Whipped Goat Cheese With Sweet Chili Sauce and Crumbled Apricot
An Easy Appetizer That Will Wow Your Guests
This Whipped Goat Cheese with Sweet Chili Sauce and Crumbled Apricot is elegant and easy. The dip is adorned with the decadent fusion of goat cheese and cream cheese and then elevated further with the addition of Thai chili sauce, infusing it with a tantalizing sweet and spicy essence.
Topping it off with a sprinkling of apricot crumble adds a delightful crunch and a hint of fruity sweetness, culminating in a truly irresistible appetizer experience.You’ll impress your guests with this one!
Easy Ingredients Like Sweet Chili Sauce and Goat Cheese
Believe it or not I find most, if not all, of the ingredients for this appetizer at Aldi! This also makes it a very affordable recipe as well.
You will easily be able to find most of these ingredients at any grocery store. Whipped Goat Cheese With Sweet Chili Sauce and Crumbled Apricot will be your new go to recipe for parties.
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Sweet Chili Sauce
There are many brands of Thai chili sauce. Kame makes one that I see at every grocery store.
Most stores also have other varieties and brands. If you are not familiar, sweet chili sauce is a lot like sweet and sour or duck sauce.
I find it to be chunkier than sweet and sour, however. There are usually bits and pieces of chilis in the sauce.
Is It Spicy?
I do not personally find sweet chili sauce to be overly spicy. If you do, you can substitute sweet and sour or duck sauce for the sweet chili sauce.
The goat cheese and cream cheese do help cut down on the heat of the chili so you may find it to be quite pleasant. Give it a try and see!
You can always make two smaller batches for the first time, just in case.
Not To Be Confused
Do not confuse SWEET CHILI SAUCE with CHILI GARLIC SAUCE. This chili garlic sauce is often sold near the sweet chili sauce. It is dark red and very spicy.
The one you are looking for should be orangeish or pinkish.
Make Ahead
You can make the cheese mixture part of this dip ahead of time and have it sit in the fridge overnight. If you are making this ahead of time, be sure to take it out of the fridge an hour or so before serving so that it softens and is easily spreadable.
This is the same rule we follow for my Hot Pepper Jelly Cheese Dip that was the most popular recipe on my website in 2023.
Texturally Perfect
I am big on texture when it comes to food, which is the reason I won’t eat shrimp. I cannot do the texture of shrimp even though I enjoy the taste.
The apricots in this recipe are here for flavor, but they also add great texture to this cheese spread. I also love how the sweet chewiness of the apricots helps bring the flavors of the goat cheese and Thai chili sauce together.
Be sure to mince them into a fine crumble so that you get the perfect bite every time.
There are a lot of different dipping options to go with this cheese spread, and while pita chips are my favorite you can’t go wrong with pretzels or chips.
Whipped Goat Cheese With Sweet Chili Sauce and Crumbled Apricot
This Whipped Goat Cheese with Sweet Chili Sauce and Crumbled Apricot is elegant and easy. This dip is adorned with the decadent fusion of goat cheese and cream cheese, is elevated further with the addition of Thai chili sauce, infusing it with a tantalizing sweet and spicy essence. Topping it off with a sprinkling of apricot crumble adds a delightful crunch and a hint of fruity sweetness, culminating in a truly irresistible appetizer experience. Impress your guests with this one!
Ingredients
- 8oz of Goat Cheese, Softened. I use two of the 4oz packages from Aldi
- 1 8oz Package Of Cream Cheese, Softened.
- 1/3 C Dried Apricots, Chopped Small.
- 1/2 C Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, I get mine in a jar in the Asian Food aisle.
- 2 t of Red Pepper Flake
- 1 t of Flaky Sea Salt
- *ingredients used are linked and pictured in the post before the recipe card if you need further clarification
Instructions
- Finely dice your apricots by hand or in a food processor.
- Set aside the apricots. If using a food processor, add your cream cheese and goat cheese and mix on high until light nad fluffy. You can also whip this by hand, with a hand mixer or a stand mixer.
- Add 1/4 cup of the thai chili sauce to the goat cheese mixture and add the red pepper flake and sea salt. You can adjust the measurements of those seasonings to your preference.
- Mix on medium speed until well combined.
- Spread the cheese mixture on a 6 inch plate with sides.
- You can refrigerate this overnight if you wish. Take it out about an hour before serving.
- Spread the remainder of the Thai chili sauce in the center of the cheese before serving.
- Sprinkle the apricot crumble over the whole dish. I also sometimes add sliced chives, green onions or dried parsley to the top for some added color.
- Serve with pita chips.
Interested in another delicious, decadent dip? Give this Beer Cheese Dip a try!