Whipped Cream Cheese with Warm Cranberries and Pistachios
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 8 ounce cream cheese, room temperature
- 4 ounces plain goat cheese
- pinch sea salt
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey (divided)
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- ⅔ cup pistachios, chopped
- zest of one orange
- Crackers of your choice
Instructions
- With a hand mixer, beat together cream cheese, goat cheese, 1 tablespoon honey and a pinch of sea salt
- Place cheese mixture in a bowl and use the back of the spoon to swirl it around and smooth it out
- Place a pan on medium heat, add butter. When butter is melted, add brown sugar and 2 tablespoons honey, stir, cooking for two minutes allowing sugar to completely dissolve. Add cranberries and nuts, stir well.
- Turn off heat. Use a microplane to remove the zest from one orange. Add zest to pan and stir. Pour mixture over whipped cheese. Serve with crackers.
Notes
If you are not a fan of goat cheese, feel free to us 12 ounces of cream cheese instead.