Snack · 15 min · german

Obatzda — Bavarian Beer Cheese Spread

A German snack built around camembert (or brie) and cream cheese — on the table in 15 minutes.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 8 oz Camembert (or brie)
• 4 oz Cream cheese
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 2 tsp Sweet paprika
• 0.5 tsp Caraway seeds
• 0.5 Yellow onion
• 2 tbsp Wheat beer
• 6 Soft pretzels

Steps

1. Let the Camembert come fully to room temperature — cold cheese won’t blend, and obatzda should be spreadable, not chunky.
2. Mash the Camembert, cream cheese, and butter together with a fork until mostly smooth with a few characterful lumps.
3. Stir in the paprika, a pinch of caraway, a splash of wheat beer, and salt. The beer thins it slightly and adds that beergarden tang.
4. Fold in the finely diced onion at the last minute so it stays crisp.
5. Dust with more paprika and serve with warm pretzels and radishes. Traditionally made to use up overripe Camembert — which is to say, make it when your cheese is at its most fragrant.

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