Need Friendsgiving appetizer ideas? I have 25+ recipes you’ll adore. I don’t know about you, but I love appetizers. They’re one of my favorite parts of parties and gatherings. But I also know that no one wants to spend hours in the kitchen preparing appetizers for Friendsgiving. These recipes are not only delicious but easy to make, too.
25+ Mouthwatering Friendsgiving Appetizer Ideas
1. Crispy Parmesan Potato Stacks
Crispy potatoes topped with Parmesan cheese and herbs. What’s not to love? These potato stacks are so easy to make, especially if you use canned potatoes. But I recommend using a mandoline slicer to get those ultra-thin, crispy layers that make this dish so delightful.
2. Pumpkin & Rosemary Puff Pastry Bites
These pastry puff bites are perfect for fall and are so delicious, thanks to the gruyere cheese. For this recipe, you can use either cubed pumpkin or butternut squash for the topping. While you can make your own puff pastry, I recommend buying pastry sheets to save time. Here is a quick recipe.
3. Sausage, Apple & Gruyere Pinwheels
These pinwheels are delicious and so easy to make. All you need are a few packages of puff pastry sheets, sausage, apple, sage and gruyere cheese. I like to serve these on a fun platter with fresh green herbs, like sage, for decoration.
4. Fig and Goat Cheese Pinwheels
Pinwheels are such a popular and fun appetizer idea for Friendsgiving. I love this variation, which adds fig and goat cheese to the filling. It’s a great option for vegetarians, but even meat lovers will adore them. For this recipe, you’ll need fig preserves, puff pastry and your favorite goat cheese. Don’t forget the fresh thyme for extra flavor and garnish.
5. Cranberry Feta Pinwheels
Are you looking for simple Friendsgiving appetizer ideas? You’ll love these pinwheels. Unlike the other pinwheels on this list, these ones are cold. You won’t be using puff pastry. Instead, you’ll fill tortillas with cream cheese, feta cheese, chives and dried cranberries. Roll each tortilla up, slice it, and serve on a platter.
6. Green Bean Casserole Cups
Green bean casserole is a classic Thanksgiving side dish. Why not transform it into a fun appetizer that everyone will love? These cups are easy to make, too. Just fill phyllo shells with a mix of mushrooms, green beans, and a creamy Parmesan sauce. Top with French fried onions and bake. This is one appetizer that won’t last long on the table.
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7. Spinach-Artichoke Dip Wonton Cups
These wonton cups are filled with everyone’s favorite appetizer: spinach artichoke dip. The filling couldn’t be easier to make. Just mix canned artichokes with mayo, sour cream, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic and frozen spinach. You’ll need a muffin tin to hold your wonton wrappers in place. All that’s left to do is bake and enjoy.
8. Brie and Caramelized Onion Pull-apart Bread
Creamy Brie and savory caramelized onion jam fill every nook and cranny of this pull-apart bread. This recipe is super simple and fun to serve. Everyone can pull apart their own pieces without making a big mess.
9. Upside-Down Onion Tart with Brie
These tarts are so delicious and the perfect appetizer for Friendsgiving. Thinly sliced onions become caramelized while cooking to add so much flavor. Brie, balsamic glaze, fresh thyme and flaky puff pastry round out this dish, which everyone will love.
10. Vegan Cranberry Cream Cheese Bites
These little cranberry bites are one of my favorite Friendsgiving appetizer ideas because they’re so easy to make and absolutely delicious. Plus, if you have vegan friends attending, this is a dish that they’ll enjoy. It takes just 30 minutes to make this appetizer. While this recipe uses vegan ingredients, you can replace them with their traditional counterparts if you want. You’ll need a muffin tin to bake these bites.
11. Fig and Pumpkin Seed Bruschetta
Here’s a fresh take on bruschetta that’s the perfect addition to your Friendsgiving spread. Creamy goat cheese pairs so well with the fig spread. The honey and pumpkin seeds are the icing on the cake, adding a little sweetness and a little crunch to the dish. I like to serve these on a wooden pizza peel for a pretty presentation and easy clean-up.
12. Cheesy Spinach Artichoke Bread
Who doesn’t love spinach and artichoke dip? This recipe puts a spin on this classic appetizer by putting the dip inside of a bread boat. Just cut a channel into a big loaf of French bread, add the spinach artichoke filling and bake. Slice and serve!
13. Baked Brie Phyllo Cups
Sweet apples, savory caramelized onions, Brie and flaky phyllo cups – what’s not to love? You’ll also love how easy it is to make this appetizer, which uses premade phyllo cups to save time. Top these cups with pecans and honey for some extra crunch and sweetness.
14. Easy Spinach and Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
Low carb and perfect for an appetizer, this recipe requires less than ten ingredients to get started. You’ll need mushrooms, button-sized are a flavorful choice, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese, basil and garlic powder.
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15. Warm Fig and Prosciutto Goat Cheese Dip
Ten minutes is all it takes to make this oh-so-good goat cheese dip. You’ll start by softening the goat and cream cheese with a food processor, until it’s easy to whip the cheeses together. Fold in your chopped prosciutto and spread fig jam on top.
16. Pecan Cranberry Goat Cheese
Goat cheese is good on its own, but add in pecan and cranberry, and the flavors burst out of it. The best part? It takes all of five minutes to make. You’ll need a plain goat cheese log, chopped pecans, dried cranberries, parsley, honey and your favorite crackers.
17. Mini Shepherd’s Pie Bites
Do you have a baking pan? If so, this is one of the Friendsgiving appetizer ideas that you’ll need to add to your must-try list. You’ll need about 30 minutes to prep the dish and 20 to cook it.
Heavy and tasty, you’ll use yellow potatoes, diced carrots, onion, celery, garlic, thyme, oregano, ground beef, flour, tomato paste, hot sauce and quite a few other ingredients.
18. Apple Flatbread Pizza
If you’re a fan of apple flatbread pizza, this is the right idea for you. You’ll make the dough yourself, and top with onion, salt, pepper, ricotta cheese, olive oil, thyme, apples and arugula.
You’ll do a lot of mixing with this recipe, and while you can do it by hand, it’s a lot easier with an electric mixer.
19. Sausage Stuffing Bites
Do you love eating stuffing? If so, these stuffing bites are a real treat. Family Fresh Meals will walk you through how to make a cranberry dipping sauce that you’ll dunk your stuffing into. You’ll need hot and mild Italian sausage, homemade stuffing, cheddar cheese, cranberries and a few other ingredients.
20. Brie, Apple, and Honey Crostini
You’ll need a baguette that you’ll cut into ½-inch slices, add apple butter, Brie, apples, lemon juice and candied pecans to the crostini. Top with a drizzle of honey and eat away. These crostini are absolutely addicting.
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21. Cranberry Brie Bits
Need to make something in a pinch? Cranberry brie bites take all but 15 minutes to make and are made with just four ingredients: puff pastry sheets, cranberry sauce, brie cheese and pistachios.
22. Apple Butter and Melted Brie Tart
Savory, sweet and easy to pick up, these melted brie tarts are going to be a major hit among your friends. You’ll add the flavor of cinnamon apple butter, crisp apples, bacon, thyme and melted brie cheese for a pick-up and eat appetizer.
23. Smoky Chipotle Pumpkin Hummus
I would have never thought that hummus would make it onto this list of Friendsgiving appetizer ideas, but it did. Healthy and perfect with nacho chips or similar, this hummus is made with chickpeas, chipotle chiles, pumpkin puree, cumin, roasted pumpkin seeds and other fall-inspired ingredients. Here is a quick recipe.
24. Baked Brie and Prosciutto Rolls
Crispy and delish, you’ll lay out the frozen phyllo dough, place a piece of thin prosciutto and Brie on top and roll them up. You’ll then bake them and serve when they’re golden brown and have just the right texture. This recipe does call for you to prep the dough, but it’s so easy. Here is a great recipe.
25. Veggie Quiche Bites
Quiche is always one of the first appetizers to be gobbled up. You’ll use gluten-free flour mix to make the crust and fill it with almond milk, spinach or kale, basil, mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, garlic and almond cheese.
If you have a mini muffin pan, it will make cooking up these bites much easier.
26. Mini Chorizo Chili Bread Bowls
Bread chorizo bowls? How delightful! You’ll make these mini bowls out of yeast rolls and hollow out the core of each roll before filling with chili. But you need to make your chili very thick, or your bread bowls will turn into a soggy mess.
And if you reach this point, you’ll top it with some sour cream (if you like), cheese, green onions and even a small slice of jalapeno.
27. Fall Bruschetta
Bruschetta is another fan favorite among anyone – young and old – during Friendsgiving. You can prep the bruschetta in just five minutes and finish them within thirty minutes. On top of the bread, you’ll spread ricotta cheese, butternut squash, diced apples, cinnamon and nutmeg, allspice, a handful of other spices and a good balsamic vinegar.
But before you do that, you’ll need to bake the butternut squash for 15 minutes and toast the bread.
