Cream Cheese Appetizer
with Cherries and Pecans
Serve this pecan and cherry cream cheese appetizer, when you want a crowd pleasing party snack that is simple to prepare.
The cherry sauce is cooked on the stove and then spooned over a brick of cream cheese and served with crackers.
It looks pretty and kids and adults love it.
I prefer using fresh cherries, but they aren’t always available.
Frozen will work just fine as long as you thaw them to room temperature ahead of time.
If you’d like to make this recipe vegan, simply use maple syrup or agave instead of the honey and use a vegan cream cheese alternative.
Enjoy!
Cherry Cream Cheese Recipe
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
2 cups Cherries
1 T Honey
2 t Fresh Rosemary, chopped
½ t Ground Cinnamon
¼ t Ground Cumin
¼ t Salt
1/3 cup Water
8 oz. Cream Cheese block
¼ cup Pecans, chopped
Supplies
Sauce Pan
Serving Platter
Instructions
1) If using fresh cherries, cut them in half and remove pits. If using frozen cherries, thaw them.
2) Add cherries, honey, half of the chopped rosemary, cinnamon, cumin, salt and water to a sauce pan set to medium heat. Stir to combine.
3) Cook for about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally as the sauce thickens.
4) Unwrap the brick of cream cheese and place it on a serving platter. Spoon part or all of the warm cherry sauce on top of the cream cheese. Top with chopped pecans and the remaining chopped rosemary.
5) Serve immediately with crackers.
More from Mama Likes To Cook
Check out the rest of my vegetarian recipes, so you can get more great ideas for baking, cooking, blending and juicing.
Cherry Recipes
- Cherry Hibiscus Sun Tea
- Creamy Vanilla Cherry Popsicles
- Cherry Cream Cheese Spread
- Make Ahead Cherry Strawberry Smoothie Packs
- Cherry Cream Cheese Appetizer
- Quick & Easy Cherry Crisp
- Hemp & Cherry Protein Chia Pudding
- Cherry Slush Mocktail
- Dark Cherry Gin Fizz
Savory Dip Recipes
Dessert Dip Recipes
- Chocolate Dip with Cool Whip
- Amish Peanut Butter Church Spread
- Christmas Cookie Dip
- Oreo Dessert Dip
- Pina Colada Fruit Dip
- Marshmallow Pumpkin Fluff
- Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Dip
Cream Cheese Recipes
- Baked Cream Cheese Corn Casserole
- Savory Crescent Roll Donuts
- Cherry Cream Cheese Spread
- Creamy Jalapeno Dip
- Cherry Cream Cheese Appetizer
- Peach Cookie Crust Tart
- No Churn Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
- Chocolate Cream Cheese Fudge
- Chocolate Cream Cheese Dip
- Savory Mini Cheese Balls
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