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Baked Pumpkin Dip with Goat Cheese

Name: Baked Pumpkin Dip with Goat Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: vegetarian
Ingredients: 10 ounces goat cheese; 2 ounces cream cheese; ¼ cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling); 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice blend; 1 tablespoon honey, plus more for drizzling; 1 small-to-medium garlic clove, sliced into several pieces; ¼ teaspoon fine salt; 10 twists of freshly ground black pepper; ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes, to taste (optional); For serving: Crusty sourdough or crostini or toasted pita wedges

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6 servings

servings

10 minutes

active time

25 minutes

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Ingredients

10 ounces goat cheese

2 ounces cream cheese

¼ cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)

1 teaspoon pumpkin spice blend

1 tablespoon honey, plus more for drizzling

1 small-to-medium garlic clove, sliced into several pieces

¼ teaspoon fine salt

10 twists of freshly ground black pepper

⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes, to taste (optional)

For serving: Crusty sourdough or crostini or toasted pita wedges

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit with a rack in the upper third of the oven.

In a food processor, combine the goat cheese, cream cheese, pumpkin purée, honey, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes (if using).

Process until the mixture comes together completely and is lightly whipped, about 2 minutes, pausing to scrape down the sides and base as necessary. The mixture will ball up in the food processor and eventually smooth itself out. If in doubt, process a little longer.

Taste and adjust as necessary—add another pinch of red pepper flakes for more heat, or another teaspoon or two of honey if you’d like it sweeter (we will drizzle it with more honey next, so the finished dip will be a little sweeter than you’re tasting now).

Transfer the dip to a small oven-safe baking dish with a 3- to 4-cup (1 quart) capacity. Spread it evenly across the base of the dish, leaving some texture on top. Drizzle it with 1 teaspoon of additional honey.

Bake the dip on the upper rack for 13 to 15 minutes, until the top is turning lightly golden in places and bubbling and puffed around the edges. Drizzle it with another teaspoon or two of honey, and let it cool for about 5 minutes (it’s hot). Serve with your desired accompaniments.

Nutrition

Serving Size

1/6th of dip (no accompa

Calories

178

Total Fat

13.3 g

Saturated Fat

8.8 g

Unsaturated Fat

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

31.3 mg

Sodium

344.8 mg

Total Carbohydrate

5.6 g

Dietary Fiber

0.4 g

Total Sugars

4.5 g

Protein

9.5 g