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A bowl of boursin dip with cranberry sauce and pistachios.

Cranberry Boursin Dip

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This 4-ingredient recipe for Cranberry Boursin Dip is the perfect holiday appetizer! It has everything: sweet, salty, crunchy, and creamy.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American, Canadian, French
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 244
Author Dorothy Bigelow

Ingredients

  • 2 packages (150g each) Boursin cheese cranberry and black pepper (or Apple and Maple)
  • ½ cup whole berry cranberry sauce canned or homemade
  • ⅓ cup chopped pistachios*
  • ¼ cup hot honey store-bought, homemade, or regular honey
  • Crackers, for serving we like Raincoast Crisps – especially the cranberry hazelnut

Instructions

  • Add the Boursin cheese to a medium serving bowl or rimmed serving platter. Use the back of a spoon to spread the cheese, and smooth it into a rough, but even layer.
    Pressing boursin gournay cheese into a serving bowl.
  • Pour the cranberry sauce on top of the Boursin cheese layer, then spread it around evenly with a clean spoon.
    Spreading cranberry sauce on top of a layer of soft cheese.
  • Sprinkle the chopped pistachios on top of the cranberry layer.
    Sprinkling pistachios on top of the cranberry layer.
  • Drizzle the surface generously with hot honey (or regular honey), and garnish with fresh orange zest (if desired).
    Drizzling hot honey on a bowl of gournay cheese dip with cranberry and pistachio.
  • Serve with your favorite charcuterie-style crackers (we like Raincoast Crisps) or toasted baguette slices. Provide a dip spreader or spoon on the side for guests.
    A fruit and nut cracker covered in boursin and cranberry sauce.

Notes

Chopping pistachios: We purchase pistachios shelled at Costco, then use a small nut chopper to prepare them as needed. This keeps them nice and fresh! There is a fair amount of “dust” that comes from chopping nuts. We take care of this by placing the nuts in a fine mesh strainer and placing a paper towel on the counter. We shake the strainer gently and stir the nuts with a spoon. The ultra-fine dust falls to the paper towel and can be discarded (or added to graham cracker crusts). 
Hot honey: We love to make homemade hot honey with crushed red peppers. It’s very quick and easy, and much cheaper than store-bought versions. If desired, you can use regular honey or even a drizzle of pure maple syrup. 
Make ahead: One of the things we love most about this easy dip recipe is that it can be assembled in minutes and served right away! That being said, you may want to make it in advance. For that, we recommend spreading the Boursin into the serving dish, but leaving the cranberries, pistachios, and hot honey off until just before serving. This prevents the cranberry sauce from pooling and the nuts from becoming soft. You can definitely measure out and prepare all the individual ingredients, then assemble when you’re ready to serve. 

Nutrition

Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 234mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.3mg