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Enjoy over 50 of the most tantalizing recipes for goat cheese that you’ve ever had the pleasure of eating. We have a recipe for the entire menu, from appetizers to desserts!
When I say we have something for every palate, I mean we have a recipe for every palate.
From fresh summer fruit, to savory and hearty root vegetables, you won’t walk away form these recipes disappointed. I give my word.
What Can You Do With Goat Cheese?
It would be easier to answer, what can’t you do with goat cheese?
Allow us to demonstrate that goat cheese can be very versatile, from adding it to your favorite pizza ingredients, to combining it with herbs and honey.
From creamy and smooth texture to hard and crumbly, goat milk can be made into all of the textures you know and love from cows milk.
If you’ve never had the pleasure of trying goat cheese, or have and want to know how to cook with it, we have over 50 recipes for you to make!
Can You Freeze Goats Cheese?
Yes, you can absolutely freeze goat cheese. In fact, goat cheese freezes better than other cheeses.
Freezing goat cheese doesn’t affect the flavor and has little to no change to the texture. Especially to verities such as feta, soft goat cheese spread, and Havarti.
How Long Does Goat Cheese Last?
Stored properly in the freezer, goat cheese can last for several months. Longer if vacuum sealed.
However, fresh goat cheese can last 2-3 weeks if stored properly in the refrigerator, by storing it in a sealed container in the fridge.
For best enjoyment, bring cheese to room temperature before serving.
How to Make Goat Cheese
Goat milk, and goat cheese, is more widely consumed in other countries over cow’s milk and cheese. It’s no wonder we have so many amazing recipes to make with it!
The global dairy goat industry is expanding rapidly. In addition to wholesome and nutritious milk-based products, dairy goats provide sustainable livelihoods, especially in limited resource areas, and enable smallholders to accumulate assets. Well-managed goats can also benefit the environment through weed control, fire prevention, the maintenance of biodiversity, and mitigation of some effects of climate change.
National Library of Medicine
One of the best things I ever did many, many years ago, was to take a cheese making class hosted by my dear friend Casey.
Casey runs a grade A raw goat dairy in South Carolina and teaches cheese-making classes. Where you learn how to make, and sample, three cheeses in three hours.
It was the most enjoyable, and most delicious time. Not to mention it started us on our journey to owning and raising our own dairy goats, Nigerian Dwarf Goats.
Obviously, you don’t have to own goats to make these recipes, but if you would like to become a goat owner, we can help you decide the best goat breed for your homestead.
Every good recipe starts with good ingredients, and you can’t get any better than homemade cheese.
Our friends shared their step-by-step process with you on how to make cheese from scratch.
- How to Make Feta Goat Cheese by Homestead Lady
- How to Make Goat Cheese Ricotta by Oak Hill Homestead
- Chevre – How to Make The Best Goat Cheese by Organic Goat Lady
I highly suggest taking a cheese making class if you can find one nearby, they are so much fun!
50+ Recipes For Goat Cheese
Enjoy over 50 of the most tantalizing recipes for goat cheese that you've ever had the pleasure of eating. We have a recipe for the entire menu, from appetizers to desserts.
Appetizers With Goat Cheese
A perfect beginning to any course, Goat Cheese Appetizers.
This list just wets your whistle, we have 35 MORE Goat Cheese Appetizer Recipes for you!
Warm, baked goat cheese is an incredibly easy and delicious appetizer when combined with dollops of fig jam and toasted pecans. The dish comes together in under 20 minutes, and the resulting creaminess of the goat cheese is to die for.
Your guests will love this vegetarian party appetizer. Strawberry basil Bruschetta recipe with goat cheese will not last long on your party tray . A chocolate Balsamic reduction sauce brings the flavor off the charts!
A creamy and tangy goat cheese dip full of fresh herbs makes a great dip or spread. This whipped goat cheese is an elegant, but easy appetizer recipe.
Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!
These Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites make the perfect easy party appetizer! Whether you want elegant finger foods for New Year’s Eve or the holidays, or something light for casual entertaining, these puff pastry bites are easy and so delicious!
This savory Honey Goat’s Cheese Ball recipe is 4 simple ingredients that come together to make a festive appetizer. It can also be made in advance freeing up much needed time during the social holiday season
Mini tarts make for a great snack or even to serve as an appetizer. This goat cheese and tomato mini tarts recipe is not only super tasty, it’s healthy!
Bacon Wrapped Dates are made with sweet, plump dates, creamy herbed cheese, and salty bacon are always a hit and the first appetizer to disappear at get-togethers. Great for holidays, game day, Sunday brunch, and any occasion. They are truly irresistible!
This Cranberry Goat Cheese Appetizer is a simple and elegant holiday starter. Made with 8 ingredients in 20 minutes, it's a delicious appetizer to serve on Thanksgiving or at a Christmas party!
Goat cheese fondue (or dip) is a fabulous appetizer you can whip up in minutes with only two ingredients, and impress your guests at the same time.
Try these one-bite Stuffed Mini Peppers with goat cheese and pesto for your next holiday or dinner party. Delicious, easy and only 20 minutes to make (with a few good shortcuts).
Salads With Goat Cheese
Salads can be a stand alone meal or a beginning dish to compliment the main dish. From fresh summer fruit, to winter root vegetables, we have a salad recipe for every season.
If you're a salad lover and just can't get enough, we have 19 MORE salad with goat cheese recipes for you to enjoy!
Beautiful salad with peaches and summer cherries is a perfect choice. This salad truly is an absolute standout. Wins raves every single time! It channels warm, sweet sunshine-y flavors … yet it’s really, really simple to pull together.
This gluten free winter spinach salad is made with fresh baby spinach, pomegranate arils, avocado, red onion, and goat cheese. It’s drizzled with a quick balsamic vinaigrette and tossed to perfection
Beet Goat Cheese Salad made with Instant Pot Beets, crumbled goat cheese, and lemon vinaigrette for a quick and easy vegetarian dinner or to serve as a vibrant side dish for meats.
This Persimmon Salad features the delicious persimmon fruit plus fresh oranges, goat cheese, and a balsamic dressing. It’s a flavorful recipe that’s perfect for the fall and winter months!
Fresh, vibrant and packed with flavor, this Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese will elevate any meal. It’s packed with juicy oranges, creamy goat cheese and fennel, and it’s tossed in a sweet, tangy blood orange dressing for one delicious winter salad!
Pomegranate Apple Mixed Greens With Walnut-Crusted Goat Cheese elevates salad to a new level with homemade pomegranate vinaigrette and nutty cheese rounds!
Since the salad has both strawberries and balsamic in it, it was easy to decide on making a strawberry balsamic vinaigrette. So that's it! Everything you need to make a nutritious and delicious entrée salad in about 25 minutes.
Beet salad with goat cheese, simple and delicious!
Almost too pretty to eat, but so delicious-looking, you just have to dig in. This beet goat cheese salad might sound blah, but it’s probably one of the best things you’ll ever eat!!
Almost too pretty to eat, but so delicious-looking, you just have to dig in. This beet goat cheese salad might sound blah, but it’s probably one of the best things you’ll ever eat!!
Side Dishes With Goat Cheese
The perfect accompaniment for any main dish is the perfect side dish, and we have the perfect side dish for you.
This sweet and savory Maple Roasted Butternut Squash with Cranberries is accented with roasted pecans and creamy goat cheese. Most of the recipe steps can be prepared ahead making it the perfect holiday side dish!
These Goat Cheese Whipped Potatoes are light and fluffy, with a nice added tang from the goat cheese.
Butternut Squash Gratin Casserole is a delicious and healthy side dish that’s great for a special meal like Thanksgiving, or just as at home for a busy weeknight dinner.
Love mashed potatoes, but wish cooking them was faster? Try these Instant Pot mashed potatoes with goat cheese! This dish is creamy, delicious, and fast!
Tasty roasted beets in oven with goat cheese and pepitas (pumpkin seeds) is a salty, savory side dish that beet lover dreams are made of.
This simple to make Cheesy Spaghetti Squash Casserole is not only flavorsome, but it's also pretty healthy. Ready in about 1 hour!
Pea and ham risotto, true comfort food heaven, wonderful flavors, and the simplest of old fashioned cooking techniques.
A pumpkin gratin recipe with goats cheese makes a rich and delicious side dish. The sweetness of the pumpkin is balanced by the sharpness of the creamy goats cheese.
Stuffed butternut squash is filled with only four ingredients, but packed with flavor. The combination of sweet butternut squash, spicy Italian sausage, and tangy goat cheese has quickly become one of my favorite, protein-packed fall meals.
Roasted Potatoes with Goat Cheese, Bacon, and Balsamic Drizzle
The dish starts with thinly sliced potatoes drizzled with butter and sprinkled with salt and pepper. They roasted in the oven and start to get golden brown. Then goat cheese and bacon is sprinkled on top and it's baked for even longer.
This creamy goat cheese mac and cheese is a delicious variation of the classic comfort food. Macaroni coated in a thick, melted goat cheese sauce with herbs. Topped with a crispy bread crumb and parmesan cheese layer.
Main Dish Recipes With Goat Cheese
For the star of the show, the main course. Our main course dishes are sure to become a part of your regular meal plan.
From hearty and filling to light and savory, something for every discerning palate.
Mushroom Goat Cheese Braid with Balsamic Glaze - what else can I say here? Delicious. An elegant meal to serve for your loved ones.
Grandma and Grandpa weren't true southerners since they were from Pennsylvania but I think they would have gotten a kick out of this recipe. This is now my go to shrimp & grits recipe…I know you'll love it.
This electric skillet frittata really has it all: health, convenience, and a touch of luxury. This colorful vegetarian dish has a light and airy texture as its base, with a slightly toasted crisp on top and on the edges.
This savory frittata with its sweet leeks, creamy goat cheese, and delicately earthy sage make for a lovely blend of flavors.
Turkey tenderloin stuffed with kale and goat cheese is an elegant dish and actually simple to prepare. You’re going to love this meal.
This nutritious egg white frittata is going to wake up your taste buds! Made with healthy ingredients such as egg whites, kale, and mushrooms, the goat cheese is the extra flavor that brings it all together.
Spinach Frittata with Zucchini, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Goat Cheese
Spinach Frittata with sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, and goat cheese is a wickedly flavorful breakfast, perfect for sharing with friends and family!
Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin Stuffed with Herbed Goat Cheese, Spinach, & Mushrooms
A versatile and forgiving dish that can pretty much be stuffed with anything you like. I chose a bacon wrapped pork loin stuffed with herbed goat cheese, spinach, & mushroom stuffed pork loin.
This Asparagus Frittata recipe is packed with asparagus, tangy goat cheese and tarragon for an elegant spring breakfast or brunch! It’s a healthy, low carb recipe that’s so easy to make and it’s ready in under 30 minutes!
The flavors of the apple and goat cheese paired beautifully with Herb Pork Pinwheels with Apple Butter and Chevre.
Desserts With Goat Cheese
Lastly the piece de la resistance- the dessert! Now wait a minute, cheese and dessert do NOT go together. Au contraire my recipe enthusiast, it does indeed, and these amazing dessert recipes will prove it!
From lavender and honey to pears with nuts, our desserts will leave you begging for more!
Goat cheese and honey ice cream is a unique flavor that you can make at home! Tangy goat cheese pairs so well with sweet, creamy honey in this frozen dessert.
Baked Pears with Goat Cheese, Honey & Pecans is a very easy, healthy snack, appetizer or fruit dessert. Pears are sliced thin, baked then topped with tangy goat cheese, honey, pecans and fresh rosemary.
A gluten free apple crisp with a touch of tangy goat cheese and full of some of the best flavors fall has to offer.
Homemade fig & goat cheese turnovers made with just a handful of ingredients in under 30 minutes!
But- Wait- There's More! Sandwiches With Goat Cheese
As you will notice, most recipes using goat cheese as an ingredient, leave a lot of cheese leftover.
My solution for this ‘leftover cheese’ (is there such a thing as leftover cheese?) is to make one of our sandwich recipes for the day after.
The best Open-Faced Cheese and Tomato Sandwich ever. The combination of tomato and cheese is always a hit however you layer it.
If you love all things avocado, then you must try this absolutely delicious Goat Cheese Avocado Toast! For a little extra crunch on top you can add Everything Bagel seasoning, which I highly recommend.
Whether grilling in the campground, on the patio, or over the stove top, Chèvre Stuffed Burgers with Onion Jam and Arugula are delicious, unexpected, and sure to impress.
This peach, arugula, and goat cheese sandwich comes together with a drizzle of raw honey!
The juicy, delicious turkey burger is bursting with flavor from the tangy goat cheese, sweet tomatoes, and basil.
Honey Lavender Walnut Goat Cheese Toast is an elegant, sweet treat that goes well with a cup of tea.
In need of a dinner recipe that’s both quick to prepare and packed with flavor? This delicious grilled sandwich features melted goat cheese, flavorful sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil leaves—and it only takes 10 minutes to make!
This Blueberry Basil Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese Sandwich is a unique variation of everyone's favorite--fresh basil, juicy blueberries and goat cheese with a hint of honey--delicious!
Roasted Tomatoes and Mushroom Toast made with bubbly goat cheese and wild mushrooms (when available) is a simple and easy appetizer with bubbly baked cheese, bursting cherry tomatoes and perfectly roasted mushrooms.
Connecting With Your Food
Lastly, after seeing a small sample of all the wonderful things you can make, I wanted to extend this invitation to connect to your food.
If you want to know more about gardening, growing your own ingredients, or maybe even raising your own dairy goats, we would love to hear from you.
