RECIPES

Almond-Orange and Blue Cheese Bites

Enjoying savory blue cheese paired with lightly sweet cookies and candied clementine slices is like a party of flavors in your mouth. Beautiful served on a board, this treat rounds out an appetizer or dessert table.

Active Time

15 Minutes

Servings

Makes

20-24 Bites

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
4 medium clementines, unpeeled and thinly sliced
8 ounces Hook's Blue Paradise Cheese or BelGioioso CreamyGorg® Cheese
1 package (3.5 ounces) almond or ginger thins (cookies)

Cheese

Look for the Proudly Wisconsin Badge when shopping for cheese. Any brand of Wisconsin Blue or Gorgonzola can be used in this recipe.

Instructions

Bring sugar and water to a boil in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; add clementine slices. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, turning occasionally.
Transfer clementine slices to a wire rack. Let stand for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Spread blue cheese on cookies; top with clementine slices.

Recipe Tip

Try this recipe with your favorite brand of almond or gingerbread cookies. We used Jules Destrooper® Almond Thins (almond butter cookies).

Cheesemonger Tip

Hook's Blue Paradise™ is a double cream cheese, meaning extra cream is added to the vat when it’s made. The blue cheese is smooth, creamy and mild flavored; it pairs well with a Riesling or port wine.