Best Brandied Blue Cheese With Pear Crostini Recipes

BLUE CHEESE AND GRILLED PEAR CROSTINI

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Very simple appetizer you can serve at birthday parties or any other occasion.

Provided by babyshowerideas4u

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Canapes and Crostini Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 small pears
⅓ cup cream cheese, softened
8 (1/2 inch) slices French baguette
2 slices blue cheese
1 tablespoon toasted chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint, or to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon honey

Steps:

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Slice pears into half-moons.
Cook pears on the preheated grill until nicely browned, about 5 minutes per side. Set aside.
Cut blue cheese slices into 8 equal pieces.
Spread cream cheese over bread slices. Top with grilled pear slices and blue cheese. Sprinkle with walnuts, mint, and pepper. Drizzle with honey.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 239.9 calories, Carbohydrate 26.8 g, Cholesterol 31.8 mg, Fat 12.4 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 7.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 376.3 mg, Sugar 11.8 g

BLUE CHEESE CROSTINI

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"My sister-in-law gave me this great recipe, which includes two of my favorite ingredients-blue cheese and pears. Yum!" writes Kate Hilts of Grand Rapids, Michigan. TIP: "Instead of a loaf of French bread, I usually buy a baguette and cut it at an angle to give the slices a nice look," Kate adds.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Appetizers

Time 15m

Yield 15 appetizers.

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts, toasted
15 slices French bread (1/2 inch thick), lightly toasted
1 medium ripe pear

Steps:

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Stir in the blue cheese and walnuts. Spread evenly over toasted bread. , Place on a baking sheet. Broil 3-4 in. from the heat for 3-4 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Core pear and cut into 30 thin slices. Place two pear slices on each crostini. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 129 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 240mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

BRANDIED BLUE CHEESE WITH PEAR CROSTINI

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I think I got this from an old Gourmet magazine. It is an elegant pass around appetizer and appeals to anyone that likes blue cheese.

Provided by waynejohn1234

Categories Spreads

Time 25m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brandy
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
16 slices baguette (1/2 inches slices)
1 ripe pear, thinly sliced

Steps:

Mash cheese and butter together.
Add brandy and walnuts.
Toast baguette slices (one side only).
Turn and place 1 slice of pear on untoasted side.
Top with 1 teaspoons of cheese mixture.
Broil about 2 minutes or until bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 472.4, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 18.3, Sodium 998, Carbohydrate 70.5, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 2.5, Protein 15

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