Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 8 oz honey goat cheese ((regular works too; honeyed is my fav!))
  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1/2 TBSP unsalted butter
  • 2 TBSP brown sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/4-1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon ((optional))
  • 1 TBSP fresh chopped parsley

Instruction

  • Remove goat cheese from wrapper and cut into 8-10 discs. Set aside.
  • Heat a small pan to medium heat and melt your butter.
  • Once butter starts to bubble, add your pecans, brown sugar, and a pinch of salt. Using salted butter? Skip the salt or season to taste.
  • Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often to prevent sugar from burning, and pour over a large sheet of parchment paper in a thin layer. Allow to cool for several minutes until the candy coating hardens.
  • Fold the parchment paper in half, trapping the cooled pecans, and crush with hard object of choice (anything from a kitchen mallet to a wine bottle works!) and then roughly chop with a knife until minced.
  • Finely chop cranberries and add to the pecans.
  • Combine pecans, cranberries, and parsley on a plate or cutting board. Mix well.
  • Take a goat cheese disc and press into the pecan coating on each side, then roll into a ball. Coat again as needed by rolling the completed ball in the mixture once more and transferring to a cheese board or appetizer plate. Repeat for each disc until you have a party-perfect plate of goat cheese balls. Dive in with your choice of crackers/fruit/veggies.