Best Cheese Canapes Recipes

CUCUMBER & BLUE CHEESE CANAPéS

Steps:

• Beat the ricotta with the blue cheese and onion until really smooth. Arrange the cucumber slices on a large platter. Top each cucumber slice with some of the cheese mixture - you can pipe it on if you want a professional finish.
• Top half with a grape and sliver of pecan, and the remainder with pomegranate seeds and thyme. Keep chilled until ready to serve. Will keep in the fridge for up to one day.

SPANISH OLIVE AND CREAM CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut 40 rounds from bread slices with cutter, then brush 1 side of each round with butter and bake on a large baking sheet until pale golden, about 8 minutes. (Leave toasts on baking sheet.)
• Preheat broiler.
• Finely grate Parmigiano-Reggiano using rasp (you will have about 1 cup). Mash together cream cheese, olives, scallion, bell pepper, paprika, and Sherry until combined well, then top each toast with 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture and sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano. Broil canapés about 4 inches from heat until Parmigiano-Reggiano begins to turn golden, about 1 minute.

MUSHROOM AND CREAM CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Mix together the cream cheese, butter, and egg yolk until very smooth.
• Mix in the Parmesan cheese, pepper, mushrooms, and scallions until well mixed.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Arrange the baguette slices on a broiling pan.
• Top each baguette slice with about a tablespoon of the mushroom mixture.
• Broil four inches from the heat for 3-5 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
• Serve hot.

CREAM CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Cut each slice of bread diagonally in two. Spread butter thinly over each triangle, place, buttered side up, on a cookie sheet and lightly brown in the oven or broil very briefly.
• Mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, Tabasco, green onion and cayenne into a paste. Pile about 1 tablespoon on each triangle of bread on the unbuttered side. Sprinkle with Parmesan, about 1 teaspoon on each. Top each canape with 1/4 of a sun-dried tomato. Freeze.
• Bake, frozen, at 375ºF for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

GOAT CHEESE, CRANBERRY, AND WALNUT CANAPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss nuts with 1 teaspoon oil and cinnamon; season with salt and pepper. Bake until golden, 4 to 6 minutes; set aside to cool.
• Spread baguette slices on same baking sheet and brush with remaining 3 teaspoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Bake until lightly toasted, 10 to 15 minutes, rotating pan halfway through; set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together cheese and 2 tablespoons water until smooth; stir in cranberries and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Divide goat cheese among bread slices and top each with a walnut and thyme leaves.

AVOCADO CANAPES STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pine nuts on a baking sheet; bake until golden brown and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Chop nuts; set aside.
• Arrange five 8-by-8-inch sheets plastic wrap on work surface. Be sure they are smooth and free of wrinkles.
• In a small bowl, stir together pine nuts, goat cheese, and red bell pepper; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Place 4 overlapping slices of avocado on each piece of plastic wrap. Combine lime juice and 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small bowl; brush mixture on avocado. Working with one avocado portion, top with 1 tablespoon goat cheese mixture; bring together corners of plastic wrap, and twist tightly, shaping the avocado into a ball. Continue to twist until plastic wrap breaks, releasing canape. Repeat with remaining avocado.

CHEESE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO CANAPéS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Place bread slices (cut bread into shapes using holiday cookie cutters if desired) in ungreased jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch. Bake about 5 minutes or until toasted.
• Spread each slice with tomato spread. Sprinkle with cheese, bacon and parsley. (If making ahead, cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.) Bake about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve warm.

HERBED CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. , Just before serving, spread 1 tablespoon on each bread slice. Top with a cucumber slice, 1/2 teaspoon green pepper and about 1/4 teaspoon caviar.,

CHEESE MUSHROOM CANAPES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Spread 1 tablespoon mixture over each bread slice; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until bubbly. Serve warm.

TOMATO & CHEESE CANAPéS

Steps:

• Cut cheese slices diagonally in half.
• Top crackers with basil, cheese and tomatoes.

BLUE CHEESE MOUSSE CANAPES WITH RADISH

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the blue and cream cheeses until very smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Fold the whipped cream into the mousse until well blended. There should be no lumps. Transfer the mousse to a pastry bag fitted with a round tip. Pipe the mousse onto the white bread rounds and top each with a radish slice. Serve.

SPANISH OLIVE & CREAM CHEESE CANAPES (ZWT-8)

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position & preheat oven to 375°F
• Cut 40 sml rounds from bread slices w/cutter, then brush 1 side of ea round w/butter & bake on a lrg baking sheet until pale golden (about 8 min). Remove from oven, but leave toasts on baking sheet. Preheat broiler.
• Finely grate Parmigiano-Reggiano using rasp (yield = approx 1 cup). You may use a pre-grated variety if able to find.
• Mash together cream cheese, olives, scallion, bell pepper, paprika & sherry until combined well. Then top each toast w/1 tsp cream cheese mixture & sprinkle w/grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• Broil canapés about 4 in from heat until Parmigiano-Reggiano begins to turn golden (about 1 min).
• COOK NOTES: Toasts can be made 1 dy ahead, cooled completely & then kept in an airtight container at room temperature. The cream cheese mixture can be made 1 dy ahead (chill & cover). Bring to room temp before using.
• MY TIP: My choice would be to brush the bread slices while still whole & then cut the rounds. This would mean far less time spent handling 40 sml pieces of bread.

BLUE CHEESE CANAPES WITH PECANS AND GRAPES

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Toast pecans in a shallow baking pan until fragrant and a shade darker, about 10 minutes. Toss hot pecans in pan with butter and salt, then cool.
• Coarsely chop nuts, then toss together with cheese in a bowl, without mashing.
• Top each cracker with a mounded teaspoon of cheese mixture, pressing together slightly, then top with a parsley leaf and a grape half, gently pressing them into cheese.

SPANISH OLIVE AND CREAM CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Set oven rack to middle position.
• Cut out about 40 rounds with a 1-1/2 - 2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter (can use end of a small glass but be very careful not to break glass, a biscuit cutter works the best!).
• Place on a large baking sheet and brush one side with melted butter.
• Bake for about 8 minutes, or until golden brown (leave the toasts on the baking sheet).
• Set oven to broiler heat.
• In a bowl mix together cream cheese, olives, green onion or scallions, red bell pepper and paprika (add a couple teaspoons of dry sherry in if you have some) mix until well combined.
• Top each toast with about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture, then sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Broil 4-inches from heat until the Parmesan begins to turn golden (about 1 minute).

TOMATO AND CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Top each cracker with basil, cheese and tomato, and voila! you have a canape!

CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Spread the bread with the butter and with a 2-inch scalloped cutter cut into 12 rounds. Arrange the salami, the cheese, and the bell pepper decoratively on the bread, spoon small dollops of the mustard onto the canapés, and press the onions into the mustard.
• The canapés may be made 30 minutes in advance and kept covered and chilled. Arrange the canapés on a platter.

GOAT CHEESE AND MUSHROOM CANAPéS

Steps:

• Mix mushrooms with juice and oil; season with salt and pepper; let sit until wilted, 20 minutes. Mix with cheese, chives and thyme. Serve on toast points.

QUICK CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Mix ingredients well and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Roll mixture into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.

CHERRY TOMATO CANAPES WITH GOAT CHEESE AND CAVIAR

Steps:

• Cut the base off each of the cherry tomatoes and scoop out the seeds. Put them, cut side down and sit on kitchen paper to absorb any tomato juices from inside.
• In a bowl, mix together the goat's cheese, cream and chopped chives and season with salt and pepper. This can now be spooned or piped (piping looks more stylish and professional) into the hollowed-out tomatoes.
• Cut the chives for the garnish into 1cm lengths. Top each tomato with a little caviar and a couple of pieces of chive.

RADISH, GOAT CHEESE AND BLACK BREAD CANAPES

Steps:

• Spread six slices of bread with the cheese and six with the butter.
• Cover the cheese with a layer of overlapping radish slices. Cover with the buttered bread. Wrap each sandwich in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve, cut each sandwich in four and arrange the canapes on a platter. Decorate the platter with whole radishes.