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Almond Butter and Fig Bruschetta

2 · Dec 13, 2016 · 1 Comment

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Give peanut butter and jelly sandwiches a sophisticated twist by swapping in almond butter and fig butter to make bruschetta. The sweet, savory and crunchy flavors together paired with a slice of apple, creamy mascarpone cheese and toasted bread make for a gourmet, but simple appetizer. At my friend Melinda’s birthday party on Saturday I brought the ingredients to make the bruschetta with Revival almond butter. Melinda absolutely loves Revival’s almond butter, so it felt perfect to celebrate her day with this appetizer.

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While we were pouring cocktails (Sean made vanilla cranberry mimosas for us!) and chatting, I asked a few friends to help me assemble the bruschetta. We created a little assembly line: after I cut and toasted the bread, Danielle spread the mascarpone, I sliced the apples, Molly spread the almond butter and then we topped with the fig butter. Mascarpone cheese is like an Italian cream cheese with buttery sweet flavor. It’s scrumptious! You could certainly pre-assemble these bruschetta bites before a party, but it was so fun to use a couple extra hands to make the preparation super quick.

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In the recipe, I didn’t list specific amounts because it really is more of a simple spread and stack rather than a specific “recipe.” Depending on the size of your baguette, you may end up with larger bruschetta slices and that’s perfectly fine! The loaf I bought ended up being more bite-size so I sliced off the sides of the apples so they perfectly on top of the toast.

The classic Revival almond butter was perfect for this bruschetta. The stone-ground almonds create an amazing texture since the almonds don’t get over-heated or over-processed. The almond butter is free of sugars and preservatives, so the natural sweetness of the apple and the fig butter balance it out really well.

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Almond Butter and Fig Bruschetta
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
This delicious bruschetta is a sophisticated version on a classic PB&J, made with chunky almond butter, fig butter and creamy mascarpone cheese. No specific measurements because all you have to do is spread and stack!
Author: Gabriela Rodiles
Recipe type: Appetizer
Ingredients
  • 1 loaf of French baguette
  • Almond butter, Revival Food Co. recommended
  • Fig butter
  • Mascarpone cheese
  • 2 green apples
  • 1 lemon
Instructions
  1. Prehead oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Slice baguette into ¼" pieces. Place on a baking sheet and toast for about 5 minutes or until slightly golden brown or crisp.
  3. Spread mascarpone cheese generously on each slice.
  4. Cut apple into thin slices, cutting off the ends to fit width of the slice of bread.
  5. Squeeze a little lemon juice on slices to prevent browning.
  6. Spread almond butter on each apple slice and top with a teaspoon of fig butter.
  7. Place apple slice onto mascarpone toast slice.
  8. Serve and enjoy!
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I am beyond excited because you can now shop for Revival almond butter online! The variety pack with four ounce jars of each flavor would make such a great Christmas gift. My personal favorite is the super spread, which I can’t wait to show you a recipe for next month! You hopefully caught my recipes for coco almond butter chili and my almond butter chai balls.

Love food. Love self. Love life.
Gabriela

This post is sponsored by Revival Food Co., but all opinions are my own. Thank you for helping support brands that support Gourmet Gab!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

0 · Dec 16, 2011 · 1 Comment

My Aunt Patty shared her recipe for these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies a couple years ago and I always look forward to the holidays so I can enjoy them. The pumpkin spice flavors compliment the rich chocolate chips so well. Pair these cookies alongside a cup of coffee or some vanilla ice cream for dessert. Yum!

Patty’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 can pumpkin (or 1 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups milk chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Measure all dry ingredients (except sugar) into a separate smalls bowls cream butter and sugar together in larger bowl.
  2. Beat in egg, pumpkin and vanilla to butter and sugar. Blend/add in dry ingredients to wet. Add chips once well blended.
  3. Drop on lightly greased cookie sheet.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees, 12-20 minutes depending on cookie size.
  5. Bottoms should be light brown and cookies soft.

9 days until Christmas!

Rolo Pretzel Turtles

0 · Dec 4, 2011 · 3 Comments

Hosting a holiday party can sometimes be an overwhelming task. Make your experience smoother by preparing a simple dessert snack like these Rolo Pretzel Turtles. They only require 3 inexpensive ingredients and are simple to make. I promise these treats will disappear from their bowl in no time. Once you have one, you just can’t stop!

Ingredients

  • 1 small bag of round or square pretzels
  • 2 bags Rolo candies
  • 1 bag pecan halves

Directions

Preheat oven to 275 degrees. On two cookie sheets spread out rows of pretzels about 1 inch apart. Optional: Roast the pecans on the stove or in the oven. Unwrap Rolo candies.

Place a Rolo candy onto a pretzel.

Bake for for 4 minutes or until the candies soften. (Bake until the chocolate is warm not melted.)

Take the baking sheets out of the oven and quickly place one pecan on top of the Rolo. Press gently until the pecan has pushed the Rolo down.

Allow to cool until the chocolate and caramel have hardened, or put in fridge to chill. Store in airtight storage container.

21 days until Christmas!

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