Ham And Swiss Appetizer Cheesecake Recipes

SAVORY HAM CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, Parmesan cheese and butter. Set aside 1/4 cup for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom and 2 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined (mixture will be thick). Add the ham, Swiss cheese, chives, basil, salt and pepper; beat just until combined. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. , Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until filling is almost set. Turn oven off. Leave cheesecake in oven with door ajar for 30 minutes. , Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Serve chilled or at room temperature with crackers.

HAM AND SWISS APPETIZER CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Mix crushed crackers and butter until well blended. Press evenly in bottom of springform pan, 9x3 inches. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add whipping cream and eggs; beat until smooth. Stir in cheese, ham, bell peppers, onions and thyme. Spoon evenly over crust in pan.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until center is set. Run knife around edge of cheesecake to loosen. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 48 hours.
• Remove side of pan. Place cheesecake on serving platter. Cut into wedges. Serve with crackers.

HAM AND CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Combine the first six ingredients. Divide crescent dough into 24 portions. Press into greased mini muffin cups., Spoon 1 tablespoon ham mixture into each cup. Bake until golden brown, 13-15 minutes.

EASY HAM AND CHEESE APPETIZER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together butter, poppy seeds, onion, Worcestershire sauce and prepared Dijon-style mustard.
• Slice rolls in half horizontally and set aside tops. Spread bottoms with the butter mixture. Top with ham and Swiss cheese. Replace tops.
• Arrange rolls in a single layer in a medium baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes, until rolls are lightly browned and cheese is melted.

HAM AND SWISS QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Place 1 tablespoon of butter in a medium frying pan on medium-high heat.
• Place tortilla in to toast.
• Break up swiss cheese and layer over one half of the tortilla.
• Add ham over the cheese and fold tortilla in half.
• Cook to a desired crispiness on both sides.
• Cut into wedges to serve as an appetizer.

MARINATED HAM & SWISS BUNS APPETIZER

Steps:

• Line two 9 x 13-inch baking pans with non-stick foil or butter traditional pans.
• To prepare marinade, saute minced sweet onion in butter over low heat until onion is soft and translucent.
• Add poppy seeds, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and brown sugar.
• Stir until brown sugar is melted into the sauce.
• Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
• Set marinade aside.
• Slice the buns in half.
• Spread bottoms of buns with a thin layer of horseradish mayonnaise.
• Fold ham slices to fit the bottom of each bun.
• Repeat with Swiss cheese slices, folding to fit buns.
• Replace bun tops.
• Place ham and cheese buns into prepared baking pans.
• Pour marinade evenly over both pans of buns.
• Cover tightly with foil. Refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Bake marinated buns covered for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Notes: Use pre-baked dinner rolls.
• If you make your own yeast dinner rolls, all the better.
• If you're on a budget, adjust this method to use large yeast hot dog rolls, cut into thirds (you may need to adjust the baking time).
• Horseradish mayonnaise is easy to make at home, but there are decent commercial varieties to use as a shortcut.
• You can use regular mayonnaise if you need to avoid horseradish.
• For the ham, I used a rosemary sun-dried tomato deli ham, but feel free to use your favorite.
• Just be sure it is sliced very thin and use a high-grade, low-moisture ham for best results.
• Yield: 24 appetizer servings.