From Better Homes and Gardens

Goat cheeses comes in many shapes. If the goat cheese you find for this holiday appetizer recipe is in a log, use damp hands to shape it into a round.

Goat Cheese Pastry Rounds

From Better Homes and Gardens

Bruschetta comes from the Italian word "bruscare," which means "to roast over coals." This version of the appetizer is toasted in the oven.

Bruschetta with Goat Cheese

From Better Homes and Gardens

These colorful stuffed peppers will brighten up your appetizer tray.

Cheese and Herb Mini Sweet Peppers

From The Food Channel

A simple appetizer with a crunchy, flaky exterior and delicate goat cheese center that never fails to please guests.

Phyllo-Wrapped Goat Cheese

From Pepperidge Farm

A few sun-dried tomatoes, tarragon and a dash of black pepper transforms goat cheese into this easy and elegant dip.

Herbed Goat Cheese Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Resembling ornaments to trim a tree, these cream cheese appetizers are rolled in red sweet pepper, green cilantro, and toasty brown pumpkin seeds to colorfully fill bowls and platters on buffet tables.

Creamy Goat Cheese Ornaments

From Food & Wine

Canned chipotles in adobo sauce, sold at Latin markets and many supermarkets, give this clever, creamy dip an enticing heat, and smokiness. The spiced pepitas (roasted and salted pumpkin seeds) scattered over the dip are addictive and great as a snack on their own.

Goat Cheese-Edamame Dip with Spiced Pepitas

From Food & Wine

This crostini from Karen Small at the Flying Fig in Cleveland, topped with goat cheese mousse, red-wine caramel, and strawberry compote, is a delightful example of a dish that combines sweet and savory. Each component can be used in a variety of sweet and savory ways: The caramel, for instance, is great drizzled over pecorino cheese or vanilla ice cream.

Goat Cheese Mousse with Red-Wine Caramel

From Better Homes and Gardens

One of the most traditional versions of this Italian appetizer, is also one of the quickest to assemble.

Sweet Pepper Bruschetta

From Better Homes and Gardens

To cut the calories in these appetizers, substitute Belgian endive leaves for the baked phyllo shells.

Tomato Mini Tarts

From Better Homes and Gardens

This goat cheese ball is an easy fix for last-minute entertaining. Roll the cheese in snipped herbs and cracked pepper for a treat with zing.

Peppered Herb Cheese Ball

From Better Homes and Gardens

Layers of flaky phyllo encase a savory double mushroom and creamy goat cheese filling in these luscious appetizers.

Mushroom and Goat Cheese Phyllo Triangles

From Better Homes and Gardens

Try these individual savory tarts that combine bacon, goat cheese, and squash for a warm and delicious appetizer.

Rustic Winter Vegetable Tarts

From Vegetarian Times

Even in winter, you can find good cherry tomatoes once known as love apples. They make perfect vessels for the sumptuous herbed goat cheese filling. Toss any leftover cheese mixture with hot pasta, or spread it on sandwiches.

Cheese-Stuffed Love Apples

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Easy to make, savory and delicious...impress your guests with this savory appetizer featuring goat cheese, roasted red pepper and arugula on a golden puff pastry crust.

Provencal Tarts

From Better Homes and Gardens

Give nutritious beets a chance to shine in vegetable recipes. Bring out rich mellow flavor in this salad recipe by serving baby beets with goat cheese and vinaigrette. The salad pairs well with beef.

Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

With the make-ahead directions, you can prepare the phyllo rolls up to 3 months before the party, then bake them just before your guests arrive.

Greek Lamb and Cheese Strudel

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Goat cheese speckled with fresh thyme is the perfect creamy counterpoint to the sweet, tangy roasted peppers in this recipe. Serve these crostini as an appetizer or paired with a simple green salad for a light lunch.

Grilled Goat Cheese Crostini with a Tangle of Marinated Roasted Peppers

From Better Homes and Gardens

This spread recipe is the perfect make-ahead appetizer especially when entertaining for Christmas. Sprinkle toasted walnuts over spread before serving with baguette slices or crackers.

Chevre-Fig Spread

From Food & Wine

Goat's-milk cheeses are typically lower in cholesterol, calories and fat -- and higher in calcium -- than cow's-milk ones. Here, creamy chevre is stuffed into antioxidant-rich mushrooms and topped with crispy herbed bread crumbs.

Goat Cheese-Stuffed Mushrooms with Bread Crumbs

From Food & Wine

These crispy, cheese-stuffed bites are the kind of Mexican comfort food chef Sue Torres cooks. "You can stuff the mashed plantains with lots of fun things, like chorizo, beans, or shrimp," she says. The key to their success is finding ultraripe plantains, "so black and soft and sweet that you think you should throw them out." As with bananas, underripe plantains ripen more quickly when placed in a paper bag.

Plantain and Goat Cheese Gorditas

From Food & Wine

Like sugar, honey caramelizes as it cooks. Here, warm honey is drizzled over a mixture of goat cheese and Greek yogurt, where it cools to a caramel-like consistency. For a crunchier topping, heat the honey until it reaches 250 degrees on a candy thermometer.

Honeyed Goat Cheese Tart with Pistachio Crust

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Citrus and Basil Marinated Goat Cheese

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pair this distinctive goat cheese pizza with a dry white wine.

Mediterranean Appetizer Pizza

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this Christmas fruit tart recipe between the main course and dessert in place of a traditional cheese course.

Pear and Goat Cheese Bread Tart