25 Best Fall Appetizers Easy, Cozy & Festive Recipes to Impress

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1. Stove Top Lasagna Soup

🛒 Ingredients

  • Ground beef or chicken
  • Onion, garlic
  • Crushed tomatoes, broth
  • Lasagna noodles (broken)
  • Ricotta, mozzarella, basil

👩‍🍳 Directions
Cook meat with onion and garlic, add tomatoes and broth, simmer with noodles until tender. Top with ricotta and mozzarella before serving.


2. Cracker Barrel Squash Casserole

🛒 Ingredients

  • Yellow squash
  • Onion
  • Cream of chicken soup
  • Sour cream
  • Crushed crackers, butter

👩‍🍳 Directions
Cook squash and onion, mix with soup and sour cream, transfer to dish, top with cracker crumbs and butter, bake until golden.


3. Paula Deen Sweet Potato Casserole

🛒 Ingredients

  • Mashed sweet potatoes
  • Sugar, butter
  • Eggs, milk
  • Pecans, brown sugar, flour

👩‍🍳 Directions
Mix sweet potato base with eggs and milk, spread in dish, top with pecan-sugar mixture, bake until bubbly.


4. Sausage Balls with Cream Cheese

🛒 Ingredients

  • Ground sausage
  • Cream cheese
  • Bisquick mix
  • Cheddar cheese

👩‍🍳 Directions
Mix all ingredients into dough, roll into balls, bake until browned and cooked through.


5. Pumpkin Soup

🛒 Ingredients

  • Pumpkin puree
  • Onion, garlic
  • Vegetable broth
  • Cream or coconut milk
  • Nutmeg, cinnamon

👩‍🍳 Directions
Sauté onion and garlic, add pumpkin and broth, simmer, blend smooth, stir in cream and spices.


6. Pumpkin Pie Hummus

🛒 Ingredients

  • Chickpeas
  • Pumpkin puree
  • Tahini
  • Maple syrup
  • Pumpkin pie spice

👩‍🍳 Directions
Blend chickpeas with pumpkin, tahini, syrup, and spices until creamy. Serve with crackers or fruit.


7. Apple Pear Slaw

🛒 Ingredients

  • Apples, pears
  • Cabbage
  • Lemon juice
  • Honey mustard dressing

👩‍🍳 Directions
Shred fruit and cabbage, toss with lemon juice and dressing, chill before serving.


8. Air Fryer Pumpkin Seeds

🛒 Ingredients

  • Fresh pumpkin seeds
  • Olive oil
  • Salt, paprika

👩‍🍳 Directions
Toss seeds in oil and seasoning, air fry until crisp, shake halfway through.


9. Sautéed Sweet Potatoes

🛒 Ingredients

  • Sweet potatoes (cubed)
  • Olive oil
  • Garlic, rosemary
  • Salt & pepper

👩‍🍳 Directions
Sauté potatoes until golden, season with garlic and rosemary, cook until tender.


10. Vegan Baked Beans

🛒 Ingredients

  • White beans
  • Tomato paste
  • Onion, garlic
  • Maple syrup, mustard
  • Apple cider vinegar

👩‍🍳 Directions
Cook onion and garlic, add tomato paste and seasonings, stir in beans, simmer until thick.


11. Brie Cranberry Bites

🛒 Ingredients

  • Puff pastry squares
  • Brie cubes
  • Cranberry sauce

👩‍🍳 Directions
Place brie in pastry, top with cranberry, bake until puffed and golden.


12. Savory Stuffed Dates

🛒 Ingredients

  • Medjool dates
  • Goat cheese or cream cheese
  • Walnuts or almonds

👩‍🍳 Directions
Pit dates, stuff with cheese and nuts, drizzle with honey if desired.


13. Lamb Potstickers

🛒 Ingredients

  • Ground lamb
  • Garlic, ginger, scallions
  • Soy sauce
  • Dumpling wrappers

👩‍🍳 Directions
Mix filling, wrap dumplings, pan-fry then steam until golden and cooked through.


14. Marinated Goat Cheese Spread

🛒 Ingredients

  • Goat cheese rounds
  • Olive oil
  • Garlic, herbs (thyme, rosemary)

👩‍🍳 Directions
Place cheese in jar, cover with oil and herbs, marinate overnight, spread on bread.


15. Whipped Truffle Burrata

🛒 Ingredients

  • Burrata cheese
  • Truffle oil
  • Black pepper
  • Crostini

👩‍🍳 Directions
Whip burrata until creamy, drizzle with truffle oil, spread over crostini.


16. Bourbon Bacon Jam Crostini (replace bourbon with apple juice)

🛒 Ingredients

  • Bacon
  • Onion
  • Brown sugar
  • Apple juice
  • Balsamic vinegar

👩‍🍳 Directions
Cook bacon and onion, stir in sugar, juice, and vinegar, simmer into jam. Spread on toasted bread.


17. Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese Dip

🛒 Ingredients

  • Cream cheese
  • Cranberry sauce
  • Orange zest

👩‍🍳 Directions
Spread cream cheese, top with cranberry sauce and orange zest, serve with crackers.


18. Savory Ricotta and Pumpkin Pinwheels

🛒 Ingredients

  • Puff pastry
  • Ricotta cheese
  • Pumpkin puree
  • Sage

👩‍🍳 Directions
Spread ricotta and pumpkin on pastry, roll, slice into pinwheels, bake until golden.


19. Air Fryer Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

🛒 Ingredients

  • Sweet potatoes
  • Olive oil
  • Garlic butter
  • Fresh herbs

👩‍🍳 Directions
Slice potatoes hasselback style, brush with oil, air fry until tender, finish with garlic butter.


20. Venison Crostini with Whipped Goat Cheese

🛒 Ingredients

  • Venison slices
  • Goat cheese
  • Crostini
  • Cranberry jam

👩‍🍳 Directions
Sear venison, spread goat cheese on crostini, top with meat and cranberry jam.


21. Paleo Meatballs with Cranberry Chili Sauce

🛒 Ingredients

  • Ground beef or turkey
  • Almond flour
  • Egg
  • Cranberry sauce, chili flakes

👩‍🍳 Directions
Form meatballs, bake until cooked, coat with cranberry chili sauce.


22. Candied Bacon Crackers

🛒 Ingredients

  • Crackers
  • Bacon strips
  • Brown sugar

👩‍🍳 Directions
Lay bacon over crackers, sprinkle sugar, bake until caramelized and crisp.


23. Air Fryer Blooming Onion

🛒 Ingredients

  • Large onion
  • Flour, egg, breadcrumbs
  • Paprika, garlic powder

👩‍🍳 Directions
Cut onion into bloom, coat in flour/egg/breadcrumbs, air fry until golden and crisp.


24. Mushroom Tart

🛒 Ingredients

  • Puff pastry
  • Mushrooms
  • Onion, garlic
  • Gruyere or mozzarella

👩‍🍳 Directions
Sauté mushrooms and onion, spread on pastry, top with cheese, bake until golden.


25. Cranberry Crostini

🛒 Ingredients

  • Baguette slices
  • Cream cheese or goat cheese
  • Cranberry relish

👩‍🍳 Directions
Toast bread, spread with cheese, top with cranberry relish.

Adam

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