Boursin Cups

Serves 8-10

Ingredients

  • 2 refrigerator pie crusts, cut into circles with a 1½ “ biscuit cutter
  • ½ cup apricot preserves
  • Boursin cheese (see recipe below)
  • ½ cup real bacon bits

Directions

  1. Place pie crust circles in mini muffin pans sprayed with Pam.
  2. Bake 10 minutes, remove and cool.
  3. Put ½ teaspoon of apricot preserves in the bottom of the baked shells.
  4. Place 1 teaspoon cheese on the apricot jam.
  5. Top with bacon bits.
  6. Bake 5 minutes until warmed in a 350 degree oven.

 

Note: These can be filled with “real” Boursin or Alouette or any garlic flavored cheese.  The cups freeze well.

 

Boursin Cheese:

Combine in the food processor until smooth:

  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 2 8 ounce cream cheese
  • 2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
  • ½ teaspoon dried dill
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper