Spread 'Em Thick: 10 Smears From the Winter Fancy Food Show

Hope Spreads Dark Chocolate Chile isn't the first time we've seen chickpeas in a sweet form (remember this chickpea cookie dough from POPSUGAR Fitness?), but we can't say we've ever seen a chile chocolate hummus with Indian spices like cardamom, cumin, and cinnamon.

Imagine if pimento cheese took a trip to Italy, and in essence you have Di Bruno Bros. Abbruzze Cheese Spread ($6). Like pimento cheese, it includes red peppers as well as a heavy hit of spice. It diverges from the retro recipe by nixing the mayo and adding a blend of three cheeses, roasted garlic, and Italian herbs to the mix.

You might not think of spreading tahini on toast or apple slices, but one taste of Bonelli Simply Sesame Pistachio Cardamom may make you reconsider. Here, cardamom's sweet, almost floral flavor tames the sesame's bitterness, and morsels of pistachio add a satisfying crunch.

No, that's not a tub of Nutella, but rather Woolwich Dairy Cocoa Loco, an irresistibly tangy chocolate goat-cheese spread.

Karoun Dairies debuted its Blue Isle Mediterranean Yogurt Spreads. Of the line, Honey is the can't-miss flavor. The subtly sweet, full-fat yogurt has a spreadable, cream-cheese like consistency but with the probiotic benefits of yogurt. Our bagels have found their new favorite schmear.

Our latest cookie-butter crush takes inspiration from a beloved childhood snack: graham crackers. A word of caution: like Biscoff and speculoos spreads, buy Amoretti Graham Cracker Cookie Spread at your own risk; it's a little too tempting.

We recently tried Vermont Creamery's Creamy Goat Cheese at the Cheesemonger Invitational and fell instantly in love with its whipped texture. This stuff belongs on toast for breakfast or even dolloped atop any chocolate dessert.

Though some sketchy hydrogenation may be at play, El Marques Olive Butter takes 100 percent olive oil and transforms it into a spreadable, buttery product. The flavor tastes as you would expect it to, but the real fun is in the melt-in-your-mouth quality.

Essentially clotted cream with a touch of tang and a smoother texture, Karoun Breakfast Cream Spread is begging to be slathered on crumpets, scones, and other carby delights.

If you've tried sweet and salty bacon jam before, you likely need no convincing to snap up a jar of Skillet's latest creation: Skillet Fennel & Black Pepper Bacon Spread ($15). Like its original bacon spread, this variation is tantalizing when spread on crackers, burger buns, and the like, but what sets it apart is its lighter, brighter flavor.