Keyword: A Dip of Three Cheeses, Dips, Entertaining, Game Day, Gluten-Free, Snacks, Vegetarian
A Dip of Three Cheeses
ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Yield: 3cups
Dates, brandy, and brie elevate this cheese dip to party status. If you were to argue that the words “elegant” and “dip” can’t live side-by-side in harmony, well…you’d be wrong. I love the funk the brie rind brings to the party, so I never remove it. You can of course, but you’ll need even more cheese to make up the total amount.This recipe first appeared on altonbrown.com.
4ounces(about 8 large) medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped
1/2cupwater
1/2cupbrandy
1/2cupmuscovado sugar
1(8-ounce) block cream cheese, at room temperature
1(8-ounce) container mascarpone cheese
1teaspoonfinely chopped fresh thyme
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1/4teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1/4teaspoonfreshly ground nutmeg
6ouncesbrie cheese, cut into chunks
4ounceswalnuts, toasted
Specialized Hardware
Slow cooker
ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Yield: 3cups
Procedure
Combine the dates, water, brandy, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and reduce until dates are softened and mixture is syrup-thick, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool completely. This part can be made up to 1 week in advance.
Add the mascarpone, cream cheese, thyme, salt, and pepper to slow cooker and whip with a hand mixer on medium speed.
Fold in the brie, walnuts, and date mixture and cook on low for 1 hour. Stir and continue to maintain serving temp on the low or "warm" setting if available. Serve with toasted baguette.