Figgy Honey-Baked Cheese

Eating My Way Through the Holidays! Special Edition: Figgy Honey-Baked Cheese!  Looking for an appetizer that brings in the cheer? It’s easy to create your own version of elegance when you use quality ingredients that begin with cheese. To awaken the taste buds, sprinkle in a few red pepper flakes which compliment the natural sweetness of honey. The crunch of walnuts satisfies those earthy snack-seekers.  Bake it all together for the most captivating sweet holiday aroma. Deck the Halls with boughs of Holly. Fa-la-la-la-la…la-la-la-lah!

FIGGY HONEY-BAKED CHEESE

Ingredients: 

8-ounce wheel Normandy Camembert cheese, double crème 

2 tablespoons butter, melted

2 tablespoons natural honey

2 tablespoons fig jam

1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes

2 tablespoon walnuts, chopped

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Place cheese wheel in an oven-proof dish. Score the cheese in a criss-cross pattern. Pour melted butter over cheese.  Drizzle natural honey over cheese. Spread fig jam over cheese.  Sprinkle with red pepper flakes.  Top with chopped walnuts.  Bake 20-25 minutes until cheese is soft and bubbly.  Serve warm with sliced apples, assorted crackers, and baguette slices.  

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