Pesto Cream Cheese Strawberry Bruschetta Recipes

PESTO BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Arrange bread slices on an ungreased baking sheet. Spread with pesto; top with tomatoes and cheese. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

STRAWBERRY AND CREAM BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place bread on an ungreased baking sheet; brush with butter. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over bread. Bake 4-5 minutes on each side or until lightly crisp., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and lemon juice and zest until blended; spread over toast. Top with strawberries; sprinkle with almonds.

PESTO CREAM CHEESE STRAWBERRY BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Instructions
• Make Homemade Pesto. Set aside.
• Toast baguette slices. (I toasted mine using a panini press. It's easy and a great way to get the kids to help)
• Assemble Bites. Spread Arla Plain cream cheese on toasted baguette, top with a dollop of pesto, and a sliced strawberry.
• To assemble Blueberry Cream Cheese Bites: spread Arla Blueberry cream cheese on toasted baguette, top with a sliced strawberry and fresh sliced basil.

PESTO BRUSCHETTA ON GARLIC CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Make Pesto: Combine basil, garlic, Parmesan, Pecorino, and pine nuts in food processor or blender. Slowly drizzle in extra virgin olive oil until fully incorporated. Season with kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Arrange bread on rimmed baking sheet. Brush with olive oil and rub with cut side of garlic. Bake until beginning to crisp, about 8 minutes.
• While bread crisps, make pesto and halve cherry tomatoes lengthwise. Top crostini with pesto spread, fresh mozzarella and grape tomato slice.

STRAWBERRY BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut bread into 24 slices about 1/4-inch thick. Place in a single layer on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 10 minutes or until lightly brown, turning once.
• Stir together cream cheese and honey; spread on one side of each bread slice.
• Arrange strawberry slices on the cheese.
• Heat jelly in a custard cup in a microwave oven on high power for 30 seconds; stir (or heat and stir in a small saucepan until melted). Brush jelly over strawberries.
• Serve with a few whole berries to decorate the tray.

STRAWBERRY BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Preheat your oven's broiler. Spread a thin layer of butter on each slice of bread. Arrange bread slices in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
• Place bread under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes, just until lightly toasted. Spoon some chopped strawberries onto each piece of toast, then sprinkle sugar over the strawberries.
• Place under the broiler again until sugar is caramelized, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

PESTO CREAM CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread cream cheese evenly in the bottom of an 8-inch round baking dish. Layer pesto evenly over cream cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 20 minutes.

STRAWBERRIES & CREAM BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Slice baguette into bite size rounds. Butter each round then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Put pan in oven and turn oven on to broil. WATCH CLOSELY as you just want the butter to melt and a hint of golden sides. Remove from oven and set aside. Mix cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Spread over each baguette round. In a small bowl combine strawberries and powdered sugar. Scoop strawberries on top of baguette rounds and devour!

PESTO-BRUSCHETTA SPREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Combine first 4 ingredients; spread onto rimmed baking sheet.
• Mix cream cheese spread, mozzarella, pesto and milk until blended; spread onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake tomatoes and cream cheese mixture 10 to 15 min. or until cream cheese mixture is heated through and tomatoes start to burst, stirring tomatoes after 8 min. and removing cream cheese mixture from oven after 10 min.
• Spoon tomatoes over cream cheese mixture. Serve with toast slices.

PESTO BRUSCHETTA LOAF

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil. Place bread, cut sides up, on ungreased cookie sheet. Broil with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat about 1 minute or until lightly toasted.
• Spread pesto on bread. Sprinkle with tomatoes and cheese. Broil 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.