Appetizers

Remember to invite tasty appetizers to your next party!

About Appetizers

Warm and savory, just-out-of-the-oven appetizers are a meal's perfect prelude! Have a tray ready to greet guests as they arrive. You'll appease their immediate hunger and give them a taste of the delicious evening to follow.

Featured Appetizer Recipes

Mushroom-Garlic Cream Tartlets

Bite-size appetizers come easy with crescent dough and a mini muffin pan.

Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 35 min

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Easy Veggie Pizza

Give cold pizza fans a refreshing change with crunchy fresh veggies atop a creamy dill sauced crust.

Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 1 hr 10 min

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Mediterranean Crescent Pinwheels

Mediterranean flavors burst through layers of pastry in these pretty pinwheels.

Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 45 min

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Appetizer Tips & Tricks

Tips & Tricks

Appetizers are so much fun that you can center an entire party around them! Create an appetizer buffet to allow guests to graze as they socialize.

Here are some tips for a full-service appetizer selection:

  • Serve a variety of temperatures. For example, choose cold fruit slices to serve with hot-from-the-oven appetizer pizza.
  • Provide a selection of tastes and textures. For example, serve spicy buffalo wings with cool guacamole dip and veggie sticks.
  • Make it easy for guests to pick up the food. Place toothpicks in smaller appetizers, and place spatulas and tongs near other selections for easy grab-and-go grazing.
  • Remember dips and other condiments such as spicy mustard, barbecue sauce, ranch dressing, and so on.
  • Provide beverage selections to cool the heat from oven-warm appetizers or those with a spicy kick.