Whipped Goat Cheese with Grilled Peaches

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Whipped Goat Cheese with Grilled Peaches

Whipped Goat Cheese with Grilled Peaches is the perfect appetizer for your next summer party. Creamy and tangy whipped goat cheese is served over toast with tender and smoky grilled peaches and homemade hot honey. It’s the best combination of flavors and it’s so simple to prep ahead of time and assemble in 20 minutes! Enjoy for dinner with Lemon Pepper Carbonara and an Aperol Spritz.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Italian

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: toasts

Author: Adrianna Adarme

Cost: $7

Equipment

1 Food processor
1 grill or grill pan
1 Piping bag
1 Small sauce pan

Ingredients

Hot Honey:

1/2 cup honey
1 calabrian chile or fresno chile sliced
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Whipped Goat Cheese:

16 ounces Roth Chèvre room temperature
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons heavy cream

Grilled Peaches:

3 ripe yellow peaches cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 tablespoon olive oil
Kosher salt

Instructions

To Make the Hot Honey:

In a small saucepan, pour in the honey, sliced chile and crushed red pepper. Turn the flame to medium and when it reaches a gentle simmer, remove from the heat and allow to steep for about 10 minutes. I served this right away, so I left the peppers in it for good looks. If you’d like to serve this the next day, you can strain the honey and store it in an airtight container in the fridge.

To Grill the Peaches:

Preheat your grill. You can also do this using a grill pan over the stove. To a medium bowl, add the peaches and toss with the olive oil. When the grill or grill pan are preheated, add the sliced peaches and cook on each side for about 1 minute. Remove and transfer back to the bowl. Sprinkle with a few pinches of salt.

To Make the Whipped Goat Cheese:

In a food processor, add the goat cheese and heavy cream. Pulse until very smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary. If the goat cheese is not room temperature it may need to come to room temperature to get super smooth. When the goat cheese is smooth, transfer to a piping bag OR if not using right away, you can transfer it to a air tight container and store in the fridge. (You may need to give it a good stir if it’s chilled.)
Pipe the whipped goat cheese onto the sliced bread or you can spoon it on and smooth it out onto the bread slices. Serve with the grilled peaches and hot honey.

Notes

Tips and Tricks

Make ahead. Make the hot honey, strain out the chiles then store the cooled honey in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. For the goat cheese you can store it in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Switch up the goat cheese. Instead of using plain goat cheese try using honey or blueberry flavored goat cheese for a different flavor combo.
Serving suggestions. Serve whipped goat cheese on toast(like I did!) or transfer cheese to a large serving bowl topped with grilled peaches and hot honey. Serve as a dip with bread sticks, pita chips, pretzels or crackers.

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