Holiday parties are my favorite parties and just a few days ago I hosted my first of many holiday parties: a cookie exchange and tea party with my girls and their music class friends! We had such a great time and snacked all all sorts of delicious sweet treats. For my next party I plan on hosting a few friends for a Holiday Wine and Apps Party and Dirty Santa Gift Exchange. I love creating bite size savory and sweet goodies for my parties so you can skip cutlery and can mingle and nibble without having to fumble with large and messy food.
I made these Gorgonzola and Cranberry Sweet Potato Rounds specifically for my upcoming appetizer party. It is a festive hors d’oeuvre that looks beautiful on a serving tray and tastes amazing too! I teamed up with Stella® Cheese for this recipe and honestly I had a hard time choosing the perfect cheese out of all their amazing varieties but finally decided on Stella® Gorgonzola Cheese and Stella® Blue Cheese {they can both be used for this recipe}. I also picked up Stella® Parmesan Cheese and Stella® Goat Cheese because I couldn’t resist!
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Ingredients:
- 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2″ slices
- 2oz Stella® Gorgonzola or Blue Cheese {1/4 of a block}, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/4 cup cranberry sauce {view my recipe here}
- olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Brush each side of the rounds with olive oil and also sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
- Spread out on a large lined or greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes then turn over and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Remove sweet potatoes from the oven and top each with a spoonful of crumbled cheese, a couple pieces of chopped pecans, and a drizzle of cranberry sauce.
- Turn on the broiler and pop the baking pan bake in the oven for 1-2 minutes, just enough to melt the cheese and toast the nuts.
- Serve warm or at room temp to all your party guests and enjoy!
For this recipe I use two large sweet potatoes, peeled.
Slice them in 1/2 inch slices.
Spread out on a baking sheet and brush with olive oil.
Sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
Spread out on a large lined or greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes then turn over and bake for another 15 minutes
I used about 1/4 of a block {2oz} of Stella® Gorgonzola cheese and I roughly chopped it.
You can also substitute Stella® Blue or Goat Cheese.
I made my Mama’s Cranberry Sauce for this recipe but you could also use premade cranberry sauce or even dried cranberries.
This colorful and festive appetizer is a cinch to make and a delight to eat!
Remove sweet potatoes from the oven and top each with a spoonful of crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.
Then add a few chopped pecans to each round.
Finally top with a drizzle of cranberry sauce. I use my Mama’s recipe here.
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These rounds look so delicious! I love sweet potato but never had it like this before! A must try!
Great way to serve sweet potatoes. I've never thought of doing something like this. I love love love gorgonzola!
We love sweet potatoes and Gorgonzola so this is a win win for us.
I love finding new ways to incorporate sweet potatoes into meals. This genius idea for a yummy, festive appetizer is great.
Some of my favorite ingredients! I know I would love this!
These are so creative and look delicious!
I've never tasted Gorgonzola. Looks good!