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We are always on the lookout for sweet and savory cranberry appetizers to add color and zing to Christmas time or anytime.
Traditionally, we tend to think of cranberries during the fall and winter holiday seasons since fresh ones are so easily available.
Cranberry holiday appetizers, side dishes, desserts, glazes all come to mind! We are loons for fresh cranberries here at the Chew.
But did you know that you can freeze fresh cranberries to use over the next eight months?
Yes, and it’s exactly what we do.
We buy bags of them on sale and throw them in the freezer so we can cook with them all year. We find cranberries really hard to find outside of this time of year.
Whether fresh or frozen or canned, tart cranberries make great appetizers all year long. Cranberry recipes aren’t just for holiday parties, after all. (But they do go great with fall flavors.)
Here are tantalizing cranberry appetizer recipes that will wow your taste buds and your friends!
Turkey Cranberry Sliders
Inside, thin layers of tender turkey and melted provolone meet the tart-sweet burst of cranberry sauce, held together in warm, golden sliders.
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Cranberry BBQ Meatballs
But I ran out of grape jelly one day mid-recipe and had to improvise with a can of jellied cranberry sauce. That little switch created a sweet, tangy, and savory appetizer that blew everyone away.
Cranberry Brie Bites Recipe
Finger foods are a must when entertaining, and what can be better than four-ingredient appetizers? This combination of puff pastry, brie cheese and chopped whole cranberries (or use leftover cranberry sauce) will bring everyone back for more because these cranberry bites are addicting!
Your mini muffin tins have never been so happy to serve!
Baked Goat Cheese Roasted Cranberry Appetizer
If you are a fan of baked goat cheese, then this appetizer also with cranberries is for you.
It looks complex but is actually an easy cranberry appetizer to make.
The presentation is stunning and will definitely satisfy appetites before the main course arrives!
Cranberry Brie Pizza
We believe that perhaps any combination of great ingredients will taste even better in the form of a pizza! Pull out your baking sheet or pizza stone and get this one going.
The crescent roll dough makes this one super easy to pull together.
Cranberry Brie Pizza most assuredly is included on that list. Not sure?
Give this easy cranberry appetizer a try and you just might be amazed!
Use a pizza cutter for easy serving.
Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip
The simple recipe with a block of cream cheese makes the tartness of the cranberries really pop in this cranberry appetizer dip.
And it just gets better with the no-cooking and served cold instructions!
The hint of cilantro and green onion on top pretty much seal the deal!
You can’t go wrong with this cranberry cream cheese appetizer for your friendsgiving celebration.
Cranberry Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip
If tart, spicy and sweet are words you like to hear when someone describes a cranberry mixture, then this is the quick recipe that will knock your socks off!
Pro tip to remember is that this recipe does recommend refrigerating overnight, so plan ahead with this one!
Served cold on a bed of whipped cream cheese to balance the flavors!
Cranberry Pecan Goat Cheese Truffles
To be honest, these eye-catching truffles are really just mini cheese balls that are both creamy and crunchy and fabulous! Gotta start with a simple goat cheese log.
If there happen to be any left over, they will store nicely in the fridge for up to three days.
Cranberry Walnut Pinwheels
This cranberry bite appetizer uses a tortilla giving it a completely different look since it is mostly white.
It also calls for walnuts instead of the more commonly used pecans.
You can see it is working hard to set itself apart from the others!
Cranberry Olive Cheese Skewers
Have you ever found yourself out of time and in immediate need of an appetizer?
Choose this cranberry recipe and you will win your crowd over! Being easy and customizable is this recipe’s superpower!
You load your ingredients on sturdy toothpicks and serve! Instant fun!
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