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Almond Cheddar Pinecone

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 6 tablespoons port wine
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 2 cups Blue Diamond® Whole Natural Almonds toasted
  • rosemary sprigs

Instructions
 

  • Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Add port and cayenne.
  • Beat until smooth. Add cheese.
  • Add green onion. Mix until combined.
  • Wrap the cream cheese mixture in plastic wrap or parchment and chill for at least one hour. You could do this the day before even.
  • Once chilled, mold the cream cheese into a pinecone shape.
  • Place the cheese on a serving plate and start to add almonds. Start at the bottom and add in rows overlapping until the cheese is covered.
  • Add rosemary sprigs.
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