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Appetizer

Sweet Heat Goat Cheese Spread

Posted · by The Hangry Wife

The appetizer that’s sweet, spicy, creamy, crunchy…the heat on this cheese is honestly so wicked.

This Sweet Heat Goat Cheese Spread takes FIVE minutes to make, but looks like you spent way more time on it. Creamy goat cheese, tart cranberries, crunchy pistachios, hot honey, and pepper jelly? That sweet-and-spicy combination deserves its own invitation.

I fully support making this for a party and then conveniently forgetting to share. 😂

Are you team SWEET or team SPICY? Or are you like me and believe an appetizer should be both?

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Prep
5 minutes
Total
5 minutes
Serves
4–6

Ingredients

  • 1 log goat cheese (4–8 oz)
  • 2–3 tbsp chopped pistachios
  • 2–3 tbsp dried cranberries
  • Lots of pepper jelly, to coat
  • Lots of hot honey, for drizzle
  • Crackers, for serving

Instructions

  1. Place the goat cheese on a serving plate or small board.

  2. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and dried cranberries.

  3. Spoon pepper jelly over the top.

  4. Drizzle generously with hot honey.

  5. Serve with crackers and watch it disappear.

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