Cheese Appetizers Recipes

Served hot or cold, cheese appetizers please even the pickiest eaters. From nacho cheese dip to baked Brie to gooey cream cheese, these easy cheese appetizers disappear fast.

 
 
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Cheese Straws

From Better Homes and Gardens

You'll love the easy, four ingredient preparation for this kid-favorite cheese straw bread recipe.

Cheese Straws

Cheese Triangles

From Better Homes and Gardens

These puffy, crisp appetizers are always a favorite at parties.

Cheese Triangles

Homemade Cheese Straws

From Better Homes and Gardens

A favorite snack in the South, these crisp appetizers get a touch of heat from cayenne pepper.

Homemade Cheese Straws

Mozzarella Cheese Bread Sticks

From Prego Italian Sauce

Aromatic garlic bread, topped with mozzarella cheese, is served with a rich Italian tomato sauce for dipping.

Mozzarella Cheese Bread Sticks

Goat Cheese Pastry Rounds

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

Cheese Fondue

From Better Homes and Gardens

Two cheeses and a splash of white wine flavor this gooey appetizer fondue that is delicious when dunked with bread chunks.

Cheese Fondue

Beer and Cheddar Fondue

From Better Homes and Gardens

This beer-and-cheese recipe forms a fabulous cheesy crust at the bottom of the fondue pot that's as precious as liquid gold. All your guests will want a fair share.

Beer and Cheddar Fondue

October Dinner Fondue

From Campbell's

Friends coming over? Add to the fun by serving this easy to make, main-dish fondue to serve with chicken, veggies or tortellini. Or you can be creative, and come-up with your own dippers for this versatile recipe.

October Dinner Fondue

Crispy Mozzarella Sticks

From Prego Italian Sauce

Here's a great way to dress up mozzarella sticks...just try this baked version that uses golden puff pastry as the "breading". You'll find that the melted mozzarella together with the flaky pastry is a delectable combination.

Crispy Mozzarella Sticks

Puff Pastry-Wrapped Brie

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Three simple steps are all you'll need to make this simply delicious and elegant appetizer, featuring golden puff pastry oozing with melted Brie cheese.

Puff Pastry-Wrapped Brie

Petite Quiches

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make these appetizers ahead and freeze up to 3 months. That way, you can bake what you need whenever guests arrive.

Petite Quiches

Baked Brie

From Better Homes and Gardens

The topping of tomato preserves or mango chutney over a round of baked Brie keeps this buffet table favorite lightweight and fresh flavored.

Baked Brie

Bruschetta with Goat Cheese

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

Creamy Goat Cheese Ornaments

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

Cheesy Beer-Salsa Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make this appetizer dip ahead and let it heat in your slow cooker until party time.

Cheesy Beer-Salsa Dip

Marinated Feta

From Better Homes and Gardens

For an easy appetizer, marinate cubes of feta cheese in herbs, olive oil, and lemon juice.

Marinated Feta

Marinated Cheese

From Better Homes and Gardens

Toss together a bit of garlic and lemon juice with peppercorns and Monterey Jack cheese for a simple and easy appetizer recipe.

Marinated Cheese

Pistachio Pink Peppercorn-Coated Herbed Goat Cheese

From Ladies' Home Journal

Roll the goat cheese balls in nuts and pink peppercorns to make this pretty appetizer for the holidays.

Pistachio Pink Peppercorn-Coated Herbed Goat Cheese

Twist-o-Caraway Sticks

From Better Homes and Gardens

Versatile puff pastry and Swiss cheese make up these fun appetizer sticks.

Twist-o-Caraway Sticks

Brie en Croute

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Watch this elegant, sure-to-impress appetizer disappear at your next party as creamy Brie, topped with almonds and parsley, oozes out of its flaky pastry crust.

Brie en Croute

Brie and Walnut Tartlets

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Perfectly beautiful on an appetizer buffet, these puff pastry tartlets will charm your guests. Mustard and brown sugar add to the classic combination of Brie and walnuts for terrific flavor.

Brie and Walnut Tartlets

Wrap-and-Roll Basil Pinwheels

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make these appetizers yourself or put out all of the fixings and have guests create their own snacks.

Wrap-and-Roll Basil Pinwheels

Cheese Pedestal

From Better Homes and Gardens

Full-flavor cheeses such as cheddar and Stilton taste best at room temperature. When serving cheese as part of a dessert buffet, allow 1 ounce of cheese per serving. Apricots and honey are bonuses that pair marvelously with sharper cheeses.

Cheese Pedestal

Phyllo-Wrapped Brie with Mushrooms

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serving these appetizers to guests is an experience to remember. The bundles are split open, then fruit or crisp crackers are used to scoop up the cheese-herb-mushroom mixture.

Phyllo-Wrapped Brie with Mushrooms

Three Cheese Loaf

From Better Homes and Gardens

This savory nut loaf is similar to a cheese ball but the cheese mixture and nuts are layered into a loaf pan. Use strips of red pepper to add a festive splash of color.

Three Cheese Loaf

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