Food and Recipes Appetizers Fall Fall Appetizer Recipes You'll Want To Serve All Season Long By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna Sims is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and ideates content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on May 20, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall There's no shortage of reasons to celebrate during the fall. The season is filled with gatherings, from game day tailgates to fall festivals to al fresco dinner parties and more. Of course, no party is complete without plenty of delicious food, starting with the appetizers. These fall appetizer ideas will help welcome your guests if you're entertaining in your home or are great to take along to a potluck where you don't want to show up empty handed. From sausage balls that are made with sweet potatoes to baked chicken wings to classic dip made with Rotel and more, these fall appetizer recipes will start off any fall gathering in the right way. Whether you're making a meal of appetizers or just using them to hold your guests over until the main course is served, you can't go wrong serving up any of these delicious appetizer recipes that are great for fall. 01 of 16 Crispy Baked Chicken Wings Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Crispy Baked Chicken Wings We give chicken wings a sweet spin by tossing them in pepper jelly. 02 of 16 Sweet Potato and Chorizo Sausage Bites Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Sweet Potato and Chorizo Sausage Bites Give your classic sausage balls the day off and make this sweet potato version that can be enjoyed during any hour of the day. 03 of 16 Warm Cheese-and-Spicy Pecan Dip Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Warm Cheese-and-Spicy Pecan Dip This bubbling cheese dip that's topped with spiced pecans can be served with toasted baguette slices or crackers. 04 of 16 Spicy Sweet Potato Crostini Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Spicy Sweet Potato Crostini Instead of bread, we used sweet potatoes as the base for this crostini recipe. 05 of 16 Rotel Sausage Dip Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Rotel Sausage Dip Perhaps the most iconic game day dip there is, you can never go wrong starting a party with this six-ingredient appetizer. 06 of 16 Cranberry Brie Bites Southern Living Recipe: Cranberry Brie Bites You're just 20 minutes and 4 ingredients away from serving up this colorful cranberry appetizer. 07 of 16 Mini Potato Skins Photo: Greg DuPree; Prop styling: Claire Spollen; Food styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Mini Potato Skins We think this appetizer looks impressive on a platter, but you'll need just a handful of ingredients to pull them together. 08 of 16 Baked Brie with Pecans Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Baked Brie with Pecans All you have to do with the brie is unwrap it and place it in the oven, no rind removal required. Cook up the pecan topping while it's in the oven and you'll have this decadent cheese appetizer in just 30 minutes. 09 of 16 Buttery Toasted Pecans Iain Bagwell Recipe: Buttery Toasted Pecans Not only will this recipe fill your home with the aroma of roasting nuts, but they'll impress your hungry guests as well. 10 of 16 Caramel Apple Dip Jennifer Davick Recipe: Caramel Apple Dip Broiling this dip after topping with sugar creates a delicious, caramelized topping. 11 of 16 Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Ali Ramee; Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland Recipe: Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs We can't think of an occasion that wouldn't be made better with a crock of these classic meatballs on the menu. 12 of 16 Sweet-and-Salty Snack Mix Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Katie Jacobs Recipe: Sweet-and-Salty Snack Mix A classic snack mix will be loved by guests of all ages. 13 of 16 Petite Sweet Potato Biscuits with Pulled Pork and Slaw Hector Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller Recipe: Petite Sweet Potato Biscuits with Pulled Pork and Slaw The sweet potato biscuits that serve as the base for this bite-sized appetizer can be made ahead and stored in the freezer, so you can be ready to party even at the last minute. 14 of 16 Beer-Cheese Fondue Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Beer-Cheese Fondue No matter what you serve this fondue with for dipping, we bet it'll disappear pretty quickly. 15 of 16 Pear-and-Brie Puff Pastry Tarts Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Pear-and-Brie Puff Pastry Tarts Frozen puff pastry serves as the base for brie and fresh pear slices. 16 of 16 Loaded Deviled Eggs Photographer: Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn Recipe: Loaded Deviled Eggs Deviled eggs belong on the menu year-round, and this loaded version is ideal for game day parties. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit