Whipped Goat Cheese

5 from 2 votes

Creamy whipped goat cheese with lemon, thyme and honey is an easy appetizer that works for the holidays as well as the rest of the year. Spread it on a costini with fig jam or tomato confit.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: american

Cuisine: appetizer, snacks

Servings: servings

Calories: 166kcal

Author: Krista Stechman

Equipment

Ingredients

10 oz goat cheese softened
4 oz cream cheese softened
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon honey
1½ teaspoon fresh thyme stemmed and very rough chop
zest of half a lemon
1 baguette sliced and toasted, rubbed with garlic
2 cloves garlic Peeled

Optional Add-Ons

5 oz fig jam spicy or regular
1 cup tomato confit
½ cup garlic confit
½ cup brown sugar bacon cooked crispy then diced
2 tablespoon hot honey

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F
Blend goat cheese, cream cheese, olive oil, salt, honey and fresh thyme in food processor until light and airy
Slice baguette, arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper then drizzle a small amount of olive oil over the bread and sprinkle with salt & pepper
Bake 5 minutes until golden brown and crisp. Remove from oven and rub each piece with the end of a garlic clove
Arrange goat cheese in a serving bowl with crostini arranged around it

Optional Add-Ons

Add a little tomato confit, garlic confit or crispy bacon to the top of each goat cheese crostini
Spread fig jam on the crostini then top with goat cheese and hot honey

Notes

Make sure goat cheese and cream cheese is at room temperature so it blends well.

Whipped goat cheese is delicious by itself or you can add additional toppings on the side for a build your own appetizer such as: tomato confit, garlic confit, fig jam, bacon and hot honey. Search for my tomato confit recipe and garlic confit recipe on blog!

Whipped goat cheese can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge. Let goat cheese come to room temperature to soften up before serving.

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