Pancetta Cups with Goat Cheese and Pears
These pancetta cups are sweet, savory, salty, and creamy. They are the perfect easy party appetizer!
Servings: 16 cups
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 thin slices 8 ounces of pancetta (not paper thin)
- 1 large or 2 small pears peeled, cored and diced (I like to use Comice pears)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 ounces mild goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- Honey to drizzle
Instructions
- Snuggly fit the slices of pancetta into the wells of a mini-muffin pan. To help keep their shape while baking, ball up a small piece of aluminum foil and place into a pancetta cup. Repeat with the remaining cups. Place the pan into a cold oven and close the door. Turn the oven to 400ºF and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the pancetta is browned and crisp. Carefully remove the cups, discarding the foil ball, and place them on a paper towel-lined rack to cool. The cups will continue to crisp as they cool.
- Meanwhile, toss the pears with the lemon juice in a medium bowl; set aside. In a separate bowl, stir together the goat cheese and half-and-half.
- Transfer the pancetta cups to a serving plate. Fill each cup with a spoonful of pears. Pipe using a piping bag or place dollops of the cheese mixture onto the pears. Sprinkle with the thyme leaves and drizzle with honey. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 119mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg
