked one below as a suggestion.
https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
Love the idea but I have never seen round corned beef lunch meat and have looked all over my area!
Interesting! Well, it’s great with corned beef but you can also enjoy it on turkey or ham or roast beef.
Looks like the Budig corned beef in the little packages
You can use whatever kind of deli meat you prefer!
Are these Roll-Ups low-carb?
Yes, they are! Enjoy!