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20 Fall Appetizers You'll Want to Make Forever

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Leah Goggins November 17, 2021
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Pomegranate, Cranberry & Brie Bruschetta

These small bites are so tasty, you'll want to snack around all day. Featuring delicious fall produce like cauliflower, sweet potatoes and mushrooms, these healthy appetizers have four- and five-star ratings, so you know they taste as good as they look. This mix of recipes, like our Pomegranate, Cranberry & Brie Bruschetta and Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms, has something to offer everyone.

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Pomegranate, Cranberry & Brie Bruschetta

Pomegranate, Cranberry & Brie Bruschetta
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Make this simple festive appetizer for your holiday guests. Toasted baguette slices with creamy, melted brie are topped with an orange-cranberry-pomegranate mixture--each bite delivers an explosion of flavor and texture!

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Sriracha-Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

Sriracha-Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
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This recipe for spicy Buffalo cauliflower bites is a great vegetarian alternative to Buffalo wings. Roasted cauliflower stands in for chicken and provides more fiber and fewer calories. Serve this easy appetizer with carrot sticks, celery and your favorite ranch or blue cheese dressing.

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Loaded Sweet Potato Nacho Fries

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Bump up the vitamin A and fiber when you swap tortilla chips for sweet potatoes in this healthy recipe. Serve as an appetizer at your next party or turn it into dinner by adding chicken, tofu, shrimp or more beans for protein.

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Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms

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This crab-stuffed mushroom recipe is perfect for Christmas, New Year's Eve and other holiday parties or any other time you need a quick and easy appetizer. The filling is light and fresh thanks to hearts of palm, a tender vegetable with a mild flavor (similar to artichokes) that doesn't mask the rich, sweet flavor of fresh crabmeat.

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Loaded Cauliflower Bites

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Crispy slices of roasted cauliflower topped with cheese, sour cream and bacon make a tasty low-carb alternative to classic loaded potato skins.

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3-Ingredient Cranberry-Brie Bites

3-Ingredient Cranberry-Brie Bites
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Baked Brie is a perennially popular appetizer. Here, we complement the Brie with tart cranberry sauce and bake it in pretty individual tartlets using premade pie crust for an ultra-easy crowd-pleasing appetizer.

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Easy Stuffed Mushrooms

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This healthy stuffed mushroom appetizer is a nice balance of soft mushrooms, creamy filling and crunchy topping. This combination tastes downright decadent, but it's actually good for you. Be sure to get all of the moisture out of the chopped mushrooms before moving on to the next step; if not, the filling will be soggy and make the mushroom caps watery.

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Pear-Pecan Cheese Ball

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Sweet pear, salty Cheddar cheese and crunchy nuts make this healthy cheese ball recipe an alluring holiday treat. Serve with an array of crudités and crisp party crackers.

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Vegan Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

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Looking for a healthy appetizer for your Super Bowl party or another casual get-together? These vegan Buffalo cauliflower wings are sure to hit the spot. Coated in panko breadcrumbs and spices, these Buffalo cauliflower bites are tender on the inside and crispy on the outside--and don't forget the vegan ranch sauce! This is one of those healthy Super Bowl recipes you won't be able to resist.

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Baked Brie with Jam in Puff Pastry

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Serve this decadent yet easy appetizer with apple wedges and crackers and watch it disappear in seconds! It's bound to be your new party go-to.

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Sweet Potato Skins with Guacamole

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Top crispy sweet potato skins with guacamole for a healthy take on classic potato skins in this easy crowd-pleasing recipe.

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3-Ingredient Cheddar & Apple Bites

3-ingredient Cheddar Apple Bites
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Creamy apple butter and sharp Cheddar cheese are a perfect match in these easy party hors d'oeuvres. This recipe calls for prepared pie crust, which is pressed into mini muffin tins to make little tart shells, so it's super easy to make as well. Add slices of apple for extra crunch, if you'd like, or keep these bites simple. Either way, consider making a double batch--they'll go quickly.

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3-Ingredient Blue Cheese & Fig Bites

3-ingredient blue cheese & fig bites
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Salty-tangy blue cheese pairs beautifully with sweet fig jam in these easy appetizers, which are perfect for a holiday party. The optional minced chives add a nice pop of color, but these are just as tasty without herbs. Keep the ingredients on hand and you can whip these up for impromptu holiday cocktail parties.

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Baked Spaghetti Squash Fritters

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These crispy loaded fritters are perfect for parties. Baking them instead of frying cuts down on labor (and oil splatters). Be sure to squeeze as much of the liquid out of the spaghetti squash and onion mixture as possible--moisture is the enemy of crispiness.

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Curried Butternut Squash Dip

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This healthy squash dip recipe, spiced with curry and made creamy with the addition of coconut milk, is a delicious alternative to hummus. You can also use other types of winter squash, pumpkin or sweet potatoes in place of the butternut squash in this dip. Serve with crisp raw vegetables or toasted pitas for dipping.

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Empanadas with Chorizo & Potato

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A staple in South American cuisine, homemade empanadas can be served as a main dish or a side. We keep this simple by focusing on the empanada filling and instead of making the dough from scratch, we achieve flaky empanadas with the help of refrigerated pie crust.

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Beet Chips

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Make perfectly crunchy veggie chips at home with this healthy recipe. Use a mandoline to slice the beets extra-thin for the optimum crunch!

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Roasted Cauliflower & Walnut Dip

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This creamy roasted cauliflower dip has the texture of hummus but swaps chickpeas for roasted cauliflower and walnuts for tahini. A head of roasted garlic--which is cooked at the same time as the cauliflower--gives it great flavor.

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Pear & Camembert Crostini

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Up your appetizer game with this fruit-topped cheese crostini recipe. Warm preserves give the pears a shiny glaze and prevent them from browning.

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Rustic Mushroom Tart

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Don't let phyllo dough's fussy reputation put you off: our method of brushing olive oil and sprinkling breadcrumbs between the layers makes this tart actually quite simple to assemble, and helps keep it healthy. It can be served as a main course or cut into smaller pieces and enjoyed as an appetizer.

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    1 of 20 Pomegranate, Cranberry & Brie Bruschetta
    2 of 20 Sriracha-Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
    3 of 20 Loaded Sweet Potato Nacho Fries
    4 of 20 Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
    5 of 20 Loaded Cauliflower Bites
    6 of 20 3-Ingredient Cranberry-Brie Bites
    7 of 20 Easy Stuffed Mushrooms
    8 of 20 Pear-Pecan Cheese Ball
    9 of 20 Vegan Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
    10 of 20 Baked Brie with Jam in Puff Pastry
    11 of 20 Sweet Potato Skins with Guacamole
    12 of 20 3-Ingredient Cheddar & Apple Bites
    13 of 20 3-Ingredient Blue Cheese & Fig Bites
    14 of 20 Baked Spaghetti Squash Fritters
    15 of 20 Curried Butternut Squash Dip
    16 of 20 Empanadas with Chorizo & Potato
    17 of 20 Beet Chips
    18 of 20 Roasted Cauliflower & Walnut Dip
    19 of 20 Pear & Camembert Crostini
    20 of 20 Rustic Mushroom Tart

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