French Quarter Dip

Name: French Quarter Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened; 1 Tbsp grated onion; 1 tsp minced garlic; ¼ cup butter, cubed; ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; ½ tsp prepared mustard; 1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted; Assorted crackers, to serve

Betsy Appetizers & Snacks

Serves 8 Prep 10 min Cook 5 min

Cream cheese disk topped with a warm pecan and brown-sugar glaze, served with crackers.

A classic Southern (New Orleans-style) recipe — a cream cheese disk topped with a warm pecan, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce served on crackers. From a recipe clipping kept with the family papers.

Ingredients

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 Tbsp grated onion
1 tsp minced garlic
¼ cup butter, cubed
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp prepared mustard
1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
Assorted crackers, to serve

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, onion, and garlic. Transfer to a serving plate; shape into a 6-inch disk. Set aside.
2. In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Cook and stir over medium heat for 4–5 minutes, or until the sugar is dissolved.
3. Remove from heat; stir in the pecans. Cool slightly.
4. Spoon the pecan mixture over the cheese disk.
5. Serve with crackers.