Festive Cheese Spread

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (8 ounce) package light cream cheese, softened
• 2 -4 ounces cheddar cheese, finely shredded (1/2-1 cup, to taste)
• 1/4 cup finely diced dried apricot
• 1/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries, chopped
• 2 -3 tablespoons scallions, very thinly sliced with some of the green
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds (only if you are going to roll it as a cheese ball or log)
• cracker (or bagels for leftovers)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, combine cheeses, apricots, cranberries, and scallions.
• 2 mix well.
• 3 if making as a log or ball, shape cheese mixture using wax paper or parchment paper, and roll log/ball in almonds (on another sheet of wax/parchment paper) until completely coated.
• 4 transfer to a pretty dish.
• 5 serve with crackers.
• 6 leftovers are also great on bagels!