Chevre Bites: Cranberry & Toasted Almond Recipe (2024)

One of the blessings of springtime and the lush grass pastures on the homestead, after the does have birthed their kids, is a bountiful supply of rich goat’s milk that can be made into thick, creamy chevre.

Chevre is also available in Trader Joe’s or a Whole Foods-type grocery near you, so you can make Chevre Bites any time of the year.

How Healthy is Goat’s Milk?

Goat’s milk contains vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, trace elements, enzymes, protein, and fatty acids that are utilized by your body with ease.

It may also help with inflammation, unlike most dairy.

In fact, your body can digest goat’s milk in just 20 minutes. It takes 2-3 hours to digest cow’s milk.

Goat Milk and Chevre Health benefits

Goat’s milk is less allergenic – It does not contain the complex protein that stimulate allergic reactions to cow’s milk.)
Goat’s milk does not suppress the immune system.
Goat’s milk is easier to digest than cow’s milk (An old statistic showed that goat’s milk will digest in a baby’s stomach in twenty minutes, whereas pasteurized cow’s milk takes eight hours. The difference is in the structure of the milk.)
Goat’s milk has more buffering capacity than over the counter antacids. (The USDA and Prairie View A&M University in Texas have confirmed that goat’s milk has more acid-buffering capacity than cow’s milk, soy infant formula, and nonprescription antacid drugs.)
Goat’s milk alkalinizes the digestive system.

Pg. 148 – “The Maker’s Diet” by Jordan Rubin:

Goat’s milk contains twice the healthful medium-chain fatty acids, such as capric and caprylic acids, which are highly antimicrobial.
Goat’s milk does not produce mucus; it does not stimulate a defense response from the human immune system.
Goat’s milk is a rich source of the trace mineral selenium, a necessary nutrient, however, for its immune modulation and antioxidant properties.

We used to live close enough to a small family homestead where we had a goat share, so that is what we ate in spring and summer.

The rest of the year I buy Trader Joe’s ‘Silver Goat’ chevre logs (below left).

We lovehelping a small family farmer maintain the diverse rural lifestyle they love.

Our country needs more of that, plus we get an excellent product.

Goat Chevre Bites Recipe

Ingredients:

10-12 oz. of chilledgoat cheeseaka ‘chevre’(or TJ’s chevre log) (keep chilled to prevent sticking to your hands)
1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped a bit finer with a knife
1/2 cup lightly toasted almonds (also toasted, salted pecans go nicely)
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon (cinnamonstabilizesblood sugar)
1/4 tsp. sea salt (optional, it adds minerals and just makes it taste even richer)

Optional, you could also use Michigan dried sweet cherries, apricot or date pieces; also consider pistachios or pecans in place of almonds!

Directions:

1. Mix dried cranberries and toasted almonds and spread them out on a plate.

2. Mixsea salt and cinnamon into the chevre and incorporate thoroughly.

3. Form little 3/4 to 1″ balls of chevre by rolling firmlyin thepalmof your hand.

4. Press/roll them in your cranberry/nut mixture