Best Cranberry Blue Cheese Appetizers Recipes

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CRANBERRY ENDIVE APPETIZERS



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You can pack a lot of flavor into an elegant appetizer just by using the right combination of ingredients. I created this blue cheese filling for a holiday gathering and everyone loved it. -Margee Berry, White Salmon, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 20m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons apple jelly
1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped
24 leaves Belgian endive
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and jelly until smooth. Stir in cheese and cranberries. Spoon heaping teaspoonfuls onto each endive leaf. Sprinkle with pecans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 40 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 41mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

EASY ENDIVE, CRANBERRY, WALNUT APPETIZERS



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An excellent, quick appetizer and always a hit! Cranberry or walnut balsamic vinegar is wonderful with this!

Provided by Lisa McDowell Hackett

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Fruit

Time 10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 heads endive - washed, dried, and separated into individual leaves
⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese
⅓ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
⅓ cup glazed walnuts
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, or to taste

Steps:

  • Arrange endive leaves on a serving tray.
  • Stir blue cheese, cranberries, and walnuts together in a bowl. Place a small amount of the blue cheese mixture on each leaf. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 94.5 calories, Carbohydrate 12.3 g, Cholesterol 3.4 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 130.7 mg, Sugar 4 g

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE APPETIZER



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This is one of our favorites...easy to throw together for company. I've been making it for years, really can't remember how it originated. I promised this year...I wouldn't wait for the Christmas Holidays before I made it again.

Provided by katie in the UP

Categories     Spreads

Time 10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce (*)
1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
assorted cracker

Steps:

  • *Duringthe Holiday times,left over fresh cranberry sauce is great!
  • In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream, honey and cinnamon until smooth.
  • Spread onto a serving dish or plate.
  • In a bowl, stir cranberry sauce until it reaches a spreading consistency; spread over cream cheese mixture (leaving about 1 inch around sides of cheese showing-- makes it pretty) Sprinkle with almonds.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
  • Serve with crackers.

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