Ingredients

Scale

1 can refried beans

For the “sour cream” layer:

1 1/2 cups plain nonfat Greek yogurt
3 oz. Greek cream cheese (or Neufchatel), softened
1 – 2 teaspoons Mexican hot sauce
1 – 2 teaspoons chili powder (or 1 teaspoon powdered green chile pepper + 1/4 teaspoon EACH: onion powder + garlic powder + cumin)

For the guacamole layer:

2 – 3 perfectly ripe avocadoes
1 – 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon cilantro pesto or finely chopped cilantro (optional)
1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped fine
Salt, to taste

For the top layer:

About 1 cup shredded Mexican blend of cheeses
Your favorite salsa (I used my Copycat Chili’s Salsa – recipe here)
Green onions & olives, chopped
Flour tortillas, cut into tombstone shapes & tree shapes
Black food marker

Instructions

Heat the oven to 400 F.
In an 11-cup glass pyrex pan or other rectangular glass pan, spread the refried beans evenly across the bottom.
In a medium mixing bowl, mix the Greek yogurt, Greek cream cheese, hot sauce, and chili powder. Adjust seasonings to taste. Spread this mixture over the refried beans.
Rinse out the mixing bowl and dry it, then mash the avocadoes in the bowl. Add the rest of the guacamole ingredients and stir to mix. Add salt to taste. Spread this over the Greek yogurt layer.
Sprinkle the top with cheese, then cover with your favorite salsa. Sprinkle with chopped green onions and olives.
Cut tree and tombstone shapes out of flour tortillas. Set them on a pizza stone in the oven and bake for 5 – 10 minutes or until crisp and lightly browned. Use a black food marker or piped black frosting to write names or “RIP” on the tombstones.
Just before serving, push the bottom end of the trees and tombstones into the dip. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping.

Notes

You can make the layer dip ahead of time and add the trees and tombstones just before the party starts. Cover and refrigerate the dip until it’s getting close to time to party.

The dip is gluten free except for the flour tortilla “decorations”, so if you have gluten-intolerant people at your party, make sure to use gluten free tortillas to make the trees and tombstones.

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