3 Ingredient Blue Cheese Appetizer.

A retro Christmas appetizer straight from my Nonnie’s kitchen. Just biscuits, butter, and crumbles of blue cheese. Nothing fancy—and yes, I know blue cheese can be controversial—but somehow everyone loves these. Even the picky eaters. And they truly couldn’t be easier to make.

I’ve been talking about this recipe for pretty much the entire life of the website. I shared a variation once in a cookbook, and if you look back, this cranberry appetizer I posted in 2012 was another adaptation inspired by it.

But to this day, I’ve found that nothing beats the original. It’s so retro—definitely the kind of recipe that feels like it came straight from the 1960s—but it’s absolutely delicious.

I’ve tried adding things, swapping ingredients, even using homemade biscuits, and the facts are the facts: you have to stick to the basics. This recipe just works best exactly as it is.

So today, we’re going back to the basics.

This recipe comes from my Nonnie. She made it every single Christmas without fail. If the blue cheese appetizer wasn’t out on the counter shortly after everyone arrived on Christmas night, something was very wrong.

My Nonnie knew exactly how to make the holidays feel special. This little appetizer is just one of her sneaky secrets.

These are the details

Ingredients 

• canned biscuit dough – I recommend flaky layers or using crescent rolls
• salted butter
• crumbled blue cheese – the packaged kind (make sure it’s not fancy!)

To make it fancy

• honey
• sea salt
• dried or fresh rosemary
• dried cranberries

What you need from the kitchen

For this recipe, you’ll need a pie plate (two cute options, 1 and 2) or something similar in size. That’s about it!

The Steps

Step 1: Crack Open the Biscuits

I recommend using canned biscuits. It’s not my usual style of cooking, but today we’re sticking to complete simplicity. It’s the holidays—everything will be fine.

I like to use Pillsbury Flaky Layers, but crescent rolls work too.
And if I had a Trader Joe’s nearby, I’d absolutely test their biscuits as well—but sadly, we don’t!

Step 2: Assemble

Cut each biscuit into quarters and arrange them in a pie plate or similarly sized baking dish.

Pour over one stick of melted salted butter, then sprinkle generously with crumbled blue cheese. Be sure to use the blue cheese straight from the package—the least fancy kind. This is the secret.

Step 3: Bake

Bake for about 10 minutes, just until everything is bubbling and lightly golden.
Do not overbake—this appetizer is best soft, buttery, and melty.

Make It Pretty

Nonnie would sometimes add a little parsley, but most often she served this straight from the oven with cocktail napkins and toothpicks on the side.

I love adding a pinch of dried rosemary and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt—that’s my favorite twist. When my mom makes this, she sometimes adds dried cranberries.

Toothpicks or tiny forks work best. But growing up, toothpicks went to the wayside, and everyone just started to dive in with their hands, bite after bite.

I’m already looking forward to making this again on Christmas. It’s one of my family’s favorite foods and a tradition that always reminds me of my Nonnie. And when it comes to Christmas, I’m forever trying to recreate the magic she created for all of us for so many years.

I truly love this time of year!

Looking for more easy holiday recipes? Here are a few more to try!

Crispy Prosciutto and Cheese Sliders

Sweet and Savory Cheesy Bacon Wrapped Puff Pastry Twists

Goat Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates

Pull Apart Roasted Garlic Pizza Dip Sliders

Whipped Goat Cheese with Warm Candied Bacon and Dates

Holiday Pretzel Mix

Lastly, if you make 3 Ingredient Blue Cheese Appetizer, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!