Cranberry Goat Cheese Appetizer
This Goat Cheese Cranberry Appetizer feels fancy but is so easy - slices of creamy goat cheese are baked in sweet cranberry sauce until they're melty and perfect for spreading on crostini.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries
- Zest of 1/2 orange
- ½ cup fresh orange juice
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 log cranberry cinnamon or plain goat cheese 8 ounces
- Fresh mint for garnish
- Crostini and/or crackers for serving
Instructions
- Add cranberries, orange zest, orange juice, sugar and cinnamon to medium saucepot. Heat to simmering over medium heat. Cook 12 to 14 minutes or until cranberries begin to burst, stirring occasionally. Let stand 15 minutes to cool.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread cranberry sauce in even layer in medium baking dish. Cut goat cheese into 10 slices. Nestle cheese slices into cranberry sauce.
- Transfer to oven and bake 14 to 16 minutes or until sauce and cheese are warmed through. If desired, broil under high heat 1 to 2 minutes to brown cheese (watch very carefully to ensure you don’t burn cheese).
- Garnish with mint and serve warm with crostini and/or crackers.
Notes
- For make-ahead ease, prepare the cranberry sauce up to 1 week in advance and store in the fridge.
- Shortcut option: use canned whole berry cranberry sauce (avoid jellied) for a quicker version of this goat cheese appetizer.
Calories: 134kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 13mg, Sodium: 105mg, Potassium: 73mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 350IU, Vitamin C: 14mg, Calcium: 46mg, Iron: 1mg
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