Cherries and honey-roasted almonds add a subtle sweet flavor to a spread featuring three cheeses.
Cherry-Cheese Mold
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 4 oz Muenster cheese, shredded (1 cup)
- 4 oz white Cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons cherry-flavored liqueur
- 1 cup pitted fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) dark sweet cherries
- 3/4 cup honey-roasted sliced almonds
- 3 packages (2.82 oz each) mini toasts (96 toasts)
Instructions
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Step1In food processor, place cheeses, onion and liqueur. Cover; process until smooth and well mixed; spoon into large bowl. Chop 3/4 cup of the cherries. Reserve remaining 1/4 cup cherries and 2 tablespoons of the almonds. Stir chopped cherries and remaining almonds into cheese mixture until well mixed and mixture is pink.
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Step2Line 3-cup bowl or heart-shaped mold with double layer of cheesecloth. Spoon cheese mixture into mold. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 24 hours.
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Step3Unmold cheese mixture onto serving plate. Cut reserved cherries in half. Garnish top of cheese mold with halved cherries and reserved almonds. Serve with mini toasts.
Nutrition
140
Calories
9g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 21%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 7%
- Sodium
- 160mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 75mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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