Quick & Easy Creamy Goat Cheese Spread Recipe Is Fancy Fast by Donna John
If you're a goat cheese lover, you'll love the sharpness of the goat cheese tamed by the sweetness of apricots in this easy appetizer recipe. This easy goat cheese spread whips up in no time and is a fun snack or appetizer when you have friends and family over for a holiday or gameday.
All you need to make this creamy goat cheese spread is a roll of goat cheese, almonds, dried apricots, fresh parsley, apricot preserves and honey. The room temperature goat cheese is rolled in the chopped ingredients and served with crackers. So simple and easy, and it's also vegetarian and gluten-free!
If you're not a fan of goat cheese or another ingredient, there are suggestions for you in Recipe Notes below. However you decide to make it, we're pretty sure you'll love it!
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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 roll (8 ounces) goat cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup finely chopped almonds
- 5 - 6 dried apricots, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
- 1/3 - 1/2 cup apricot preserves
- honey
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Recipe Notes
- Don't like goat cheese? Substitute cream cheese.
- Not a fan of apricot? Use fig preserves and dried figs or pear preserves and chopped dried pears.
Here's how to make it:
- Spread the apricot preserves on the bottom of a serving dish. Combine the almonds, apricots and parsley. Toss to combine. Roll the goat cheese in the mixture until completely covered.
- Set the goat cheese on top of the apricot preserves. Drizzle with honey. Serve with crackers.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories: 198
Total Fat: 11.8g
Saturated Fat: 7.1g
Cholesterol: 30mg
Sodium: 104mg
Total Carbohydrate: 14.9g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Total Sugars: 11.1g
Protein: 9.7g
Vitamin D: 0mcg
Calcium: 269mg
Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 118mg
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