Keep your guests content while they wait for the main event. For fun themed Thanksgiving appetizers, check out our turkey or pine cone cheese balls. Or find adorable bite-sized hors d’oeuvres like cranberry Brie bites and roasted pumpkin crostini. These cute Thanksgiving appetizers will make your guests say “awww.”
Pumpkin Fluff Dip
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‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin! This whipped dip is made with just four ingredients: frozen whipped topping, vanilla pudding mix, canned pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice. Serve in a hollowed-out mini pumpkin with graham crackers.
Blue Cheese and Pear Tartlets
Mackenzie Schieck
Using store-bought phyllo shells means all you need to do is fill them and bake! Reviewer northern exposure suggests adding a little chopped walnuts to the tarts before baking and drizzling with honey afterwards.
Turkey Cheese Ball for Thanksgiving
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This adorable turkey-shaped cheese ball doubles as a fun, kid-friendly activity: “This was really fun and I am not even remotely good at crafty things,” says reviewer Emily Jones Frandsen.
Mini Cheeseball Pumpkins with Caramelized Garlic
Soup Loving Nicole
These festive pumpkins get their orange hue from Cheddar cheese and crushed cheese-flavored crackers (such as Goldfish). “Everyone at the Church potluck loved these. They were eye-catching and they taste great!” says reviewer Dawn Kline.
Cranberry Brie Bites
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Cranberry sauce, creamy Brie, and chopped walnuts are combined in a buttery pastry shell and baked until golden brown and bubbly. It’s so many rich flavors in one bite!
Pine Cone Cheese Ball
Chef John
“Any cheese ball is a welcome addition to a holiday party spread, but when you bring one that looks like a pine cone, you’re talking about a real showstopper,” says Chef John. A rich mixture of cream cheese, goat cheese, fresh herbs, garlic, and cayenne is molded into a tapered oval shape and layered with almonds to resemble a pine cone. Use fresh rosemary sprigs as pine needles.
Roasted Pumpkin and Goat Cheese Crostini
Kim’s Cooking Now
Sliced baguettes are lightly oiled, grilled, and topped with goat cheese, roasted pumpkin, caramelized leeks, and drizzled with balsamic glaze to make an elegant autumn hors d’oeuvre.
Pumpkin Cheese Ball
Melissa Goff
This show stopping pumpkin cheese ball is sweetened up with canned pumpkin, pineapple preserves, allspice, and nutmeg. “I’ve taken it to several gatherings and everyone raves about how yummy it is!” says reviewer Elli Martin.
Bacon Rosemary Stuffed Mushrooms
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Mushroom caps are stuffed with a mixture of onion, mushroom stems, bacon, Edam cheese, and rosemary, and baked until browned. “I added shredded aged Cheddar to finish and it became an easy 5 star,” says reviewer Aaron.
Mandarin Pumpkins
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Mandarin oranges with celery stems make a fun addition to the kid’s table — although adults will want in on the fun too!
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