Raspberry and Coconut Cream Cheese Spread

Submitted by Starrynews

"Recipe from a relative."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, slightly softened
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup cashews, chopped
• 1 cup raspberry jam
• 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut

directions

1. Spread cream cheese across the serving plate (which should be about the size of a standard dinner plate, so you can spread the cheese about 7-8" across in a circular shape).
2. Sprinkle onions and nuts over cheese.
3. Spread raspberry jam over all.
4. Sprinkle with coconut.
5. Serve with crackers.

Reviews

[Lalaloula]

This was really tasty! I loved the combination of sweet and salty and the crunch this had. YUM!<br/>I mixed the coconut in with the cream cheese and used sunflower seeds on top as thats all I had on hand. Other than that I stuck to your recipe and really liked it. Will make again. <br/>THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this keeper with us, Starry!<br/>Made and reviewed for Veggie Swap #61 August 2013.

 

[januarybride]

Made this for a BBQ last night and everyone loved it. I used reduced fat cream cheese which worked great because it is a little softer. I also stirred the onion into the cream cheese which I would certainly do again. This is certainly a repeater!

 

[SarahCKS]

This recipe was a hit with my family. The flavors were a great combination. Next time I would probably make it a bit differently, though. I would like to integrate the green onions and cashews with the cream cheese, so I would probably beat them together in a bowl first. Also, I'd use less raspberry jam next time, as it seemed a little much.

 

[kitty.rock]

This was delicious ~ made for our Christmas buffet. I used toasted pecans in place of the cashews, and probably more like 1/2 cup :) Wonderful spread for so little work ~ and rave reviews from the family. Thanks Starrynews for posting ~ another keeper for my bulging binder of zaar recipes. Made for LET'S PARTY TAG, December 2009!

 

[Sydney Mike]

Made this the other day, but instead of using it as a spread for crackers, I mixed all the ingredients together then spread the mixture over a large tortilla! That got rolled up, chilled, then sliced into 10 'pinwheels' & served them that way! ABSOLUTELY GREAT, & thanks, much, for posting the recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed in the Sweet Traditions Tag Game]