Tips! Recipe for simple & delicious canapés for all autumn dinners

When autumn darkness falls, it is a perfect opportunity to gather loved ones to enjoy cozy dinners with lit candles and good food. What could be better than starting the evening with luxurious canapés and wonderfully delicious snacks? Here we have gathered our best tips and recipes for canapés that are perfect for all of autumn's dinners!

Mingle food and snacks on toothpicks

Canapés and simple snacks on toothpicks are the perfect way to serve small bites that don't require cutlery. Perfect for a mingle instead of a large meal or as appetizers before dinner. Thread your favorites onto a toothpick and serve them on a beautiful platter or cutting board so that guests can easily help themselves. 

You can mix ingredients just as you like! How about air-dried ham with sweet honey melon, or mini mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and basil as a little caprese? To combine both sweet and salty, you can also serve super tasty bacon-wrapped dates. Let your imagination set the limits and treat your guests to some real delicacies!

Tips on simple snacks for many

Have you invited many guests and feel like you've taken on more than you can handle by offering everyone snacks? Don't stress! Here are our best recipes for simple and festive snacks perfect for making for many at once. Plus, they are quick to prepare so you can manage other things too!

Tips 1. Quick and easy flatbread snacks with salmon and horseradish cream

These super simple wraps in flatbread are a real classic on the snack table and are perfect when you have many guests. They are both delicious to eat and easy to make - just roll up the flatbread with the filling and slice into small pieces. Moreover, they can easily be prepared the day before!

Du behöver:

3 slices of flatbread
300 g cold-smoked salmon
200 g cream cheese
50 g horseradish cream
1 bunch of fresh chives
Salt
Pepper

Gör såhär:

1. Bland fresh cheese and horseradish cream in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
2. Spread the horseradish cream on the flatbread in an even layer. 
3. Distribute the salmon slices over about half of the flatbread so that each piece gets a piece of salmon. 
4. Rollover the bread from the long side and wrap it in plastic wrap. Let it sit in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. 
5. Cut the flatbread roll into as many slices as you want. 
6. Serve on a serving platter and top with finely chopped chives.

Tips 2. Festive crostini bites with artichoke cream and shrimp

These fantastically delicious canapés on crostini are just as good for dinner as for a party! The recipe is for about 20 pieces, but if you have more guests, it's easy to increase the amount to as many canapés as you want. 

Du behöver:

1 bag of crostini
1 can artichoke hearts
125 g peeled shrimp
150 g cream cheese
1 lemon
Salt
Pepper
Fresh basil

Gör såhär:

1. Place the crostini on an elegant cutting board or serving board.
2. Drain the liquid from the artichoke hearts using a sieve and add cream cheese. Blend into a smooth mixture using a blender or immersion blender. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Hollow out the shrimp if they are in brine and place them in a bowl. Grate lemon zest with a zester and chop about 2 tablespoons of basil. Let the shrimp marinate for a little while in the bowl.
4. Distribute the artichoke cream on the crostini and add the shrimp mixture on top.
5. Top each slice with a basil leaf and serve!

3 Luxurious vegetarian canapés with mushrooms

To vary the selection of appetizers and offer something tasty for all guests, even those who choose to avoid meat, these vegetarian appetizers are perfect as a delicious snack before the meal! Here you have the opportunity to create fantastically good finger food and use the forest's delicacies that you may have even picked yourself to truly impress your guests!

1. Tartlets with Västerbotten cheese spread and chanterelles

Enjoy small Västerbotten pies in tart shells topped with butter-fried chanterelles. It doesn't get better than this!

Ingredients:

1 package of tart shells
1 shallot
Approximately 200 g chanterelles
1 tbsp butter
1 ½ dl grated Västerbotten cheese
1 egg
1 dl whipping cream
1 tsp black pepper
Chopped chives
Salt
Pepper

Gör såhär:

1. Set the oven to 175°C and place the tart shells on a baking tray.
2. Peel and finely chop the shallots and cut the chanterelles into smaller pieces.
3. Stew the onion in butter until it becomes soft and add the chanterelles. Fry until the mushrooms have color and season with salt and pepper. Remove from the frying pan and set aside.
4. Mix Västerbotten cheese, eggs, cream, and black pepper in a bowl to a batter. Fill the tart shells with the cheese mixture to about ¾ and bake in the middle of the oven for 10-12 minutes until they have a nice color.
5. Take the tart shells out of the oven and top with finely chopped chives and mushrooms.
6. Serve and enjoy!

2. Small puff pastry pies with chanterelles and parmesan

These small puff pastry pies are super easy to make on a muffin tray and are guaranteed to become a favorite at the snack table!

Ingredients:

1 package of puff pastry
200 g autumn chanterelles
1 yellow onion
25 g butter
1 dl green pesto
100 g grated cheese
100 g cream cheese
Salt 
Black pepper
Grated parmesan for garnishing

Gör såhär:

1. Set the oven to 200°C. 
2. Finely chop the onion and sauté it together with the chanterelles in a dry frying pan until the liquid has evaporated. Add butter and season with salt and pepper. Let it cook until the chanterelles and onion have softened and set the frying pan aside. 
3. Cut the puff pastry into 12 equally sized squares. 
4. Brush a muffin tray mes butter and press a puff pastry square into each mold so that the puff pastry becomes small bowls
5. Distribute pesto and grated cheese in the molds and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes. 
6. Take the muffin tin out of the oven and add cream cheese and chanterelles to the puff pastry molds. 
7. Top with grated parmesan cheese and bake for another 5-10 minutes in the oven or until the puff pastry has a nice color. 
8. Take the puff pastry cups out of the muffin tin and serve!

3. Panko-fried croquettes with porcini mushrooms

These super tasty mushroom croquettes are the perfect snack to impress your guests! Go out into the woods and find your favorite mushroom or let someone else pick the mushrooms for you and fry them in a delicious croquette.

Ingredients:

400 g porcini mushrooms
50 g butter
110 g wheat flour
5 dl milk
2 dl panko
2 eggs
Frying oil
Salt
Pepper
Parmesan

Gör såhär:

1. Chop the porcini mushroom into small pieces and fry in a little oil until it becomes soft.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan and add 50 g of the flour. Whisk it together until it thickens and add the milk. 
3. Pour the sautéed mushrooms into the milk mixture. Let the béchamel sauce come to a boil while stirring to prevent it from sticking to the bottom. Season with salt and pepper. 
4. When the béchamel sauce has thickened properly, pour it into a dish or bowl and let it cool in the refrigerator.
5. While the sauce cools, whisk the eggs in a bowl and pour the panko and wheat flour onto separate plates. 
6. When the béchamel has thickened and cooled, take a piece of the mixture and roll it into a ball. Then roll it first in flour, then in egg, and finally in panko. 
7. Fry until golden brown at 180°C. 
8. Place the mushroom croquettes on a plate or serving dish and serve with grated parmesan on top.

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