{"id":38398,"date":"2026-10-18T20:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38398"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:03:33","slug":"crostini-with-roasted-cherries-and-thyme-on-almond-ricotta-with-honey-and-balsamic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38398","title":{"rendered":"Crostini with Roasted Cherries and Thyme on Almond Ricotta with Honey and Balsamic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-38399\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crostini-with-Roasted-Cherries-and-Thyme-on-Almond-Ricotta-with-Honey-and-Balsamic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crostini-with-Roasted-Cherries-and-Thyme-on-Almond-Ricotta-with-Honey-and-Balsamic.jpg 683w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crostini-with-Roasted-Cherries-and-Thyme-on-Almond-Ricotta-with-Honey-and-Balsamic-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crostini-with-Roasted-Cherries-and-Thyme-on-Almond-Ricotta-with-Honey-and-Balsamic-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crostini-with-Roasted-Cherries-and-Thyme-on-Almond-Ricotta-with-Honey-and-Balsamic-180x270.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/>Crostini with Roasted Cherries and Thyme on Almond Ricotta with Honey and Balsamic<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12 slices toasted baguette<\/p>\n<p>1 cup Almond Ricotta<\/p>\n<p>12 cherries, pitted and halved<\/p>\n<p>12 sprigs of fresh thyme<\/p>\n<p>1 T. \u00a0olive oil<\/p>\n<p>kosher salt<\/p>\n<p>honey (agave for vegans)<\/p>\n<p>balsamic glaze<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the slices of baguette on a sheet pan and toast the slices of baguette for 7 minutes on the lower rack. At the same time, on a sheet pan lined with parchment, place the cherries and thyme and drizzle with the 1 T. \u00a0of olive oil. Sprinkle the cherries with salt. Roast for 5-7 on the high rack in the oven minutes until tender and bubbly. Spread a spoonful of almond ricotta onto the top of each crostini. Top with 2 cherry halves and a crispy sprig of thyme. Drizzle the crostini with honey and a bit of balsamic glaze. Top each toast with a tiny sprinkle of kosher salt and serve immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crostini with Roasted Cherries and Thyme on Almond Ricotta with Honey and Balsamic &nbsp; 12 slices toasted baguette 1 cup Almond Ricotta 12 cherries, pitted and halved 12 sprigs of fresh thyme 1 T. \u00a0olive oil kosher salt honey (agave for vegans) balsamic glaze &nbsp; Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the slices of baguette on a sheet pan and toast the slices of baguette for 7 minutes on the lower rack. At the same time, on a sheet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38398\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[174],"class_list":["post-38398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks","category-breakfasts","tag-toast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38400,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38398\/revisions\/38400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}