Who can deny Italian food's enticing flavors and ingredients? Simply arrange a plate of cheeses, meats, fruit, chutney, to serve alongside any of these Italian Puff Pastry Appetizers for your next celebration.
From Asparagus Puff Pastry Bundles, Tomato Tarts, Ricotta Spinach Tarts and Parmesan Pinwheels, you can't go wrong with this collection of puff pastry recipes.
Appetizers are a lot of fun to make for any type of gathering. Food tastes better when it's small for some reason. Maybe it's because we think we can eat more of it when it's smaller!
This collection was inspired by my Tips for Creating the Perfect Cheese Board on this site, and pairs well with my Italian Easter Recipes collection.
Table of Contents
Favorite Italian Appetizers
- Tomato Tarts Puff Pastry - another one of my easy Italian Puff Pastry Appetizers.
- Spinach Artichoke Puff Pastry
- Tomato and Mozzarella Puff Pastry Bites
- Caprese Antipasto Skewers
Make Ahead Appetizers
- Most puff pastry appetizers can not be baked too far in advance of your celebration.
- You can, however, prep ahead the appetizers and have them in the refrigerator on baking trays covered with plastic wrap.
- This way they're ready to be baked just a few minutes before everyone arrives or when the doorbell rings.
- A few of the Italian Puff Pastry Appetizers can be prepared ahead of time and frozen. Pull them out of the freezer the morning of your event and place on baking trays lined with parchment paper. Store them in the refrigerator until you're ready to bake and serve.
Appetizer Serving Tips
- Depending on the number of attendees, determine the appropriate amount of appetizers. Three appetizers will suffice for smaller gatherings. If you're hosting a party with more than ten people, up the quantity of appetizers to five.
- Make an effort to include a variety of vegetables, breads, and proteins for your first course.
- Italians love cheese. How do I know? Because I'm Italian. A lovely display of meats and cheeses on a wooden cutting board can serve as protein.
- Vegetables can be accompanied by a dip.
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Italian Puff Pastry Appetizers
Individual circles of buttery puff pastry topped with grated mozzarella cheese and a garden-fresh tomato.
These easy Pesto Pinwheels with Cheese and Prosciutto are my latest puff pastry fave.
This goat cheese puff pastry appetizer with sundried tomatoes is an easy 3-ingredient appetizer that is done in less than 30 minutes.
These Olive and Goat Cheese bites are the perfect appetizer. Salty, savory, and creamy, their flavor is elevated by fresh lemon and herbs.
These Prosciutto Asparagus Puff Pastry Bundles are an easy and elegant appetizer or brunch idea!
My easy Italian appetizer with puff pastry, black olives, fresh basil, cherry tomatoes and sliced salami. Great flavors and appetizing colors!
Ricotta Spinach Tarts are a fast and easy appetizer. Pre-made pastry makes these tarts so easy, and each one is filled to the brim with a delicious cheesy spinach ricotta filling.
These Parmesan Puff Pastry Pinwheels are an easy appetizer recipe of light and fluffy puff pastry filled with Parmesan, pancetta, and parsley!
These easy puff pastry tarts filled with mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, and fresh rosemary make a great appetizer for any occasion!
Dates have had a resurgence lately. Dates add great pops of sweetness to salads and depth of flavor in braises.
These Meatball Stuffed Crescent Rolls make the perfect appetizer, a simple pie crust filled with a classic Italian meatball filling then rolled and baked.
Delicious Parmesan Pesto Twists perfect for a snack or as an easy and impressive appetizer. 4 ingredients are all you need!
This appetizer delight is wrapped with a puff pastry and filled with delicious ingredients like pesto, roasted red peppers and cheese.
Easy Italian sausage appetizers are perfect for a casual party or an at-home brunch. Seasoned sausage served in mini pie pastry cups make this bite sized recipe delicious for entertaining.
Light and flaky puff pastry twisted with fontina cheese, thinly sliced prosciutto, Dijon mustard, fresh rosemary and thyme.
These puff pastry caprese bites, made using ready-rolled puff pastry, are quick, simple and eye-catching.
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