A delicious spread made with three types of tasty cheese with addition of cherries and almond.
Cherry Cheese Spread
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 25 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 18
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, cubed
- 4 oz Havarti cheese, cubed
- 1 cup shredded smoky Swiss cheese (4 oz)
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (1 oz)
- 1/4 cup slivered almonds
- 3 tablespoons cherry-flavored liqueur or 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon chopped shallot
- 1/4 cup dried cherries, chopped
Instructions
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Step1Let all cheeses stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes to soften. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Spread almonds on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool.
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Step2In food processor bowl with metal blade, place all cheeses, liqueur and shallot; process until smooth. Add cherries and almonds; process with on/off pulses until almonds are chopped. Spoon into crock or other container; cover. Refrigerate at least 24 hours to blend flavors.
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Step3Let cheese spread stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving. Serve with thin slices of baguette-style French bread, assorted crackers, celery sticks or fresh pea pods.
Nutrition
120
Calories
9g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
4g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 115mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 4g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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