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Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites – An Easy Party Appetizer!

Published: Dec 29, 2017 · Modified: Oct 28, 2020 by Myra · This post may contain affiliate links

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The perfect hors d'oeuvre or finger food - Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

These Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites make the perfect easy party appetizer! 

Whether you want elegant finger foods for New Year’s Eve or the holidays, or something light for casual entertaining, these puff pastry bites are easy and so delicious!

Light and elegant, these make the best finger food for any kind of party! Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

Hello everyone!  Hope you had a wonderful holiday and you’re getting ready for an exciting New Year’s Eve! 

This is such a busy time of year for entertaining and parties – it definitely helps to have a few easy recipes for appetizers or finger foods that are versatile and delicious!

The beauty of these herb and goat cheese puff pastry bites is that they’re light and fresh – and perfect for any time of year – winter, spring, summer or fall. 

So don’t feel that you can only make these during the holidays, just because they look a bit fancy. 🙂  In fact, pour yourself a glass of wine and make these for dinner – you won’t be disappointed!

These puff pastry bites use a few pantry, fridge and freezer staples and you might already have everything on hand!  Puff pastry is one of my favorite things to keep stocked in my freezer, for the sheer versatility it offers – plus everything you make with it looks classy 🙂

Minimizing Costs

This recipe also calls for both cream cheese and goat cheese. 

Sometimes these ingredients can be pricey, but I LOVE them both and would never want to give them up, so in that case I try to find cheaper ways to buy them. 

Goat cheese is much cheaper when bought in bulk at Costco and can be frozen. 

Cream cheese often goes on sale and I wait for an amazing sale and stock up – the best before date on the packages is usually months away.

Other than those ingredients this recipe just calls for garlic and herbs (you can use fresh or dried – but fresh is always better, in my opinion) – and you can adjust the herbs to suit what you love or what you have on hand. 

You can also really easily double this recipe to make two dozen bites.

Hope you decide to make these puff pastry bites for your New Year’s Eve celebrations this year!  Enjoy! 🙂

Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites – An Easy Party Appetizer! – Step-by-Step Instructions

Ingredients for Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites – An Easy Party Appetizer! – Ingredients

Cut puff pastry into squares for Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Cut a sheet of thawed puff pastry into 12 squares (they will actually be rectangles), using a sharp knife.

Stretch puff pastry into a square for Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

Gently stretch each piece into a square.

Gently press puff pastry squares into muffin tin for Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray (or grease it however you’d like) and gently nestle a square of puff pastry into each well.  Set aside.

Mix goat cheese, cream cheese, garlic and herbs for Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

In a medium sized bowl, use a hand mixer to whip 4 oz of softened cream cheese and 2 oz of goat cheese until creamy. 

Add 2 minced garlic cloves, 2 chopped green onions (about 2 tablespoons) – or the equivalent amount of chives, 1 tablespoon of dried parsley (or 2 tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley) and 1/8 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper.

You can substitute other herbs for the parsley if you want too – dill, basil and tarragon would all be delicious – either alone or combined.  Mix well to combine completely.

Scrape filling into a small bowl to make it easier to work with for Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!
Scrape the filling into a smaller bowl to make it easier to work with.

Put a spoonful of filling into each square of puff pastry for Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

Divide filling evenly between puff pastry cups.  I fit about 2 teaspoons in each cup.  Bake for 17 minutes, or until filling is golden brown and puffed.  Serve warm or at room temperature.  Garnish with fresh chives or herbs if you want.

For New Year's Eve, a holiday party or just to eat with a glass of wine, these are the best - Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

Enjoy! 🙂

Puff pastries filled with goat cheese and herbs on white plate.

Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites - An Easy Party Appetizer!

These Herb and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites make the perfect easy party appetizer! Whether you want elegant finger foods for New Year's Eve or the holidays, or something light for casual entertaining, these puff pastry bites are easy and so delicious!
4.43 from 14 votes
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American, French
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 17 minutes
Total Time: 37 minutes
Servings: 12 puff pastry bites
Calories: 158kcal
Author: Myra

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed)
  • 4 oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 2 oz goat cheese
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 green onions - about 2 tbsp (chopped finely) (can also use chives)
  • 1 tbsp dried parsley*
  • 1/8 tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray.
  • Roll out puff pastry sheet and use a sharp knife to cut it into 12 rectangles (see photo below) - 3x4.
  • Lift each rectangle and gently stretch it into more of a square.  Nestle it into the well of a muffin cup.  Once they are all filled, set aside.
  • In a medium sized bowl, use a hand mixer to whip cream cheese and goat cheese until creamy. 
  • Add garlic and herbs and mix well.  Divide cream cheese mixture evenly between puff pastry bites. 
  • Bake for 17 minutes, or until puff pastry is golden brown and puffed.  Serve warm or at room temperature.  Garnish with extra chopped herbs or chives (optional).  Enjoy! 🙂

Notes

* You can use any combination of herbs you like.  Dill, basil and tarragon would also be delicious!

Nutrition

Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 29mg | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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  1. Gina Groener says

    June 27, 2022 at 11:12 pm

    I want to make these but I’m afraid there will be too many, for a small dinner party. Do you think any leftovers could be frozen and rebaked are a later time?

    Reply
    • Myra says

      July 03, 2022 at 3:18 pm

      Hi Gina! I’ve never tried that, so to be honest I’m not sure it would work. I feel like the puff pastry would be mushy after freezing and thawing and baking again. I do think that you could freeze half of the filling and then use it to make more tarts at a later date, but again I’ve never tried it. I think if I was going to try something I’d probably try that. Please let me know what you do and how it works out for you! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Hilary says

    September 22, 2020 at 5:59 pm

    What about a daub of fig jam under the cheese mixture.
    Wouldthe pastry go soggy.

    Reply
    • Myra says

      September 23, 2020 at 8:44 am

      Hi Hilary! Yes, I think it might make the pastry to go a little soggy (although if you do decide to try it, please let us know!). Instead maybe you could put it on top of the cheese mixture and it should work out fine. Just make sure that whatever herbs you are using in the cheese mixture will taste good with the fig jam. Please let me know how it goes if you try it! Thanks 🙂

      Reply
  3. Calli says

    August 07, 2020 at 9:07 pm

    If one is not a fan of goat cheese, what other cheese could work well here?
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Myra says

      August 10, 2020 at 9:31 pm

      Hi Calli! I think you could just substitute with a little extra cream cheese if you want, although you may want to add a pinch of extra salt. If you like feta, that would probably be a good substitute for the goat cheese too. If you try it please let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  4. Melissa says

    November 12, 2019 at 9:34 am

    5 stars
    Had this over the weekend… So good!

    Reply
    • Myra says

      November 13, 2019 at 9:40 am

      Thanks for the feedback Melissa! So glad you liked it! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Evelyn says

    March 08, 2019 at 2:15 pm

    5 stars
    Yummm!

    Reply
    • Myra says

      March 08, 2019 at 3:21 pm

      Thanks for commenting! 🙂

      Reply
    • Tara MacInnis says

      March 08, 2019 at 10:03 pm

      Had these and love love loved them! Gonna make them next time I am invited to an outing

      Reply
      • Myra says

        March 09, 2019 at 3:41 pm

        So glad you enjoyed them! 🙂

        Reply

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