Hot Honey Goat Cheese Crostini (Print Version)

Toasted baguette with creamy goat cheese and sweet-spicy hot honey drizzle. Ready in 25 minutes.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Bread

01 - 1 baguette, sliced into 16 half-inch pieces
02 - 2 tablespoons olive oil

→ Cheese Spread

03 - 4 ounces goat cheese, softened
04 - 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
05 - 1 tablespoon fresh chives, finely chopped
06 - Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

→ Hot Honey

07 - 1/4 cup honey
08 - 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

→ Garnish

09 - Fresh thyme or microgreens

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Arrange baguette slices on the prepared baking sheet. Brush both sides lightly with olive oil.
03 - Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, flipping halfway through, until golden and crisp. Allow to cool slightly.
04 - In a small bowl, combine softened goat cheese, cream cheese, chives, salt, and pepper until smooth and spreadable.
05 - In a small saucepan or microwave-safe bowl, gently warm honey and red pepper flakes together for 1 to 2 minutes. Set aside to infuse.
06 - Spread approximately 1 tablespoon of the cheese mixture onto each toasted baguette slice.
07 - Drizzle each crostini with the infused hot honey.
08 - Top with fresh thyme or microgreens if desired. Serve immediately.

# Additional Tips::

01 -
  • The hot honey adds a grown-up kick that makes people lean in and ask what's in it.
  • You can prep the cheese spread and honey ahead, then just toast and assemble when guests arrive.
  • It feels fancy but uses everyday ingredients you probably already have or can grab in one quick store run.
02 -
  • If you assemble these more than ten minutes before serving, the crostini will soften and lose their snap, so toast early but top them last minute.
  • Taste your hot honey before drizzling—some red pepper flakes are much hotter than others, and I once made a batch that cleared sinuses instead of delighting taste buds.
03 -
  • Use a serrated knife to slice the baguette so you get clean cuts without squishing the bread into dense pucks.
  • If your goat cheese is too crumbly to spread, whip it with a hand mixer for thirty seconds until it turns fluffy and cooperative.
  • Drizzle the hot honey from a spoon held high above the crostini for those Instagram-worthy thin threads that make everything look professional.
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