Goat Cheese & Fig Stack with Prosciutto and Hot Honey

Goat Cheese & Fig Stack appetizer layered with prosciutto, figs, and hot honey on a white pedestal stand

Goat Cheese & Fig Stack with Prosciutto and Hot Honey

This Goat Cheese & Fig Stack with Prosciutto and Hot Honey is a stunning layered appetizer that celebrates short lived fig season. Creamy goat cheese blended with lemon and fresh tarragon is topped with silky prosciutto ribbons, juicy figs, and a glossy drizzle of spicy hot honey. Served with crisp crostini for scooping, it’s elegant, easy to assemble, and guaranteed to impress guests at any gathering.

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Prep Time 15

Assembly time 10

Total Time 25

Servings: 6

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

For the Lemon-Tarragon Goat Cheese:

4 oz goat cheese softened
8 oz cream cheese softened
Zest of ½ lemon
1½ tsp fresh tarragon finely chopped
Pinch of flaky salt
Cracked black pepper
2 tbsp hot honey honey with chili flakes

Toppings:

3 slices prosciutto torn into ribbons
2 tbsp hot honey honey with chili flakes
2 figs quartered
Optional: dried edible rose petals more fresh tarragon or microgreens

For Serving:

1 baguette sliced and toasted into crostini

Method

In a bowl, blend the goat cheese and cream cheese until smooth. Fold in lemon zest, tarragon, honey, salt, and pepper.
Spoon the goat cheese mixture into a 5 inch ring mold and smooth the top. Gently layer the torn prosciutto, letting the ribbons fold naturally.
Add the fig quarters, pressing them lightly into the cheese mixture.
Drizzle hot honey over the top and garnish with rose petals or microgreens.
Arrange crostini around the stack and let guests scoop up the layers for each bite.

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