Delicious Bacon Goat Cheese Pumpkin Appetizers are the perfect bite-sized snacks drizzled with honey. This sweet and savory pumpkin recipe is ideal for fall parties, holiday gatherings, or any occasion! Can be served as a dip or spread on crackers for an irresistible party appetizer.
Easy Bite-Sized Pumpkin Appetizers Recipe
Looking for a show-stopping fall appetizer? These bacon goat cheese pumpkin appetizers are the perfect blend of sweet and savory. With creamy goat cheese, crispy bacon, and pumpkin, they’re drizzled with honey for the ultimate party bite. Whether served as a dip or a snack, they’ll be a hit at your next gathering!
Bacon, goat cheese, and pumpkin are all things that are amazing when combined. This appetizer recipe is the perfect example of that! It’s easy to make and absolutely delicious.
We put it right up there with our favorite appetizers such as this Amazing Bacon Cheeseburger Dip, Buffalo Cauliflower Bites, Sour Cream and Onion Dip and Easy Texas Guacamole.
Easy Pumpkin Appetizers Drizzled with Honey
First, let’s get this out of the way… I might be THE only person out there that does not like many pumpkin recipes. {GASP!} Most of my family does like pumpkin though, so it’s a must have on Thanksgiving.
I wanted to create a pumpkin dip or appetizer that I would actually like to eat, as well as serving on Thanksgiving or for a party. I do like the sweetness that pumpkin adds to certain dishes like cheesecake or these amazing pumpkin spice latte cinnamon rolls. I just don’t like pumpkin dishes without cream cheese or a chocolate combination.
After I started brainstorming pumpkin recipe ideas, I thought about the two things I love best in this world right after chocolate… goat cheese and bacon!
After playing around with the taste, I came up with the perfect Thanksgiving or fall party appetizer that everyone will love… even those who hate pumpkin dishes!
These Bacon Goat Cheese Pumpkin Appetizers will soon be your favorite fall party appetizer!
Easy Fall Appetizer
You can serve this simple recipe as a dip, or make pretty bite-sized appetizers drizzled with honey. This sweet and savory fall appetizer recipe is delicious any time of the year!
Years ago when I traveled to Sonoma for my birthday trip, I fell in love with goat cheese and apples on toasted bread drizzled with honey. That is what made me think of creating bite sized appetizers instead of just serving this recipe as a dip.
What Crackers are Best for Pumpkin Appetizers?
Serve on toasted bread or crackers, but I really love the Stacy’s Simply Naked Bagel Chips, because they are very hard and it takes a long time for them to get soggy. So these appetizers still taste great after sitting out for 30 minutes or longer. Perfect for parties!
I hope you enjoy this Bacon Goat Cheese Pumpkin Dip Appetizer with Honey, Apples and Walnuts! Feel free to exchange the walnuts for pecans. I think they would both be fabulous!
Bacon Goat Cheese Pumpkin Appetizers
Ingredients
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese
- 4 oz. Goat Cheese
- ¾ cup Pureed Pumpkin
- 5 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup of chopped walnuts (can substitute with pecans)
- ½ cup chopped granny smith apples
- ¼ cup honey for drizzling
- Crackers, Bagel Chips or Baguette Slices
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese, goat cheese and pumpkin in a small bowl.
- Add pepper and 3/4 of the crumbled bacon to the mixture. Save some bacon for garnish.
- Spread the pumpkin dip onto a bagel chip, cracker or toasted baguette slice.
- Sprinkle cracker with nuts, apples, bits of bacon then drizzle with honey before serving.
Notes
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Originally published November 5, 2013 – Updated 2024
If you love pumpkin, try this…
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cinnamon Rolls make any morning feel special!
We also love these Pumpkin Streusel Donuts and Pumpkin White Beans & Bacon.
This was such a delicious appetizer! I made it for a fall party and everyone loved it. I can’t wait to make this recipe again!!
Such a yummy autumn appetizer! The sweet/savory combo is fabulous—my friends went crazy for this dip!!
Making these tomorrow. So glad you posted your opinion. Money is tight so it’s nice to read an opinion of someone who actually made them. They sound yum!
Glad they were a hit! Thanks!
So good!! Making these again tonight for a party. Last time I made them I received the most compliments of any potluck I’ve ever gone to!
Approximately how many people does this recipe serve?
sounds so good! we love eating dip & appetizers over the weekend. it’s a nice break from the normal!
You can toss the apples in a little lemon juice to keep them from browning. I used the precut slices that were already coated with citrus juice.
How do you keep the apples from browning?
The Pumpkin, Bacon and Goat Cheese appetizer looks really good! Cannot wait to try for our next party! And its so easy! Thanks…
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Looks delicious!