Cranberry Pear Whipped Goat Cheese with Maple Pecan Topping
This Cranberry Pear Whipped Goat Cheese is the perfect holiday appetizer with creamy goat cheese, cranberry chutney, maple pecans, fresh pears and pomegranate!
Ingredients
Whipped Goat Cheese
- 8 oz goat cheese, softened
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp salt
Cranberry Layer
- ½ –¾ cup prepared cranberry chutney
Maple Pear Pecan Topping
- 1 firm pear, finely diced
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- Pinch of salt
- ⅓ cup pomegranate arils
For finishing
- Flaky salt, optional
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the pecans and toast for 1–2 minutes. Add the maple syrup, cinnamon, thyme and a pinch of salt and cook another 1–2 minutes until everything gets glossy and slightly sticky.
- Toss the pear into the warm maple-pecan mixture so it gets coated and immediately remove from heat.
- Spread the whipped goat cheese onto a platter, spoon the cranberry chutney over the center and spread it into a thin layer, then pile on the maple pear-pecan mixture. Sprinkle with pomegranate arils and some flakey sea salt.
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