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Recipe: Bleu D’Elizabeth cheese, dark chocolate and date bites

Recipe: Bleu D'Elizabeth cheese, dark chocolate and date bites
Bleu D'Elizabeth cheese, dark chocolate and date bites are seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO - Dairy Farmers of Canada

Bleu D’Elizabeth cheese is an award-winning, mellow, semi-soft blue cheese from Fromagerie du Presbytere in Sainte-Elisabeth-de-Warwick, Que. It was the 2013 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix winner in the blue and organic cheese categories.

Bleu D’Elizabeth cheese is available at select outlets in Quebec, Ontario, B.C., Alberta and Nova Scotia. To find out where, search “Bleu Elizabeth” and click on “where to find.” If it’s not available, any semi-soft blue cheese can be substituted.

  • 175 g (6 oz) dark chocolate
  • 175 g (6 oz) pitted Medjool dates
  • 90 g (3 oz) Bleu d’Elizabeth cheese, coarsely chopped
  • Cocoa, to taste

Melt chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water. Let cool.

Process dates and cheese in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add melted chocolate and process until well combined.

Spoon mixture into a loaf pan lined with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Cut into bite-sized pieces.

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Sprinkle with cocoa and serve.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada.

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