Simple Whipped Goat Cheese Dip with Honey
Make this creamy, tangy whipped goat cheese spread in minutes. It is an easy goat cheese appetizer perfect for parties, served with crackers or crostini.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 5 min
- Yield: About 1 cup 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook/Blending
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces soft goat cheese (chèvre), room temperature
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons honey, for drizzling
- 1 tablespoon chopped nuts (like pistachios or walnuts), for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Place the room temperature goat cheese, heavy cream (or milk), olive oil, salt, and pepper into a food processor.
- Process the mixture, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed, until the cheese is completely smooth and light. This usually takes 1 to 2 minutes.
- Transfer the whipped goat cheese spread to a shallow serving bowl.
- Drizzle the top evenly with the honey.
- Garnish with chopped nuts, if you are using them.
- Serve immediately with crackers, crostini, or fresh vegetables for dipping.
Notes
- For a festive holiday dip, substitute the nuts with dried cranberries.
- If you do not have a food processor, you can use a hand mixer, but you may need to beat the mixture longer to achieve a smooth texture.
- This spread is excellent as a crostini topping idea or as part of a gourmet cheese platter.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 3
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 25