Easy Holiday Goat Cheese Pomegranate And Rosemary Bites Recipes

ROSEMARY GOAT CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, toss pecans with cinnamon. In a small bowl, mix cheese and 3/4 teaspoon rosemary until blended. Shape mixture into 12 balls; roll in pecan mixture to coat. Flatten slightly into patties., If desired, serve patties with toasted baguette slices. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with remaining rosemary.

POMEGRANATE GOAT CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• Fill each phyllo shell with about 1 teaspoon of goat cheese each. Top with just a pinch of thyme and a drizzle of honey (about 1/8 teaspoon of honey per cup, just eyeball it). Bake for 6-7 minutes.
• Remove from oven, top each cup with another pinch of thyme and about 1 teaspoon of pomegranate arils. Serve warm or at room temperature.

WHIPPED GOAT CHEESE POMEGRANATE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside. Using a small 3-inch cooking cutter cut out little round in your pie crust. Cut out as many little rounds as you can get out of your pie crust - about 24 rounds. Lay your pie crust rounds onto the prepared baking sheet. Brush each round with olive oil and sprinkle each one with cracked pepper. Using a fork poke each round a few times so it does not puff up too much. Bake for 5 minutes or until they are golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool. While the pie rounds are cooling in a bowl add goat cheese, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon minced rosemary, lemon zest, grated garlic and 1 tablespoon heavy cream. Using a mixer blend together until whipped and easily spreadable. if it's too thick add a bit more heavy cream until you have reached desired texture. Spread the whipped goat cheese onto the cooled pie rounds, top with a few pomegranate arils, a sprinkling of the remaining rosemary, a drizzle of the remaining honey and a few cracks of black pepper.

EASY HOLIDAY GOAT CHEESE, POMEGRANATE AND ROSEMARY BITES

Steps:

• Top each crisp with a small dollop of softened goat cheese.
• Drop pomegranate seed halves on top of goat cheese.
• Lightly drizzle honey on top.
• Separate Rosemary into small pieces. Top to garnish.
• End with a pinch of black pepper or other spice to taste.
• Add each completed crisp to a holiday-themed plate or spread.
• Enjoy!