Description
A delicious and easy appetizer featuring cream cheese and goat cheese, rolled in cranberries and pistachios.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 4 oz goat cheese or feta, softened
- 1 cup dried cranberries, chopped
- ½ cup shelled pistachios, chopped
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- ½ tsp black pepper (optional)
- Crackers or baguette slices, for serving
Instructions
- Mix Cheese: In a bowl, combine cream cheese, goat cheese, honey, lemon zest, and black pepper. Mix until smooth.
- Form Log: Shape cheese mixture into a log on a piece of parchment paper.
- Coat with Cranberries & Pistachios: Spread chopped cranberries and pistachios evenly over the log, pressing gently to adhere.
- Chill: Wrap the log in parchment paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1–2 hours until firm.
- Serve: Slice or serve whole with crackers or baguette slices.
Notes
- For a sweeter flavor, add more honey.
- Can be made a day in advance.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 45mg