This delicious spread made using apple and cheese is a perfect appetizer when served with bread or crackers.
Caramelized Apple-Blue Cheese Spread
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 20
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 large firm apples (preferably Fuji or Braeburn), finely chopped (about 2 cups)
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 4 oz (1 cup) crumbled blue cheese (preferably Maytag or Roquefort)
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 40 slices French bread or crackers
Instructions
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Step1In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in sugar until it dissolves, about 20 seconds. Add apples and shallot. Cook 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture turns golden brown and aroma is reminiscent of apple cider. (Do not rush process; color takes a while to form, but the flavor is worth it.) Set aside to cool completely.
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Step2Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix cream cheese, cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream and salt until well blended. Gently stir in cooled caramelized apple mixture and the pecans. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving. Garnish with additional chopped pecans if desired. Serve with bread or crackers.
Nutrition
350
Calories
19g
Total Fat
8g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 350
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 29%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 33%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 10%
- Sodium
- 600mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 150mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 8g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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