Silky Apricot Cheese Dip

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup apricot preserves
• 1 cup cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup almonds, blanched, slivered
• 2 tablespoons brandy

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix the apricot preserves and brandy together, then set aside.
• 2 beat the cream cheese to a creamy consistency and blend in the sour cream and almond extract, blending until very smooth.
• 3 add the apricot-brandy mixture and blend well.
• 4 fold in the almonds.
• 5 cover and chill.
• 6 suggested dippers: vanilla wafers, pound cake cubes, muenster or monterey jack cheese cubes or sticks, chocolate chunks.