Hot Honey Goat Cheese Crostini (Printable)

Golden baguette slices with whipped goat cheese and spicy honey glaze

# Components:

→ Bread

01 - 1 baguette, sliced into 16 half-inch pieces
02 - 2 tablespoons olive oil

→ Cheese Spread

03 - 4 ounces goat cheese, softened
04 - 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
05 - 1 tablespoon fresh chives, finely chopped
06 - Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

→ Hot Honey

07 - 1/4 cup honey
08 - 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

→ Garnish

09 - Fresh thyme or microgreens

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Arrange baguette slices on the prepared sheet and brush both sides lightly with olive oil.
03 - Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden and crisp. Allow to cool slightly.
04 - In a small bowl, blend softened goat cheese, cream cheese, chives, salt, and pepper until smooth and spreadable.
05 - In a small saucepan or microwave-safe bowl, gently warm honey and red pepper flakes together for 1 to 2 minutes. Set aside to infuse flavors.
06 - Spread approximately 1 tablespoon of the cheese mixture onto each toasted baguette slice.
07 - Drizzle each crostini with the infused hot honey.
08 - Garnish with fresh thyme or microgreens if desired and serve immediately.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It looks restaurant-fancy but takes less time than ordering takeout.
  • The sweet-spicy combo is genuinely addictive and works with almost any wine or beer.
  • You can prep the cheese spread hours ahead and assemble right before serving.
02 -
  • Don't let the bread sit around after toasting or it'll go soft and sad—assemble right before serving or your guests will bite into mushiness instead of crunch.
  • The cheese spread needs to actually be soft when you make it, so pull those packages out of the fridge early and let them warm up, or you'll be wrestling with your spreading knife for way too long.
03 -
  • Toast your bread slices at a slightly higher temperature than you think necessary—they'll look barely golden in the oven but will crisp up completely as they cool, and that's exactly what you want.
  • If you're making these for a crowd, spread the cheese ahead of time and keep it in a piping bag, then you can fill each crostini in about thirty seconds when it's game time.
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