Apple Walnut Crostini

These tasty bites of Apple Walnut Crostini, made with delicious Honey Crisp apples, cheese, and balsamic glaze, are the perfect fall or winter appetizer.

These little crostini toasts are topped with sweet crisp apples, gorgonzola cheese, and the sweet drizzle of balsamic glaze. They are the perfect bite that will wow your guests. So easy to make, I brought this to a recent party, and because it’s so light and fresh, everyone loved it!

Apple Walnut Crostini

Chop the apples and mix together with delightful gorgonzola cheese, and chopped walnuts.

Spread a thin layer of goat cheese (or cream cheese), adding the apple mixture on top!

Why I love this recipe

Have you ever had company coming over last minute and you’re trying to think of a quick appetizer?

• Great last minute appetizer with easy ingredients.
• Delicious for a party.
• Good for dinner (with a giant salad).
• Festive for the holidays, like Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

What apples should you use?

But let’s talk apples here. I’m so tired of buying beautiful apples at the market, and being so disappointed when I get them home. Which is why I only buy Honeycrisp, at least during this season. I had a very sweet conversation with an elderly lady yesterday about tart apples versus eating apples. I told her why we love Honeycrisp over other mushier, mealier varieties. They are a bit more money, but so worth the flavor, texture, and crispness!

So for this recipe, I used honeycrisp apples!

There’s nothing like an appetizer served on a fresh French baguette, toasted to perfection! I love to serve crostini at a diner party, and now that the holidays are here, using fresh ingredients such as apples and cranberries is not only beautiful, but festive in flavor. (A reader asked if you could serve this on crackers instead of a baguette. Absolutely!)

Gather these ingredients

• French bread baguette: sliced diagonally (about ½” thick)
• Olive oil, for drizzling
• Goat cheese for spreading (or cream cheese)
• Gorgonzala cheese
• Honeycrisp apple
• Chopped walnuts
• Honey
• Balsamic Glaze

How do you make apple crostini?

1. Pre-heat the oven to broil. Place the baguette slices on a foil-lined baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Broil until toasty. Remove from the oven.
2. Spread each toasted baguette slice with the soft goat cheese (or cream cheese).
3. In a small bowl, combine the gorgonzola cheese, apples, and walnuts. Gently mix together. Drizzle the honey on top. Gently mix again. Divide the mixture evenly amongst the baguette slices and place on top of the cheese.
4. Drizzle each piece with balsamic glaze; serve immediately.

Tips and substitutions:

• Swap out the apples with pears.
• If you toast the crostini on one side for only a few minutes, this will make the crostini tender and not too crisp.
• Optional to toast on both sides (for more crisp).
• You can add dried cranberries.
• Use pecans in place of walnuts.
• Drizzle Delallo’s Balsamic Glaze (our favorite brand) for a wonderful, sweet balsamic flavor, so perfect for the palate, with the cheese and the sweetness of the apples.

Perfect for all and winter entertaining!

More appetizer bites recipes to try:

Pear and Cranberry Bites

Apple slices wreath with caramel sauce

Prosciutto Wrapped Apples

Maple Glazed Sausage Bites

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Apple Walnut Crostini

Sandy Coughlin

These bites of Apple Walnut Crostini, made with Honey Crisp apples, cheese, and balsamic glaze, are the perfect fall or winter appetizer.

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 5 minutes mins

Total Time: 20 minutes mins

Yield: 6

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Ingredients

 

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• 8 oz. French bread baguette, sliced diagonally (about ½” thick)
• Olive oil, for drizzling
• 2-3 Tbsp. goat cheese for spreading
• ¼ cup Gorgonzala cheese
• ½ medium Honeycrisp apple, chopped small
• ⅙ cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tsp. honey
• Balsamic Glaze

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat the oven to HI broil. Place the baguette slices on a foil-lined baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Broil for 1-3 minutes, until toasty. Remove from the oven.
• Spread each toasted baguette slice with the soft goat cheese (or cream cheese).
• In a small bowl, combine the gorgonzola cheese, apples, and walnuts. Gently mix together. Drizzle the honey on top. Gently mix again. Divide the mixture evenly amongst the baguette slices and place on top of the cheese.
• Drizzle each piece with Balsamic Glaze; serve immediately.

Notes

Reposted from November 2015.

Cuisine: American

Course: Appetizer

Calories: 165kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 317mg, Potassium: 94mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 103IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 80mg, Iron: 2mg

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