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These Are The 18 BEST Heart-Shaped Appetizers Ever! ❤️

These Are The 18 BEST Heart-Shaped Appetizers Ever! ❤️

These heart-shaped appetizers are equal parts tasty and beautiful! Celebrating an anniversary, bridal shower, a loving thank-you, or just want to treat your kids for Valentine’s Day? Many of these foods are themed for Valentine’s Day but you can enjoy them for any occasion that calls for heart-shaped snacks!

Start your next party or meal with a Taco Heart Ring or Heart Shaped Polenta Crostini. With Heart Shaped Tortilla Chips or Heart Shaped Crackers. Go ahead and pull these out for every special celebration that needs some extra love!

1. Vegetable Pizza

With a heart shaped cookie cutter, you will get the right size and shape for your mini pizzas. Spinach dip and diced broccoli, red peppers, and carrots make great toppings.

2. Buttered Pretzels

Not only are these pretzels fun to eat but they are also fun to make. These are similar to regular soft pretzels but with a more fun shape that is actually quite easy to get. Once these are done baking, they get brushed with melted butter and should be enjoyed right away.

3. Bruschetta Hearts

Bruschetta is always a good call for an appetizer but turning it into a heart shaped snack makes it that much better! 20 mins prep, with tomato, basil, and garlic.

Here’s a quaint list of super good Valentine’s Day appetizers, too!

4. Mozzarella Cheese Filled Hearts

These heart pies are full of cheese both inside and out, with mozzarella inside and grated parmesan baked on top. The roasted red pepper pesto adds color and pizzazz. These are simple to make, delicious to eat, and perfectly themed. What else could you want in your heart themed appetizers?

5. Taco Heart Ring

All of your favorite parts of a taco are included, such as ground beef, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and salsa. A simple tweak to pull the top into the heart shape, and you are set. A container of salsa in the middle with lettuce, tomato, and onion around it gives it a beautiful presentation while letting everyone serve themselves as much as they would like.

6. ”Hearty” Caprese Skewers

These skewers involve three ingredients and no cooking! A majority of the work involved is in your heart-shaped tomatoes, but even that is much easier than you may believe.

Add a little bit of balsamic vinegar drizzled on top for an extra kick in every bite!

7. Tea Party Sandwiches

White bread and heart-shaped cookie cutters are all you need to make these tea finger sandwiches. There are traditional cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches, egg salad with dill, and a ham salad, so everyone can grab whichever fits their taste.

8. Heart Shaped Bacon

Few foods compare to crispy slices of bacon especially when it is baked into a heart. There are only a couple of extra steps in making your special bacon but even those just take seconds. The only extra steps include shaping your bacon, and re-shaping it after it has baked for a bit.

9. Show The Love Salad

All you need is a small heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out the heart shapes in your cucumber, red peppers, and mozzarella cheese to make it fun again! Since anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, and other special occasions are usually full of sweet treats, this is a nice way to balance that all out and make sure you get your veggies in too!

10. Roasted Potatoes

Perfect as a side dish or a simple snack, these heart-shaped roasted potatoes are simple and delicious! A little bit of olive oil, salt, and grill seasoning adds tons of flavor. A good tip to keep in mind is that soaking your heart slices in ice water will help them crisp up when you cook them!

11. Heart Shaped Polenta Crostini

With a tube of prepared polenta, this appetizer is very easy to make, but if you prefer to prepare your polenta yourself, feel free to do so! Goat cheese, cream cheese, and milk make a great topping for your cooked polenta with a single roasted cherry tomato on top.

12. Parmesan Garlic Knot Hearts

Even if these were made in the traditional garlic knot shape, they make a great appetizer or side dish for a special dinner. The heart shape makes ‘em that much better! Store-bought breadstick dough makes this very easy to prepare.

Add a Valentine’s Day cocktail to accompany these yummies!

13. Heart Shaped Tortilla Chips

Cookie cutters and food coloring make this fun and perfectly in theme for whatever occasion may call for heart shaped appetizers! These bake for only about ten minutes and will get even crispier as they cool.

14. Queen Of Tomato Tarts

If you opt for pre-made puff pastry, this recipe only uses three ingredients! Use both a larger and smaller cookie cutter to cut out hearts from your pastry while using a smaller one to cut out your tomatoes.

Serve these tart beauties on this heart-shaped serving platter.

15. Flaky Cheese Hearts

Making your own buttery dough only takes five ingredients and with a heart shaped cookie cutter, you get a simple and delicious themed appetizer. A little bit of salt, poppy seeds, and caraway as toppings are delicious and add a Czech touch which is the origin of this recipe.

16. Valentine’s Day Appetizer: Caprese Cups

Here is another twist on Caprese salad to get it perfectly in theme for your celebration or event. These can be made as a no-bake appetizer or baked for extra roasted flavor with your tomatoes.

Any variety of tomatoes works for this but cherry tomatoes are especially delicious. A garnish of basil or Italian seasoning ties all of the flavors together perfectly!

17. Heart Shaped Quesadillas

If you decide to go for these quesadillas to fit in with your heart shaped appetizers, be sure to make them small enough so your guests can avoid filling up on them before the main meal.

They taste so good, you can’t blame anyone for wanting to make these appetizers their entire meal! Whatever you like with your regular quesadillas will taste great with these, too!

18. Mini Cheesy Heart Calzones

Use thin crust pizza dough for this fun finger food and grab both a medium and small cookie cutter to get the right shape. With your extra dough and cheese, you can make a traditionally shaped calzone so nothing goes to waste!

The bottom line

No matter the event or emotion you are facing that calls for heart-shaped appetizers, these 18 pre-meal snacks or party finger foods are easy to make, beautiful to look at, and delicious to eat!

Make heart-shaped waffles and cookies with THIS. And CookingChew tip: When cooking eggs in this heart-shaped egg maker, don’t move it from the heat until the edges of the egg are set.

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Top 18 Cutest Heart-Shaped Appetizers

Top 18 Cutest Heart-Shaped Appetizers

These 18 heart-shaped appetizers are equal parts tasty and beautiful! Celebrate an anniversary, bridal shower, a loving thank-you, or just a romantic moment!

Ingredients

  • Vegetable Pizza
  • Buttered Pretzels
  • Bruschetta Hearts
  • Mozzarella Cheese Filled Hearts
  • Taco Heart Ring
  • ”Hearty” Caprese Skewers
  • Tea Party Sandwiches
  • Heart Shaped Bacon
  • Show The Love Salad
  • Roasted Potatoes
  • Heart Shaped Polenta Crostini
  • Parmesan Garlic Knot Hearts
  • Heart Shaped Tortilla Chips
  • Queen Of Tomato Tarts
  • Flaky Cheese Hearts
  • Valentine’s Day Appetizer: Caprese Cups
  • Heart Shaped Quesadillas
  • Mini Cheesy Heart Calzones

Instructions

  1. Plan your party and pick these heart-shaped appetizers!
  2. Grab your apron and start cookin’.
  3. Steal your guests’ hearts when they start chewin’.
  4. Share your fun on our Facebook!

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