Grape and Blue Cheese Truffles

Name: Grape and Blue Cheese Truffles
Yield: serves 20
Ingredients: 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 8 ounces blue cheese, softened; 3 tablespoons port; 1 bunch seedless white grapes, about 2 pounds; 1 cup pistachios, ground

December 9, 2011

Everyone will be blown away by how simple these are. They will be the runaway hit of the night. The moisture and sweetness of the grape inside the cheese is a flavor burst.

Recipe information

Yield
serves 20

Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

8 ounces blue cheese, softened

3 tablespoons port

1 bunch seedless white grapes, about 2 pounds

1 cup pistachios, ground

Preparation

Mash the cream cheese and blue cheese together in a bowl until combined. Pour in the port and mix until blended. Grab a bit of the cheese in one hand and a grape in the other. Put the two together and roll the grape around in your hands until it is completely covered by the cheese. Roll the cheese-covered grapes in the ground pistachios. Chill until ready to serve.

TagsPort Alcohol Beverages Cream Cheese Cheese Dairy Blue Cheese Grape Fruit Pistachio Nut Starter Snack Dinner Gluten Free Vegetarian 5 Ingredients or Fewer Easy No-Cook New Years Cookbooks

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