Whipped Feta With Hot Honey (Printable)
Tangy feta whipped until smooth and topped with warm spiced honey for an irresistible Mediterranean spread.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dairy Base
01 - 7 oz feta cheese, drained and crumbled
02 - 3.5 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
→ Hot Honey
03 - ¼ cup honey
04 - 1 tsp red pepper flakes
→ For Serving
05 - 1 tbsp fresh chives or parsley, minced (optional)
06 - Cracked black pepper, to taste
07 - Crusty bread, pita chips, or crudités for dipping
# How to Make It:
01 - Combine feta and cream cheese in a food processor. Blend until very smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides as needed.
02 - Transfer the whipped feta to a serving bowl and smooth the top with a spoon.
03 - In a small saucepan, gently heat honey and red pepper flakes over low heat for 2-3 minutes until warmed and fragrant. Do not boil. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
04 - Drizzle the hot honey evenly over the whipped feta.
05 - Garnish with chopped fresh herbs and freshly cracked black pepper if desired.
06 - Serve immediately with crusty bread, pita chips, or fresh vegetables.
# Expert Hacks:
01 -
- The contrast between salty whipped feta and sweet spicy honey will make you eat half of it straight from the bowl before guests arrive.
- Ten minutes of effort that looks like you spent an hour planning something elegant.
02 -
- Do not walk away from the honey on the stove because it goes from fragrant to burnt in seconds and burnt honey is a smell that lingers for days.
- Underwhipped feta will taste grainy and dry, so be patient and let the processor run longer than you think it needs.
03 -
- Double the hot honey batch and store the extra in a jar in the fridge for everything from pizza to roasted carrots to fried chicken sandwiches.
- A wide shallow bowl works better than a deep one because you get more surface area for the honey to pool in those little swoops.