New Year’s Eve; a time to not only celebrate the accomplishments of the past year, but to also start the next year surrounded by laughter, friends, family, love, champagne, and of course, delicious food. And if you’re hosting a party we know it’s easy to get caught up in getting food prepared, cooked, dished and served, pulling you away from spending wholesome time with your guests.
Below are some of our favorite pear and apple appetizer recipes that are fairly easy to make and serve, and will give you more time to enjoy your company.
Sliced pear and blue cheese crostini’s from Cookin’ Canuck not only look and taste great, they’re about as easy as can be to make; which will keep you out of the kitchen and have more time to spend mingling with guests. And if you’re not the biggest fan of pears, Cookin’ Canuck also has a wonderful goat cheese crostini topped with an apple slice and cinnamon that are just as easy to make.
Looking for a little more robust and heavier appetizer? These pear, blue cheese and yam bites from Pham Fatale are the perfect combination of sweet, savory and salty, and will keep your guests happy and full.
Use this tart apple mix with prosciutto and thyme from Cook the Story tastes on top of a toasted crostini and walnut butter, and you’ve got a fresh bite you’re guests will appreciate to help balance out any of sweet treats they might be enjoying. Even better? Since the apple chunks are tossed with honey and lemon, they won’t turn brown!
These pear slices with fresh blue cheese and a candied walnut are not only elegant looking, but are super simple to make and work great as a gluten-free option too.
You can’t talk about favorite holiday appetizers without including at least one recipe that includes bacon! And these bacon wrapped apple chunks are so simple and easy, they just might become your new go-to recipe.
While these mini caramelized onion, mushroom and apple tarts might take a little longer to whip up, we promise they’ll be a huge hit at your party with their crunchy outside and creamy filling.
And it wouldn’t be a full New Year’s Eve post if we didn’t include a few recipes for some drinks that will help you ring in the new year.
Pear bellini’s; classic and elegant.
This sparkling pear and apple sangria has the perfect amount of zest to it, and is great if you’re looking for a delicious drink that you can make a lot of ahead of time.
And from all of us at Rainier Fruit, we hope you have a wonderful (and safe) New Year’s.