Date and Walnut Spread
Recipe: #12767
June 13, 2014
Categories: Spreads, Appetizers, 5-Minute Prep, One-Pot Meal Baby Shower, Christmas, New Years, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, more
"This recipe won me a blue ribbon. The spread is a perfect addition to your breakfast table when serving bagels, quick breads or muffins. It is also a perfect addition when gifting a bread basket packed full of homemade goodies. It is super quick and can be ready in 5 minutes. Yield 3/4 cup"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (38.4 g)
- Calories 133
- Total Fat - 6.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.5 g
- Cholesterol - 10.6 mg
- Sodium - 137.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 11.6 g
- Protein - 6.1 g
- Calcium - 181.3 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a small bowl beat together the neufchatel cheese, powdered sugar and spices.
Step 2
In a food processor finely chop the walnuts. Add chopped nuts to cream cheese mixture then finely chop the dates. Add in dates and stir with a rubber spatula until blended.
Step 3
Place mixture into a custard cup, cover and refrigerator until chilled. Serve with bagels and quick breads for a delicious treat.
Tips
No special items needed.