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Raspberry-Fig Goat Cheese Spread

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I live in an agriculturally rich part of Northern California where fruits and nuts are bountiful. It has always been a family practice to “put up” fruit for use in the lean Winter months.  Smucker’s® knows the importance of preserving Summer’s bounty for later use. It’s especially tasty in my Raspberry-Fig Goat Cheese Spread on crackers!

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Too often we think of jams and jellies in conjunction with toast, English muffins and peanut butter sandwiches. Jams and jellies are much more diverse than the previously mentioned uses. My mom has won a couple of chili cook-offs by using a secret ingredient (now not-so-secret) of grape jelly. Hopefully after reading this post you will have inspiration of some new pairings for jams and jellies as we “Spread a Little Sunshine this Winter” with the help of Smucker’s® Natural Fruit Spreads.

Raspberry-Fig Goat Cheese Spread

The key to a truly magnificent pairing is to use Smucker’s® Natural Fruit Spreads. Not only will you have great taste,  but you will also receive the benefits of using only natural sources, with no preservatives. You can find these Natural Fruit Spreads in Strawberry, Red Raspberry, Orange Marmalade and Concord Grape. All are great options for a variety of pairings. A Smucker’s® Pairing is a simple uniting of unique and/or traditional ingredients with fruit spreads as the star. They are easy for any home cook to create and have a wow factor! I have three recipes for you, straight from Smucker’s®.

Raspberry-Fig Goat Cheese Spread

The first recipe is for a Raspberry-Fig Goat Cheese Spread. I just had to make this one because it’s right up my alley! Serve with sea salt bagel chips or a variety of crackers. I found a really delicious sea salt crisp that complimented the spread quite well.

Raspberry-Fig Goat Cheese Spread

Raspberry-Fig Goat Cheese Spread

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Ingredients
  

  • Goat cheese softened
  • Medium dried figs finely chopped
  • Smucker's Red Raspberry Preserves
  • Chopped pecan pieces or walnuts toasted and finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Combine the cheese and figs in a medium bowl. Gently fold in 2 tablespoonsof the preserves to form a marbled look.
  • Spoon into a shallow bowl,, sprinkle with pecans.
  • May serve with sea salt bagel chips or a variety of crackers, if desired.
The next recipe is for Instant Raspberry Cheesecake. Now how can you go wrong there? Sign me up for that!

Instant Raspberry Cheesecake

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Ingredients
  

  • Smucker's Natural Red Raspberry Fruit Spread
  • Graham Crackers
  • Low-Fat Cream Cheese
  • Slivered Almonds

Instructions
 

  • Start this fast, delicious recipe by spreading the low-fat cream cheese on the graham crackers
  • Top the cream cheese with Smucker's Natural Red Raspberry Fruit Spread
  • Sprinkle on slivered almonds and enjoy!
The last recipe I have for you is for Fresh Cranberry Orange Pecan Relish. This relish sounds amazing for an appetizer or party food!

Fresh Cranberry Orange Pecan Relish

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Ingredients
  

  • Smucker's Natural Orange Marmalade Fruit Spread
  • red onion diced
  • red pepper flakes
  • cranberries chopped
  • pecan pieces toasted

Instructions
 

  • Combine chopped cranberries, toasted pecan pieces, diced red onion and Smucker's Natural Orange Marmalade Fruit Spread into a bowl
  • Add a dash of red pepper flakes and stir well
  • Serve with a wedge of gorgonzola cheese, rustic crackers, or cinnamon pita chips
I’d love to hear what fun recipes you can come up with using Smucker’s® Natural Fruit Spreads! Visit the Smucker’s® facebook page to give you some more inspiration.To help you out, you can enter for a chance to win a giveaway prize package, including Smucker’s® Natural Fruit Spreads, a gourmet Crate & Barrel cheese board, jam spreader and a $75 Gift Card! You will love this prize package! The giveaway will end at 11:59pm PT on 2/23. To enter, complete the steps below:

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Comments

  17. Lisa Chenier says

    I really never thought about using jams or jellies for anything else than PB&J! Or biscuits….this is awesome! I can’t wait until a get together so I can be fancy!

  19. Susan Harp says

    I would bake a simple yellow or white sheet cake, spread some Smuckers Natural Fruit Spread on it, and finally frost the cake with Cool Whip. I think this would make a simple and delicious dessert, especially refreshing on a summer day!!

  21. David says

    Aside from the obvious uses of toast and bagels, I want to use this on ice cream or as part of a fruit and yogurt parfait.

  23. Tracy Robertson says

    I would like to try adding a little Red Raspberry Smuckers Natural Fruit Spread to a meatball recipe. I think the touch of sweetness would make them extra special.

  30. Cheryl Abdelnour says

    I like the idea — Place one teaspoon of Smucker’s Natural Orange Marmalade Fruit Spread into a single serving of plain nonfat yogurt for a simple snack. I don’t like plain yogurt so this would be great.

  34. Cindy Merrill says

    I have a fabulous Quick bread recipe that calls for 1 jar of fruit spread, I’d like to try it with Smuckers Raspberry.

  36. Andrea Williams says

    I would like to use some in between cake layers, maybe even a peanut butter cake with strawberry or raspberry in between. I also like to mix with cream cheese on crackers.

  37. Seyma Shabbir says

    I would love to use a little orange marmalade in a Turkish pastry called Aycure which is like a cookie with brownie cake that has pieces of orange.

  42. LeAnn V says

    I have a great coffee cake recipe that is topped with jam and nuts. I love mixing the different types of jams and nuts and I love the quality of the smuckers natural flavors.

  43. Susan Christy says

    I’m not a creative cook – I would use the orange marmalade to drizzle over my fruit pizza.

  50. Crissy Durst says

    I think it would be great spread on croissants before you roll them and bake them. Then sprinkle with powdered sugar

  51. Wild Orchid says

    I would love to use any of the smucker’s fruit spread flavors on top of a bagel ad cream cheese for breakfast. I just love that combo!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 AT gmail DOT com

  58. Samantha Daleo says

    I would love to mix it with cream cheese and smoked salmon and then spread it on a ritz cracker. YUMMY!

  64. D Schmidt says

    Visited the site and I would use the Natural Red Raspberry Fruit Spread to make a Jam Roly Poly dessert!

  65. Crystal F says

    I would use it in good old peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches. My girls would probably also use it on butter toast. Thank you!

  71. Carolsue says

    I already found a recipe using Smucker’s Raspberry in a filling for some macaroons I am making.
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  76. tammigirl says

    I would love to bake them in a little dough with some brie, or slather them on some toast made from homemade bread or put them on pancakes.

  77. Stephanie Galbraith says

    My fiancé used a spread by Smuckers with Aprocot in it as an ingredient in a sauce to put on steak. It was delicious.

  92. Jennifer Taylor says

    As soon as I saw the pictures, I could almost taste the awesome flavors! I would also mix smuckers with cream cheese for a sweet dip.

  94. Betsy Barnes says

    These natural fruit spreads would be a great addition in poke cakes. Imagine how yummy it would be in each piece! 🙂

  98. Cassandra Eastman says

    I’d use them to make cookies, but probably mostly with biscuits and butter (my favorite!)

  100. Michele P says

    I’ve actually used jams as the sweet in the sweet and sour meatballs, and I’ve also used them in desserts.

  104. Ann Fantom says

    I like to pair Smucker’s Strawberry Natural Strawberry Fruit Spread with my bagel and cream cheese for breakfast.

  109. Geoff K says

    I’d use them to make chutneys, use them to fill donuts and cookies, and try out a fruit spread/dip with them.

  113. Jammie says

    I am thinking my go to when I was pregnant, a flour tortilla shell, with cream cheese and smuckers strawberry.

  118. kim kihega says

    I’d like to have the Strawberrry on toast, or make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with the grape.

  130. Tiffany Kinard says

    I love putting it on my toast or bagels.It’s would also be really good to swirl in a cheesecake or make little hand pies.

  146. Jennifer Reed says

    I like fruit spreads on sandwiches with other smoky flavors present. I would love to make the Sweet and Smoky Ham Paninis with the Smucker’s Strawberry Natural Fruit Spread recipe found on their site.

  166. Melanie Comello says

    I would love to make German Pfankuchen rolled up with Smucker’s fruit spreads in the middle!

  178. Diane says

    Anything with goat cheese and fruit makes a wonderful spread on toasted french bread

  180. Jo Ann F says

    I would like to use smuckers on my morning english muffin.
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  187. Kimberly Hilbert says

    My daughter is sensitive and doesn’t tolerate high fructose corn syrup very well. We’d just make toast with this. It’s tough finding her jellies, jams and preserves without it. I also thought it’d be good in phyllo dough as a little bite size pie.

  188. Sharon says

    I would love any of Smucker’s Natural Fruit Spreads on Ezekiel’s English Muffins! Very yummy and healthy!

  189. Myrna Kasick says

    I usually just spread it on toast, but after reading everyone’s comments, I’d love to try some of their suggestions.

  206. Kim Parrott says

    I’d spread Smuckers Natural Fruit Spread on a square of puff pastry, top with mascarpone cheese with nuts and bake until puffy and crispy

  207. Beverly Metcalf says

    I would love these on my English muffins and on my peanut butter sandwich. Thanks for having this contest.

  208. Candie L says

    There have been many nights when we will just make jelly biscuits for dessert. Thank you

  209. Brian E. says

    Thanks for the giveaway… my daughter loves Natural Concord Grape Fruit Spread & almond butter spread on a toasted whole wheat bagel !

  211. Trisha McKee says

    I would use the spreads on English Muffins for breakfast and on bagels for lunch!

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