I like to go to the grocery store alone. I have to think. HH loves to go to the grocery store and often insists on going with me. While this is challenging sweet, and often annoying helpful, he’s not a shopper. He would never impulse buy, ever. This is a good quality, but he tends to make grocery shopping like a race, as in let’s see how fast we can get in and get out.
Which is why I bought Apricot-Pineapple Preserves instead of Apricot.
Turns out it didn’t matter, you can’t mess this up! This cheese spread and just about any flavor of preserves will work~
Bacon, green onion, cream cheese, gorgonzola cheese and the sweetness of the preserves come together for an easy cheese spread that just zings flavor!
Make it a few hours ahead to let the flavors blend
Pineapple or not, this was lapped up during last Saturday’s football party. I mean LAPPED UP GONE! Even Super Boy thought it looked good!
Which it really doesn’t in these photos!
But nobody was shy about trying it
and after one bite, you’ll be back for more! HHjr declared the pineapple “made” this dish~so I guess I didn’t mess it up after all!
CC is turning into quite the football fan
She and her cousin Big E discussed a few plays~
I fully intended to shape this into a football, and garnish it with bacon for the seams, so just picture that ok? There was entirely too much going on for me to be molding footballs out of cheese spread. But it would be super cute!
Here’s the recipe:
APRICOT PINEAPPLE GORGONZOLA CHEESE SPREAD
Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 4 slices thick sliced bacon
- 4 oz Gorgonzola crumbles
- 1-2 green onions chopped
- 1/2 cup apricot-pineapple preserves
Instructions
- Cut bacon into 1/2 inch dice and cook until crisp. .
- Drain well and combine with the rest of ingredients and stir/mash together with a spoon and fork
- Chill for 2-3 hours before serving. Will keep overnight.
- Serve with wheat thins, or small baguette slices, or any non flavored cracker. Great with celery sticks too. Makes about 2 cups spread.
Try this recipe next time when you need a quick crowd pleaser! This makes a great tea sandwich spread too for a shower or luncheon~
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