Crostini Appetizer with Goat Cheese

Not just pretty but delicious too; these Crostini Appetizer with Goat Cheese that are topped with pomegranate arils, rosemary, and honey, are perfect for holiday entertaining from Thanksgiving through the New Year.

I made these Crostini Appetizers with Goat Cheese just days before Christmas last year and there was no way I could photograph them and get them on the blog so I've calendared them for a LONG time. I'm lucky I remembered how much I loved these and how quickly they disappeared at a cocktail party I took them to.

Super tasty little morsels that just happen to include the colors of the holiday; how perfect is that?

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Easy too. A baguette is sliced and individual slices are toasted and topped with a goat cheese and cream cheese mixture before being adorned with pomegranate arils and rosemary leaves. Right before serving they are lightly drizzled with sweet honey.

I saved a couple of the Crostini Appetizers with Goat Cheese to share with the neighbor kids I had invited to a slumber party at my house. I never know with them what they will enjoy but was delighted when one of them loved them so much she begged for more. The other two are fussy; their loss isn't it?

Combining goat cheese with cream cheese does two things; it not only softens the tang of the goat cheese but it makes the mixture more spreadable. That's a clear win when you have to spread 40 little pieces of toasted bread!

I first made this delicious appetizer a few years ago...enough years ago that the photos had to remade in order for me to share again; one day I hope all the photos o this site are up to speed...redoing hundreds of them takes time!

If you are not an avowed fan of goat cheese, no worries, simply use all cream cheese or mascarpone or a combination of the two; that would be great too!

Maybe one of the biggest drawbacks for many when they read a recipe like this are those beautiful pomegranate arils. Maybe you've never done it before or maybe you've heard it's an awful mess. No worries, I've got you covered!

First, so many markets are now carrying pomegranate arils that have already been plucked from a pomegranate so no work at all. I know I see them each year at my Costco store so check locally at stores near you.

And second, if they are not available locally, take a peek at this post for the Best Way to Seed Pomegranates that I did a couple of years ago. I had heard and read about SO many methods to remove them and tried them all too...but this one is the best.

The secret is to limit cuts and this way, the only cuts are those that remove a small top piece and one section, using the white membrane as a guide.

From there it's easy to gently pull it apart and not have to cut any more seeds. The juice is in the seeds, keep them intact and you won't have the juice everywhere, including all over your hands!

You will have a beautiful pile of these gorgeous gems and this recipe for Crostini Appetizers with Goat Cheese will need all of the arils from one pomegranate. So I suggest you do two so you'll have leftovers...I love them in salads, for cocktails and as a pretty topping for frosting or whipped cream.

Crostini Appetizer with Goat Cheese are festive aren't they; the perfect colors for the holiday season! I love how easy it is to make this perfect holiday appetizer. Easy to eat too; I can attest to that. The kids that didn't want them? Cool, they became my dinner. Not kidding.

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