Gruyere Pinecone Spread

Name: Gruyere Pinecone Spread
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 30
Ingredients: 2 pkg. Neufchatel cheese, softened; 1 env. dry onion soup mix; 4 oz. Gruyere cheese, shredded; 1 cup almonds, toasted; ¼ cup sliced almonds, toasted; 6 sprigs fresh rosemary (5 inch); WHEAT THINS Original Snacks

This creamy spread combines Gruyere and Neufchatel cheeses, then cleverly creates cheesy pinecones with the mixture using toasted and sliced almonds.

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Ingredient list

2 pkg. (8 oz. each) Neufchatel cheese, softened
1 env. (1 oz.) dry onion soup mix
4 oz. Gruyere cheese, shredded
1 cup almonds, toasted
¼ cup sliced almonds, toasted
6 sprigs fresh rosemary (5 inch)
WHEAT THINS Original Snacks

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Recipe Tips

Beat Neufchatel cheese and dry soup mix in medium bowl until blended. Add shredded cheese; mix well.

Divide cheese mixture in half. Shape each half into 5x2-1/2-inch oval that is slightly pointed at one end to resemble a pinecone. Place on serving plate, leaving spaces around sides of both pinecones. Insert nuts, at a slight angle and in horizontal rows, into cheese mixture as shown in photo.

Tuck rosemary sprigs around pinecones to resemble tree branches.

Refrigerate 2 hours. Let pinecones stand at room temperature 15 min. before serving to soften slightly.

Serve with WHEAT THINS.