Creamy Goat Cheese Spread Recipe With Apricots & Honey Is Fancy Fast (6 Ingredients, 10 Minutes) Appetizers Snacks Gluten-free Vegetarian Fruit Low Sodium Recipes

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, just switch it out. However you decide to make it, we're pretty sure you'll love it!

Variation: 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.

This goat cheese spread recipe is not only quick, easy and delicious, but full of nutrition. Check out the health benefits of dried apricots, the health benefits of goat cheese, the health benefits of almonds and the health benefits of honey.

Serve the goat cheese spread as an appetizer with crackers or as part of a charcuterie board.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 8 ounces (1 roll) 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, to drizzle

Here's how to make it:

1. 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.
2. Set the goat cheese on top of the apricot preserves. Drizzle with honey. Serve with crackers. Store the cheese spread covered in the fridge.

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