Goat Cheese Cakes
A weeknight-friendly goat built around soft goat cheese, ricotta cheese and shallot, minced β roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (5)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 190 C / 375 F and lightly butter four ramekins or the cups of a muffin tin.
- Sweat the minced shallot and garlic in the butter over low heat until soft and fragrant but not browned, then let cool.
- In a bowl, beat together the goat cheese, garlic and herb cream cheese and ricotta until smooth and creamy.
- Mix in the cooled shallot and garlic, the minced chives and thyme, the egg, salt and pepper until evenly combined.
- Fold in the breadcrumbs to lightly bind the mixture, then divide it among the prepared ramekins and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes until the cakes are set, puffed and lightly golden on top and reach at least 71 C / 160 F in the centre because they contain egg.
- Let the goat cheese cakes rest for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edges, turn out and serve warm with salad leaves.
You'll use: Oven
Ingredient substitutions
- Ricotta
- cottage cheese (blended) Β· mashed silken tofu
- Butter
- olive oil (ΒΎ the amount) Β· coconut oil Β· margarine
Tips & common questions
How long does Goat Cheese Cakes take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 12 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of ricotta?
Try cottage cheese (blended). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
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Goat Cheese Cakes is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Goat cheese and apple king cake, New Orleans 2021 - Slice.jpg by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.