Need a super easy appetizer for your next holiday gathering?

If you are then you need to check this recipe out. It is called Brie and Dark Cherry Phyllo Bites and it will be the talk of your next holiday gathering for sure!

This recipe is full of warm, melted Brie and of course sweet dark cherries! The dark cherries are enhanced slightly with maple syrup to give it a nice savory combination.

Add fresh thyme to each of these bites before baking and you will get some major flavor for sure!

How to make Brie and Dark Cherry Phyllo Bites

This recipe makes about 30 appetizers and the total preparation time is 15 minutes.

Gather all your ingredients!

• Brie
• frozen dark cherries
• real maple syrup
• frozen phyllo cups

Next, follow these steps.

Step 1 – Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2 – Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place phyllo cups on a sheet and add one piece of Brie to each cup. Top off each cup with an equal amount of chopped cherries and reserved juice.

Step 3 – Drizzle a little maple syrup over each up and place in preheated oven for 7 – 9 minutes, or until Brie is completely melted. While baking, make sure the phyllo cups do not burn.

Step 4- Remove from oven and serve warm.

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Brie and Dark Cherry Phyllo Bites

Ingredients

8 oz. Brie, rind removed and cut into 30 small cubes

6 oz. frozen dark cherries, thawed and cut into small pieces, reserve juice 3 T. real maple syrup

30 frozen phyllo cups

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Place phyllo cups on a sheet and add one piece of Brie to each cup. Top off each cup with an equal amount of chopped cherries and reserved juice.

Drizzle a little maple syrup over each up and place in preheated oven for 7 – 9 minutes, or until Brie is completely melted. While baking, make sure the phyllo cups do not burn.

Remove from oven and serve warm.

Fall is my favorite time of the year and if you want to create a cute fall cupcake this season then you are going to love this Maple Leaf Autumn Cupcakes.

What I love about this Autumn cupcakes is that you can use a boxed cake mix to create the cupcakes or buy plain cupcakes at your local store. These cute fall cupcake creations are super simple to make and seriously will be the talk of your gathering.

How to Make Maple Leaf Autumn Cupcakes

To make this Maple Leaf Autumn Cupcakes you are going to need the following ingredients:

• One dozen vanilla cupcakes
• yellow fondant
• red fondant
• Cornstarch for rolling
• Maple-leaf cookie cutter
• unsalted butter
•  confectioners’ sugar
• milk
• Yellow gel food coloring

Now that we have gathered all of our ingredients let’s make this autumn cupcakes.

Let’s begin!

How to make maple leaf fall cupcakes

Step 1 – Before we begin all cupcakes must be cool before decorating.

Step 2 – Get a baking sheet and insert wax paper.

Step 3 – Fold bother fondant colors with one another to create a “marble” look.

Step 4 – Dust cornstarch lightly on your working surface.

Step 5 – Roll your marbled fondant until is about 1/4 of an inch thick.

Step 6 – Use your cookie cutter, cut out maple leaf shapes ( I make extra just in case).

Step 7 – Place the fondant leaves on your lined baking sheet.

Step 8 – Use a paring knife and score lines on random areas of each leaf to give some texture.

Step 9 – Fold each leaf slightly to give it a more realistic look.

Step 10 – On slow speed use an electric mixer  and mix the butter, sugar, and milk

Step 11 – Gradually increase the mixer to high.

Step 12 – Add the yellow food coloring and mix until all the ingredients are smooth and it forms semi-stiff peaks.

Step 13 – Using a piping back, frost each cupcake.

Step 14 – Top each cupcake with a maple leaf fondant.

Now your Maple Leaf Autumn Cupcakes are ready!

You are ready to print this Maple Leaf Fall Cupcake recipe.

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Maple Leaf Autumn Cupcakes

Yield 12 Cupcakes

Ingredients

• One dozen vanilla cupcakes
• 3 oz. yellow fondant
• 3 oz. red fondant
• Cornstarch for rolling
• Maple-leaf cookie cutter
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 3-4 tbsp milk
• Yellow gel food coloring

Instructions

Ensure that your cupcakes are completely cool before decorating. Line a baking sheet with wax paper and fold both fondant colors with one another, creating a “marbled” look

Lightly dust a clean working surface with cornstarch and roll out your marbled fondant, until it is about ¼ of an inch thick. Using your cookie cutter, cut out 12 maple leaf shapes.

Place each shape on your lined baking sheet. Using a paring knife, score lines on random areas of each leaf, to give them some texture. Fold each leaf slightly.

Using an electric mixture, beat butter, sugar and milk on slow speed. Gradually increase to high and add yellow gel food coloring. The buttercream is ready once the ingredients are smooth and form semi-stiff peaks.

Using a piping bag, frost each cupcake and top with a maple leaf fondant piece.

Your turn: What are your thoughts and ideas about this Maple Leaf Autumn Cupcakes? Share it with us!

Love this fall cupcakes? Check out these fall cupcake recipes:

• Caramel Apple Butter Cupcakes
• Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

Guys, you have to check out these Shark costume cupcakes anyone can make at home. These homemade shark cupcakes are great for shark theme parties, Sharknado movie theme parties, and of course our favorite Shark Week!

What we love about these shark costume cupcake recipe is that you can use store bought cake mix or your homemade cake recipe.

How to Make Shark Costume Cupcakes

Shark cupcakes ingredients

To make this shark cupcake recipe you are going to need the following ingredients:

• white cake mix, any brand
• water
• vegetable oil
• egg whites
• white frosting
• blue gel food coloring
• a sleeve of graham crackers
• Wilton black candy melts
•  Wilton white candy melts
• Small sandwich baggy
• Parchment or wax paper
• Kitchen scissors
• White cupcake liners
• Toothpicks

Now that we have all the things we are going to need to make these shark cupcakes let’s begin!

Step 1 – Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2 – Line 2 12-count muffin tins and add cupcake liners.

Step 3 – In a large bowl combine cake mix, water, vegetable oil and egg whites and mix well.

Step 4 – Pour mixture into muffin pans and fill halfway.

Step 5 – Bake the cupcake batter for about 18- 20 minutes or when toothpick comes out clean.

Step 6 – Remove the cupcakes and set to cool.

Step 7 – Grab your Wilton candy melts, and count 40 of each melts.

Step 8 – In a microwavable safe bowl melt the candy melts in 30-seconds increments, stirring until they are fully melted.

Step 9 – Let the candy melts cool for a few minutes.

Step 10 – Scoop the melted chocolate into a sandwich bag.

Step 11 – Use a large baking sheet and place parchment or wax paper on top of it.

Step 12 – Snip a small corner of the sandwich bag and gently squeeze the chocolate onto the baking sheet outlining a shark fin, about 1-inch size.

Step 13 – fill the middle of the shark fin outline and use a toothpick to fill it in.

Step 14 – Repeat the process 24 times to make 24 fins for each cupcake. I will suggest making extra just in case some breaks.

Step 15 – Let the shark fins set for 30 minutes.

Step 16 – In another bowl add a few drops of blue gel food coloring to the white frosting and mix well.

Step 17 – Frost the cupcakes generously with the blue frosting.

Step 18 – Once you frost the cupcakes take each cupcake and dip it into the crush graham cracker crumbs to make the beach.

Step 19 – Gently place the shark fin into the blue icing (water). If they don’t stank use a toothpick to help it stand.

Step 20 – Repeat the process with all cupcakes.

This recipe makes about 24 cupcakes!

Your Shark Costume Cupcakes are done!

Now you are ready to print and make these shark cupcakes. Enjoy!

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Shark Costume Cupcakes

Yield 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

1 box of white cake mix, any brand1 C. water 2/3 C. vegetable oil 3 egg whites white frostingblue gel food coloring 1 sleeve of graham crackers, crushed10 oz Wilton black candy melts10 oz Wilton white candy melts Small sandwich baggyParchment or wax paper Kitchen scissors White cupcake linersToothpicks

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line (2) 12 count muffin tins with cupcake liners. Combine the white cake mix, water, vegetable oil and egg whites mixing well.

Fill each muffin well halfway with cupcake batter and bake 18-20 minutes.

Insert a toothpick around 18 minutes, if it comes out clean the cupcakes are done.

Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let cool. Count out 40 black Wilton candy melts and 40 white Wilton candy melts.

Place them in a microwave safe dish and heat in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring until melted.

Let the candy melts cool a few minutes and then scoop the melted chocolate into the small sandwich baggy.

Line a large baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.

Snip a small corner of the sandwich baggy and gently squeeze the melted chocolate out of the baggy and onto the lined the baking sheet making the outline of a shark fin, about 1" in size.

Squeeze some of the melted chocolate into the middle of the shark fin and use a toothpick to fill it in. Repeat this process with 24 chocolate fins.

It's always a good idea to make a few extra in case some break or don't turn out.

Let the shark fins set about 30 minutes.

Add a few drops of blue gel food coloring to the white frosting and stir to combine. Generously frost the cupcakes with blue frosting and dip half into the crushed graham cracker crumbs to make the beach.

Carefully place a shark fin the water.

If it has trouble standing, insert a toothpick behind the fin to help it stand.

Repeat with all the cupcakes

Your turn: Now that you read how to make a shark costume cupcakes what are your thoughts and tips?

Love Sharks? Check out these posts:

• Shark Attack Float – Aka Blue Raspberry Float {Vegan And Gluten-Free}
• Coconut Chocolate Shark Bark
• Shark Sensory Bin: An Easy Shark Week Activity
• Shark Movies on Netflix

Let’s talk about blue cheese, mushroom and bacon slicer for a minute!

Did I get your attention? Let’s begin!

Now, as a mom trying to keep the amount of carbs intake I have to admit that it wasn’t as easy as I thought. Trying to find a good Keto or low carb recipe that tastes good might be a challenge since I tend just to love carbs!

This blue cheese, mushroom and bacon slicer recipe passed my test, and it is why I’m here writing this post about it.

Now, this bacon slider recipe is super delicious, and one bite and you will forget about the bun. I did!

Seriously have to say that is very juicy and flavorful it became a favorite in our home.

How To Make Blue Cheese, Mushroom and Bacon Sliders

You are going to learn how to make this blue cheese, mushroom, bacon slider and we are going to start by gathering our ingredients.

Check out these low-carb recipes:

• Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Roll-Ups
• Low Carb Spaghetti Squash

Ingredients for Blue Cheese, Mushroom and Bacon Sliders

For this slider recipe you are going to need:

• ground beef 
• Dijon mustard  
• garlic cloves
• onion
• Sea salt
• black pepper
• extra virgin olive oil
• white mushrooms
• Crumbled blue cheese
• bacon strips

Now that we have the ingredients let’s make this blue cheese, mushroom and bacon slicer recipe!

Step 1 – Preheat oven broiler to high.

Step 2 – Using a medium bowl add ground beef, mustard, garlic and onion and mix well.

Step 3 – Add salt and pepper to taste and again mix well.

Step 4 – Divide the mixture into 8 portions.

Step 5 – Shape each portion into small patties.

Step 6 – On a flat surface use your thumb and press the center to keep them from puffing up while they broil.

Step 7 – Set aside.

Step 8 – Using an oven-safe skillet heat olive oil over medium-high heat.

Step 9 – Add the mushrooms and cook until they are brown for about 5 minutes.

Step 10 – Remove from heat and place the cooked mushrooms into a small bowl.

Step 11- Add the remaining olive oil to a pan and coat the bottom.

Step 12 – Add the patties on the skillet and cook until brown on both sides.

Step 13 – Remove them from heat and top each slider with sauteed mushroom and blue cheese.

Step 14 – Place skillet under the broiler for 2 – 3 minutes or until cheese melts.

Step 15 – Remove from oven.

Step 16 – Top sliders with bacon and serve on a bed of lettuce.

Your Blue Cheese, Mushroom and Bacon Sliders is done!

You can serve this Blue Cheese, Mushroom and Bacon Sliders with broccoli.

Now it is time to print this recipe!

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Blue Cheese, Mushroom and Bacon Sliders

Yield 4-8 Sliders

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef 
• 2 t. Dijon mustard  
• 3 cloves garlic, finely minced 
• 2 T. white onion, finely minced 
• Sea salt and black pepper, to taste 
• 2 T. extra virgin olive oil, divided  
• 4 oz. white mushrooms, sliced 
• 3 oz. crumbled blue cheese 
• 3 strips bacon, cut into thirds and cooked

Instructions

Preheat oven broiler to high and set top oven rack to the second highest setting.

Add ground beef, mustard, garlic, and onion to a medium bowl. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste, and mix with a fork or your fingers until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.

Divide beef mixture into 8 portions and shape each into small patties. Set patties on a plate and gently press each with your thumb in the center to keep them from puffing up while cooking. Set aside.

Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large, oven-safe skillet. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are nicely browned, approximately 5-6 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer mushrooms to a small bowl and set aside.

Add remaining tablespoon of olive oil to a pan and swirl to coat the bottom. Add slider patties to the skillet and cook until brown on each side, approximately 2-3 minutes per side.

Remove from heat and top each slider with sautéed mushrooms and crumbled blue cheese. Place skillet in oven under broiler for 2-3 minutes, or until blue cheese starts to melt.

Remove skillet from oven and top each slider with a piece of bacon and serve immediately on a bed of lettuce and with a side of steamed broccoli, if desired.

Enjoy!