Cheese and Cherry Crostinis
Cheese and Cherry Crostinis Appetizer
If you’re looking for a seasonal summer appetizer, these Cheese + Cherry Crostinis are perfect! Make with fresh summer cherries and your favourite cheese.
A Perfect Summer Appetizer
Appetizers aren’t just for the holidays, nope, they’re perfect all year round! We love to get together and have ‘Appetizer Fridays’ during the summer. It’s such a fun thing to do with family and friends in the sunshine on the patio with your favourite drinks! With all the delicious summer fruit + veggies, the recipe possibilities are endless.
About this appetizer recipe.
This is a simple cherry compote with a cherry balsamic reduction that’s drizzled all over fresh bread and slices of cheese. A simple, but flavourful appetizer.
Cherry + Cheese Crostini Recipe Tips
- CHERRIES: Fresh (pitted) summer cherries are THE BEST in this recipe. But you can also use frozen cherries.
- CHEESE: SO many different cheeses could be used for these crostinis. I used a creamy white cheese with a rind that had been soaked in Merlot for this recipe. Here are some other tasty cheeses that would work:
- Brie
- Swiss Cheese
- Havarti
- Gouda
- Old Cheddar
- BAGUETTE: I served slices of a fresh baguette, but you could also toast them.
Cheese and Cherry Crostinis Appetizer
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cherries (cut in half and pits removed)
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 block cheese of your choice (see tips above)
- 1 baguette (sliced)
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Mix together the water and cornstarch.2 tbsp water, 2 tsp cornstarch
- In a saucepan over low to medium heat, add the halved cherries, water/cornstarch mix, sugar and balsamic vinegar. Cook until the cherries are soft and the juices turn syrupy.1 cup fresh cherries, cornstarch mixture, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- Once the cherries are cooked, set them aside to cool.
- Slice the baguette into 1/2 inch slices. If you wish, you can toast the slices or leave them fresh, it's entirely up to you!1 baguette
- Lay the baguette slices out on a serving platter, add slices of cheese, then add dollops of the cherry mixture to each crostini.1 block cheese of your choice
- Drizzle with extra cherry syrup, add salt & fresh ground pepper to taste, and garnish with fresh parsley.salt & fresh ground pepper, parsley for garnish
- Enjoy!
More Appetizer Recipes
From hot baked dips and cold dips, to finger foods, charcuterie boards, cheeses, salsas, sauces, fondue and more.
Have a delicious day!
I have been eating so many cherries lately! This is a delicious way to make them a bit more fancy and ready to serve to guests! I love how the colour of the compote you made matches perfectly with the rind of the Tipsy cheese! How picture perfect!
Thank you Amanda! I loved the rind so much I wanted to try to keep it in tact for this recipe, and I’m super happy with how it turned out! I think this one was my fave of the program so far!
Jo-Anna, this is stunning! I love how you made sure to get the rind in the photos. I would totally eat this as a main dish for myself 🙂
Thank you so much Kacey! The rind was my favourite so I tried to keep it in tact for these crostinis! So yummy!
This looks so good! I only ever eat cherries as they come, this is great way to use them!
Thank you Sam! I bought a huge box of cherries this year which was perfect because we got our share of snacking in, plus I was able to try new recipes with them! Yummmmm!
I just can’t get enough of this year’s crop of cherries… they’re so sweet and juicy right now, and oh so perfect for pairing with the soft creaminess of the cheese.
I still have a little chunk of Tipsy sitting in my fridge right now, so I think there might be some of these crostini in my very near future. 🙂
Oh the cherries this year are amazing!! We’ve eaten SO many…and I’m having fun experimenting with cherry recipes too! I wish had more Tipsy cheese though…oh man, that is a good cheese!
These look incredible. The cherries add such an elegance and richness to the crostini. Such an awesome cheese.
Thank you!
I literally started having hunger pangs halfway through the post. It looks amazing and I bet it also tastes delicious too. It is the perfect dish to cook up in this season. I can’t wait to try it . Looking forward to reading more delectable recipes in the upcoming posts.
Thank you!