Recipes and Cooking Caramelized Onion-and-Cranberry Cheese Toasts 3.2 (6) Add your rating & review Serve any remaining onion-cranberry mixture as a relish to jazz up grilled or roasted pork or poultry. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on April 5, 2012 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jason Donnelly Prep Time: 25 mins Slow Cook Time: 5 hrs Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins Servings: 32 Yield: 32 to 36 toasts Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 cup thinly sliced sweet onions, such as Vidalia, Maui, or Walla Walla 1 medium apple, such as Rome Beauty or Jonathan, peeled and coarsely chopped ½ cup fresh or frozen cranberries 2 tablespoon butter, cut up ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar ½ teaspoon orange zest 32 - 36 1/4-inch slices baguette-style French bread, toasted 8 ounce soft goat cheese (chèvre) Fresh cilantro or parsley leaves (optional) Directions In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker combine onions, apple, and cranberries. Top with butter. In a small bowl combine vinegar, brown sugar, and orange zest; pour over mixture in cooker. Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or high 2-1/2 to 3 hours. (If no heat setting is available, cook 4 hours.) Spread toasted bread slices with cheese. Using a slotted spoon, spoon 1 tablespoon onion mixture onto each toast. If desired, top with cilantro or parsley. Tips For a creamier variation, stir 4 oz. softened cream cheese into the goat cheese before spreading onto toasted bread slices. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 56 Calories 2g Fat 6g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 32 Calories 56 % Daily Value * Total Fat 2g 3% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 5mg 2% Sodium 82mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 6g 2% Total Sugars 2g Protein 2g Vitamin C 1.3mg 7% Calcium 18mg 1% Iron 0.5mg 3% Potassium 35mg 1% Folate, total 11.7mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.