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Whipped Blue Cheese Crostini with Pears and Honey

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Toasted baguette slices are topped with whipped blue cheese, slices of fresh pear, drizzled with honey and sprinkled with chopped walnuts.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword appetizer, blue cheese, honey, pears, snack, walnuts
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Additional Time 2 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 16 crostini
Calories 153
Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

  • Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker's Half Sheet (2 Pack), Silver
  • Honey Jar Pot
  • Round Wood Serving Boards with Leather handles Set of 2 (15" and 12")

Ingredients

  • 2 demi baguettes sliced on an angle [about 16 pieces]
  • olive oil
  • kosher salt
  • 4 ounces blue cheese
  • 4 ounces whipped cream cheese
  • 1 Bartlett pear sliced thin
  • 1 red pear sliced thin
  • honey
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400℉ (or 200℃).
  • Place the sliced baguette onto a metal, rimmed sheet pan. Brush both sides with olive oil and sprinkle with a little kosher salt and bake for 8 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through.
  • Meanwhile, add the whipped cream cheese and crumbled blue cheese into a mini food processor. Pulse until combined and creamy. Spread the whipped blue cheese onto the toasted breads. Top with one slice of both green and red pear. Haphazardly drizzle with honey and sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 314mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 1mg