Impress your guests with this Hot Honey Goat Cheese Dip! Goat cheese is drizzled with fig jam, hot honey (or regular honey) and baked until melty and bubbling. Garnish with chopped pistachios, dried cranberries and fresh rosemary. Serve with toasted sliced baguette, crackers or sourdough. Serves 4 to 8.
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I love this hot honey baked goat cheese because is so easy and quick to prepare. Goat cheese is topped with fig jam, regular or hot honey and baked until bubbly. Then top with chopped pistachios, dried cranberries and rosemary.
This recipe was inspired by a dear friend who once gifted me a bottle of wine, goat cheese log rolled in cranberries and cinnamon (similar to the one in this goat cheese trio) and crackers – it’s is one of my favorite simple appetizers to serve or have on hand when watching a movie at home. However this holiday season, this baked dip adds a little something special.
Serve with toasted baguette slices, crackers or sourdough.
To Make This Hot Honey Goat Cheese Dip You Will Need:
- butter – For greasing small baking dish.
- goat cheese – Use an 8 ounce log. Avoid using crumbled as its usually coated in cellulose.
- fig jam – Use your favorite!
- hot honey – Or use regular honey.
- freshly ground black pepper – This adds subtle bite and flavor.
- pistachios – Use roasted and salted pistachios.
- dried cranberries – Adds sweet flavor and chewy texture.
- rosemary (fresh) – Adds a fresh pine-like or woodsy flavor with notes of lemon, pepper and sage.
- red pepper flakes – Lends additional heat – if desired.
- toasted sliced baguette – Or use cracker or torn sourdough.
Preheat your oven to 400°F (or 200°C).
Butter a small baking dish. I’ve linked mine in the printable recipe at the end of this post.
Slice an 8 ounce goat. cheese log into coins and arrange in the greased baking dish.
Drizzle with 3 tablespoons fig jam. If your jam is cold, warm on the stovetop or microwave to make it pourable.
Drizzle with desired amount of regular or hot honey.
Slide onto the middle rack of your preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes or until bubbling.
Smells so good already!
Top with some freshly ground black pepper, 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios, 2 tablespoons chopped dried cranberries, 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary and a pinch of red pepper flakes – if desired.
Serve warm with toasted sliced baguette, crackers or torn sourdough!
Dip. Enjoy. Repeat!
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Hot Honey Goat Cheese Dip
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon butter, for greasing dish
- 8 ounces goat cheese log
- 3 tablespoons fig jam
- 1 drizzle hot honey or regular, as desired
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped pistachios
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped dried cranberries
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes, optional
- toasted sliced baguette, crackers or sourdough, for serving (see notes)
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat Your Oven To 400°F (OR 200°C).
- Butter a small oven-safe baking dish with about 1 teaspoon butter. Slice an 8 ounce log into coins and arrange in the greased baking dish.
- Drizzle with fig jam and (hot or regular) honey. Bake on the middle rack of your preheated oven for 20 minutes or until bubbling. Remove and top with black pepper, pistachios, cranberries, fresh rosemary and red pepper flakes if desired.
- Serve with toasted sliced baguette, crackers or torn sourdough.
Notes
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Will make this this thanksgiving , I have the fig jam and hot hunny just need the topping
great idea, like the ingredients and nothing I’ve served before, so it works for me, thank you!