Pear Gorgonzola Butter

This butter is a nice staple during the holidays on crackers, baked potatoes, or muffins. Make it a few days before the party, and store in the refrigerator.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 tablespoon butter and 1 bread slice)

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup  chopped canned pear halves, drained
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
• 1  tablespoon  (1 ounce) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1  (8-ounce) loaf French bread baguette, cut into 12 slices and toasted

Preparation

Combine all ingredients except bread in a small bowl; mash with a fork until well blended. Serve with bread.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

78 (22% from fat)

Fat:

1.9g (sat 1.3g,mono 0.5g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

3g

Carbohydrate:

13g

Fiber:

0.8g

Cholesterol:

6mg

Iron:

0.6mg

Sodium:

186mg

Calcium:

27mg