4 Ingredient Spiced Pomegranate Cookie Bites

Delicious ginger cookies, topped with creamy mascarpone cheese, fresh seasonal pomegranate and a drizzle of honey – these spiced pomegranate cookie bites make the perfect, easy party appetizer!

Last weekend Kevin and I attended a much-needed relaxing wine and cheese party with friends. It seems so hard to carve out time during the holiday season, but I am so glad we did. It was a blast sitting around the fire, reminiscing with old friends and overall, taking a pause from the hustle and bustle of the season to just breathe. 

The theme of the party was wine and cheese, so I wanted to bring something that would pair well with the wine options. I have been walking past the in-season pomegranates so many times recently that I felt like they were begging to be used in something for this party and pomegranate cookie bites were on my list of things to create. Plus, how fun are pomegranates! With a gorgeous deep crimson color, they possess equal parts sweet and tart flavor, with a neat little crunch at the end. I used to avoid them at all cost, mainly because they seemed impossible to peel without staining the kitchen to look as if a crime was committed. Once I figured out the easy way to get out the seeds, I wanted them all the time! Here is how I peel a pomegranate without needing to call a Hazmat crew afterward:

1)  Slice off one end of the pomegranate approx 1/2 inch deep around the top knob.

2) Cut an X in the top of the fruit another 1/2 inch to inch deep

3) Completely submerge pomegranate in a bowl filled with water. Peel the fruit open under the water, gently pushing the seeds out into the water with your thumb and forefinger. The white pith should float to the top and the seeds will sink to the bottom. Skim off peel from the top of the water and strain seeds through a FINE MESH COLANDER.

4) Voila! You have pomegranate seeds!

Seriously, once you figure out how easy it is, you’ll want to do like 14 of them in a row. It’s actually kind of soothing, like playing with kinetic sand or a stress ball. Except you get to eat them too ;)

Ok, back to the spiced pomegranate cookie bites. These are sooooo good you guys! I originally made them on gluten-free crackers and they were awesome that way too, but there is something about pomegranates and mascarpone cheese on a spicy ginger snap with a drizzle of honey that make your taste buds come alive! I highly recommend using thick ginger cookies for this recipe. The thins tend to break and become mushy too easily, but the good ol’ fashioned thick ginger snaps hold up perfectly.

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Need another fun party appetizer idea? Check out these SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE BITES! They are soooo good and don’t require pre-cooking the potatoes!

With much love from my table to yours,

xoxo, Tiffany

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4 Ingredient Spiced Pomegranate Cookie Bites

Delicious ginger cookies, topped with creamy mascarpone cheese, fresh seasonal pomegranate and a drizzle of honey. Makes the perfect, easy party appetizer!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Box Ginger Snap Cookies thick or normal variety, not thin
• spreadable mascarpone cheese
• 1 pomegranate
• honey for drizzling

Instructions

1. Prep pomegranate as shown in the post above. Top ginger cookie with 1 tsp mascarpone cheese, 1 tsp pomegranate seeds and drizzle with honey. This is easiest if you prep all the cookies first, place on serving tray and then drizzle with honey before serving. For best results, eat within 12 hours. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

This recipe is best on thick or normal sized gingersnap cookies. The thin cookies tend to become mush very quickly or break while assembling. For best results, make just prior to attending the party or assemble when you arrive!