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Fig and Goat Cheese Bites in Phyllo Cups – These easy, three ingredient appetizers are quick and easy, and taste amazing! Serve these easy appetizers at your next Christmas party, New Years Eve bash or any other party!
The holidays are here, and you know what that means? Food and parties! And party food. Throwing a party can be stressful, but don’t stress about the appetizers! These Fig and Goat Cheese Bites are festive and fancy – but easier than you think! With only three ingredients and ten minutes, you can be serving these cute goat cheese appetizers and wow your guests.
If you have been reading this blog for awhile, you know I am a fan of appetizers – especially appetizers that are easy to throw together but are delicious and impressive. Like these Bacon Wrapped Dates, or these Cranberry Brie Mini Tarts.
I’m a big fan of using these mini phyllo cups, because they are so easy to use and they make super cute and delicious appetizers. Not only did I use them in my Cranberry Brie Mini Tarts, but I also used them in these Pomegranate Goat Cheese Mini Tarts and these Easy Mini Baklava Cups. You can find these pre made phyllo cups in the freezer section at the grocery store.
What are your favorite easy appetizers?
Fig and Goat Cheese Bites in Phyllo Cups
Ingredients
- 12 frozen phyllo cups
- 12 teaspoon soft goat cheese (chevre)
- 6 teaspoon fig jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Place phyllo cups in a mini muffin tin or on a baking sheet.
- Add about 1 teaspoon of goat cheese to each phyllo cup. Bake for 10 minutes, or until cups are starting to turn golden and goat cheese is soft.
- Remove from oven and top each cup with about 1/2 teaspoon of fig jam. (I prefer to have more goat cheese than jam in each cup so that it isn't overly sweet.) Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I made these to bring to a dinner at a friend’s home. For a little variety, I put fig jam on 6 of them, regular pesto on 3 and lemon pesto (from Trader Joe’s) on 3. Tasty and easy!
Sounds amazing!
These look wonderful! Making them for a dinner party tonight. I’m substituting spicy bacon jam for the fig, I had it on hand and have been looking for ways to use it. My guests will be here in a half hour, I hope they like them (I have a feeling they will)! Thanks for posting this recipe.
Wonderful, I hope they loved them.
They did! 😁
Hello
Do you thaw the frozen cups prior to filling and baking?
Thank you
Hi, no I don’t!
I’d like to make these at someone’s house. Could I prep them at home, and bake after arriving at my friends’ house an hour or two later? They’d be thawed.
Hi Chris – I haven’t tried making them ahead so I’m not sure. It might be fine but they might get a little soggy. I would keep them cold if you can until ready to bake. Also don’t put the fig jam on until after they are baked.
Hi! Can these be frozen if there are leftovers?
Hi Kelly – I haven’t tried so I can’t be sure. The only concern I would have is that the goat cheese might get a weird texture after freezing. Let us know if you give it a try!
These look amazing. Looking forward to trying them. What is the garnish u have in the picture? I would like to top it w/ a dolup of something crunchy but can’t have nuts. Any suggestions?
Hi Ann – the garnish is fresh thyme.
I made these phyllo cups with goat cheese and fig jam. I put the phyllo cups directly on a tin foil covered baking tray. They were delicious and beautiful to look at. A perfect fall appetizer.
My daughter made these for Christmas Eve and they were delicious!!!! I’m making them for the Super Bowl. My husband and I are looking forward to these.
So happy to hear that!
These look delicious! We’re hosting a family Bible study with appetizer potluck, and I’ve decided to try this and the bacon wrapped dates! Both sound delicious and only a few ingredients and baked in the oven so simple and doable for me for a small crowd 😊
Oh yay! Those are both great appetizers and easy, I hope you have a great potluck!
Wow – – this is something you could throw together and serve and people would feel special eating it. That’s exactly the kind of food I like to share. Great recipe!
So glad you liked it Deen!