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Cheese Appetizer

Published: November 23, 2021 | Last Updated: November 23, 2021 | Lisa 3 Comments
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Try this gorgeous finger food Cheese Appetizer with layers of deli-style sliced cheese, a cream filling loaded with chopped nuts and dried fruit.

Grab a few ingredients, and make this recipe the night before your party. You can even use nuts dried fruit you have on hand. It's a fun party food idea for cheese boards...

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Cheese Appetizer Ingredients

How To Make Cheese Appetizer Finger Food

  1. In a mixing bowl, blend the cream cheese, sea salt, and hot sauce. Use a hand mixer to get it fluffy. Or use whipped cream cheese if you don't have a hand mixer.
  2. Finely chop dried cherries and almonds- important as this helps the mixture spread evenly. Stir in cherries and almonds until well combined. (or other combinations: sun-dried tomatoes and toasted pine nuts or dried cranberries and pecans etc.
  3. On a 12-inch square piece of foil, place two cheese slices side-by-side. Spread 2-3 tablespoons (very thin layer) of the cream mixture across both cheese slices using a small offset spatula or knife.
  4. Repeat this four more times. Top with two cheese slices.
  5. Carefully fold the foil like a package around the cheese stacks, and seal tightly. Tuck in the fridge overnight or for at least 8 hours to chill and set.
  6. When ready to serve, remove foil, and cut in half lengthwise down the middle of each cheese slice, and then crosswise down in neat ¼ inch slices. Serve chilled with assorted crackers on a platter.

If you want to learn how to make your own sun-dried tomatoes at home, take a look at my entire recipe post on ideas to dry them at home using either an oven or dehydrator.

Just use them dry in this recipe, not the ones packed in olive oil.

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-deviled eggs
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-jalapeno poppers
-sliced meats
-small sandwiches
-hot baked hor d'oeuvres
-meatballs
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White round plate filled with cheese appetizers with crackers and garnished with basil.
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Stacked Cheese Appetizer

A gorgeous finger food Cheese Appetizer with layers of deli-style sliced cheese, a cream filling loaded with chopped nuts and dried fruit.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 72
Calories 55kcal
Author Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

Offset Icing Spatula

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened, or buy whipped cream cheese
  • ½ teaspoon hot sauce Tabasco
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • assorted crackers

Cherry, Almond, and Cheddar Cheese

  • 2 ounce packages deli-style sliced cheese 20 slices of cheese total
  • ¼ cup almonds finely chopped
  • ¼ cup dried cherries finely chopped

Sun Dried Tomato, Pine Nuts, and Pepper Jack Cheese

  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • ¼ cup sun dried tomatoes dry pack, not oil packed

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, blend the cream cheese, sea salt, and hot sauce. Use a hand mixer to get it fluffy. Or use whipped cream cheese if you don't have a hand mixer.
  • Finely chop dried cherries and almonds-this helps the mixture spread evenly. Stir in cherries and almonds until well combined.
    OR
    Finely chop sun-dried tomatoes and toasted pine nuts (toast in a pan until just golden with a sprinkle of sea salt) this helps the mixture spread evenly. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts until well combined.
  • On a 12-inch square piece of foil, place two cheese slices side-by-side. Spread 2-3 tablespoons (very thin layer) of the cream mixture across both cheese slices using a small offset spatula or knife.
  • Repeat this four more times. Top with two cheese slices.
  • Carefully fold the foil like a package around the cheese stacks, and seal tightly. Tuck in the fridge overnight or for at least 8 hours to chill and set.
  • When ready to serve, remove foil, and cut in half lengthwise down the middle of each cheese slice, and then crosswise down in neat ¼ inch slices. Serve chilled with assorted crackers on a platter.

Notes

Filling Flavor Combinations

  • pecans & dried cranberries
  • dried cherry & almonds
  • sun-dried tomatoes & toasted pine nuts
  • macadamia nuts & dried pineapple
  • dried blueberries & salted cashews
  • dried apricots & pistachios

sliced cheese

Use any sliced cheese you prefer. I used cheddar and pepper jack cheese. Most packages have 10 slices, so if you stack 2 sets of 5 cheese slices high, it will cut into 36 cheese appetizers.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 178IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Jessica Robinson says

    November 23, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    5 stars
    This is such a wonderful and unique idea for a holiday appetizer! Such wonderful flavors that were a huge hit!

    Reply
  2. Tara Miller says

    November 23, 2021 at 10:36 am

    5 stars
    I took this to a ladies happy hour and they all loved it and wanted the recipe.

    Reply
    • Lisa says

      November 23, 2021 at 10:37 am

      Isn't it fun? People always ask how you do it!

      Reply

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