About
Do you hear jazz? That might just be the excitement coming from your taste buds as you scoop up a cracker full of this French Quarter Spread! Sweet, crunchy, toasted pecans are coated in a deliciously savory and smoky butter sauce, then spooned atop onion-and-garlic-infused cream cheese. It's a hint of Cajun cooking that is ready for snacking! French Quarter Spread brings the Mardi Gras feeling to your kitchen!
Ingredients
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 teaspoons onion, grated or very finely minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1/2 stick butter, cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dried mustard
- cayenne pepper, to taste
- crackers, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -On a baking sheet, add the pecans and spread them out evenly.
Step 3 -Toast the pecans in the oven until they are golden and fragrant, about 6-8 minutes. Set the toasted pecans aside.
Step 4 -In a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, the onions, and the garlic and mix to combine.
Step 5 -Gently shape the cream cheese mixture into a disc, then wrap it in plastic wrap.
Step 6 -Refrigerate the wrapped cream cheese disc for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
Step 7 -In a saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter.
Step 8 -Add the brown sugar, the Worcestershire sauce, the dried mustard, and the cayenne pepper to the melted butter and cook, while stirring often, until the brown sugar is dissolved.
Step 9 -Add the toasted pecans to the butter mixture and stir to combine.
Step 10 -Allow the pecan mixture to cool slightly.
Step 11 -Transfer the cream cheese disc from the refrigerator and unwrap it.
Step 12 -On a rimmed plate, add the cream cheese disc.
Step 13 -Spoon the pecan mixture over the cream cheese disc.
Step 14 -Serve with the crackers.
