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Home » Appetizers & Snacks » Goat Cheese Bites with Pistachios

Goat Cheese Bites with Pistachios

Posted by: Diabetic Foodie / Appetizers & Snacks, Desserts / May 2, 2019

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Planning a brunch buffet for Mother’s Day? These easy-to-eat low-carb Goat Cheese Bites with Pistachios will be perfect for the table.

Goat Cheese Bites with Pistachios

My friend Jennifer and I were discussing buffets the other day. She throws a lot of parties and said that whenever she serves slices of cheesecake, no one ever eats them. Yet, when she offers cheesecake bites, they disappear immediately! There’s something about finger food that works much better in a buffet situation.

Take creamy dips, for example. If you serve a dip or spread in a food line, your guests have to first spoon some onto their plate. If it’s thin, it rolls off the spoon easily; if it’s thick, it may plop off, but it may not. If it doesn’t, they need to find a second utensil to assist. Once they manage to get some dip on their plate, then they have to individually pick up veggie sticks or chips. Meanwhile, the guests in line behind them get impatient.

What if, instead, you served dip and dipper all in one? You could make these goat cheese bites featuring whipped cream cheese, cinnamon, and honey stuffed into mini phyllo cups and call it a day. Your guests could grab one or two and the line would keep moving. (Make them extra special by using Moxy Kitchen’s Spicy Cinnamon Mix.)

These particular bites are a little bit sweet and a little bit savory, so they can be an appetizer or a dessert. If you’d rather go in a fruitier direction, check out Creamy Cherry (or Raspberry or Strawberry or Blueberry) Cheese Bites with Almonds.

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Goat Cheese Bites with Pistachios
4.5 from 2 votes

Goat Cheese Bites with Pistachios

A creamy blend of goat cheese, cream cheese, honey, and cinnamon in flaky phyllo shells topped with chopped pistachios
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:5 minutes
Total Time:20 minutes
Author:Shelby Kinnaird (Diabetic Foodie)
Servings:6
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Ingredients

  • 1 (1.9 ounce) box frozen mini phyllo shells about 12
  • 2 ounces goat cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • pinch cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 3 tablespoons pistachios chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Place frozen phyllo shells on a baking sheet. Bake for about 3 minutes or until crisp. Cool.
  • In a food processor, combine goat cheese, cream cheese, lemon zest, cinnamon, and honey. Blend until smooth, scraping the sides at least once.
  • Pipe or spoon the cheese mixture into the phyllo shells and top with pistachios.

Recipe Notes

I like to use Moxy Kitchen's Spicy Cinnamon Mix for a little something extra.

Nutrition Info Per Serving

Nutrition Facts
Goat Cheese Bites with Pistachios
Amount Per Serving (2 shells)
Calories 113 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 124mg5%
Potassium 44mg1%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 250IU5%
Vitamin C 1.7mg2%
Calcium 30mg3%
Iron 0.4mg2%
Net carbs 7g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Keyword: goat cheese bites, phyllo bites
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  1. Sandra Cadriel says

    January 5, 2021 at 3:35 pm

    OMG I am so excited to try some of these recipes. I have type 2 diabetes and I have it under control but there are so many limits to snacking that most times I just don’t do it at all which means I’m not really following what my Dr wants as I am skipping that “meal” of the day. So many of the snack ideas both simple grab and make items sound delicious and are well within what I am allowed to have. Finally a way to perk up my eating choices. Thank you so much!

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