The nuttiness of the gruyere, sweetness from the raspberry and the tang from the sourdough make this beer cheese tasting unique!
Kyle and I brewed a Raspberry Wheat beer over the summer, which was right about the time this food blog idea popped into my head. So I immediately started thinking of ways to incorporate homebrew into my cooking. At the time, this was our only beer on tap, and I thought I was going to feel limited in what I could do with a fruited wheat beer. I was wrong!
Beer cheese with raspberry may sound strange, but it works! You can add a little red food coloring if you’d like to intensify the color.
Raspberry Beer Cheese with Sourdough Toast
The nuttiness of the gruyere, sweetness of the raspberry and tang from the sourdough bread make this beer cheese unique!
Servings: 6
Equipment
- sauce pan
- toaster
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Flour
- 1.5 cup Raspberry Wheat Beer
- 8 ounces Shredded Gruyere Cheese
- 2 tbsp Raspberry Preserves
- .5 cup Fresh Raspberries
- pinch Fresh Chives
- 6 slices Sourdough Bread
- 3 tbsp Butter
- pinch Flakey Sea Salt
Instructions
- Heat a small saucepan over medium heat and add butter. Once melted and frothy, whisk in flour and stir for 1 to 2 minutes until golden and bubbling. Stir in beer, whisking well to combine.
- Reduce heat to low and add cheese, stirring until totally melted and smooth. Add raspberry preserves and fresh raspberries, stirring and macerating the fresh raspberries until combined. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately with a sprinkling of chives.
- Toast sourdough bread, spread with butter and sprinkle flakey sea salt over the top. Cut into sticks or bite size pieces for serving.