Holiday Appetizer - Southern-Style Cornbread Crostinis with Topping Bar

This post is sponsored by SimplyHomemade Cornbread Mix. All opinions are my own. New Holiday Appetizer — Southern-Style Cornbread Crostinis with Topping Bar! Your guests will love building their own cornbread crostinis with this easy recipe and buffet idea!

Holidays + Buffet = Perfect Party Food

We love the holidays and a good buffet. We combined the two with this easy holiday appetizer idea.

Southern-Style Cornbread Crostinis with Topping Bar

Golden cornbread bottoms can be topped with cheeses, veggies, fruits and herbs with so many possibilities! Plus kids love making their own appetizers too. And we made the base with Simply Homemade Cornbread mix which makes this recipe ready in just minutes!

Use a Cornbread Mix to Save Time

We used Simply Homemade Cornbread Mix which is our favorite. It’s so creamy and turns out perfectly golden every time.

Spoon into Muffin Pan

You can use a muffin pan and only fill it half way OR you can use a mini tart muffin pan like I did. It has an indentation which makes it easy to add toppings inside.

Cook the Batter

Cook for 14 minutes. When the cornbread corstinis were done, I put a pan underneath the muffin pan and flipped them upside down so the flat side was on top.

Let them Cool

Let the cornbread crostinis cool completely.

Create a Crostini Topping Bar

I used a large cutting board and put all of the toppings on the board.

What Kind of Toppings do you Include for a Cornbread Crostini Bar?

The toppings I used were — cream cheese, marscapone cheese, shredded Parmesan cheese, sliced apples, raspberries, cranberries, chives, cilantro, pico de gallo, goat cheese and jalapenos.

Make Topping Cards

I cut some cardstock into 2 inch wide foldable labels and wrote the name of each topping on each card. That makes it easier for your guests to navigate the topping bar.

See What Kinds of Crostinis Your Guests Create!

I loved seeing the cornbread crostini creations everyone made! There were sweet creations, there were savory creations and some in between. And every single one was gorgeous and SO delicious!