Spinach Artichoke Cups
Spinach Artichoke Cups are perfect little appetizers for a potluck or party. These cups take no time at all to make and taste delicious. Your guest won’t be able to eat just one!
I love little appetizers or small finger foods. They’re so fun to eat and when you’re having a party or get together, nothing screams fun like finger foods.
We had a block party this past summer. It was the first time Sean and I had ever gone to a block party, so I knew I needed to make something that was easy but also cute. Everyone pretty much knew I had a food blog, so they were expecting something good. Or maybe that’s just what I was thinking. 🙂
I didn’t want to be in the kitchen all day so I knew these Spinach Artichoke Cups would be the perfect appetizers. Normally when I’m making an appetizer for a party I make this spinach artichoke dip. I’ll have crackers and a baguette on the side, but this party I wanted something new and fun.
These Spinach Artichoke Cups are easy to throw together and taste awesome! You can eat one with in two bites, but I promise one won’t be enough. You’ll go for two or maybe even three. My son was disappointed when he realized they were all gone the night of our party.
These cups have the right amount of spinach, artichoke and cream cheese. Then add some fresh garlic and parmesan cheese, mix it all together, scoop it into…wait for it. Crescent rolls! How FUN, right? Bake it for a few minutes, then wha-la you have some tasty and cute treats! Perfect for any potluck, party or just because!
Get the Recipe: Spinach Artichoke Cups
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz. package of light cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- pinch of salt
- 1 14 oz can artichoke hearts, drained and roughly chopped
- 1 10 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 2 tubes of crescent roll dough
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray two muffin trays with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, artichoke hearts and spinach. Stir everything together until incorporated and set aside.
- Roll out 1/2 of the crescent roll dough on a cutting board. You should have 4 triangles. Pinch the edges together and gently stretch out the dough to make a square shape. Cut into 6 equal squares. Repeat with the remaining dough, making sure to work in batches of 4 triangles.
- Take the dough squares and press them into the prepared muffin trays. You want to make the dough into little cups.
- Once all 24 squares are in the muffin trays, place roughly 1 1/2 heaping tablespoon of the spinach artichoke mixture into each cup. The mixture should fill each cup to the top.
- Bake for 16 minutes, or until crescent dough is golden brown. Remove from oven and run a knife along the edges of the cups to remove from pan.
- Enjoy!
These look awesome Cyndi! I love finger foods too — even just for lunch or supper! They’re so fun 🙂 Pinned!
Thanks Ashley! They are so much fun huh?
Pam from Australia.
What is crescent roll dough? Perhaps suggest an alternative? Thanks.
Hi Pam from Australia ;). Crescent roll dough is a pre-made crescent dough. I’ve never been to Australia before, so I’m not to sure what you could use. Do you guys have any type pf pre-made doughs? Maybe a biscuit dough? I don’t know if a pre-made pie crust would work, but it never hurts to try it if you have that available. Good luck and I hope this helped.
We don’t t have pre-made croissant dough in Australia, so I’d try puff pastry (the kind with butter in it if possible).
Jennifer
Hi Jennifer! I bet puff pastry would work out perfect with this recipe. I’d love to know how it turns out if you give them a try. Thanks, Cyndi!
I don’t think I’ve ever had an artichoke, but I’d definitely eat these! Delicious!
Julie, you need to try them for sure them. I am not a big fan of artichoke by it self, but added to things, yumm.
I’m looking for new recipes to try for upcoming tailgate parties, and these would be fabulous! They look and sound amazing. Thank you!
Thank you for stopping by Marlynn.
This spinach artichoke cups look incredible, Cyndi! I’m all about foods in mini forms, just seems to taste better that way! And these are so cute and easy to whip up, too. Sounds perfect for a superbowl party or get together, maybe even just for dinner! Pinned!
Thank you Gayle. I was thinking the same thing…Super Bowl Sunday!
These look great! Glad you enjoyed them! I always use recipes too with the exception of 1 or 2 things. I always want to make sure I don’t forget an ingredient. I’m not one of those cooks that can just throw things in 🙂 Glad to know I’m not the only one!
Thank you Stephanie! I love your recipes and thank you for letting me post them! 🙂 And you are totally not the only one. 🙂
These are so cute and a perfect party idea! 🙂
Thank you Medha!
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These are regular muffin size not min muffin size, correct?
These look great and so easy breezy. A must try for football
season.
Hi Edith! Yes these are made with a regular muffin tray. I agree these are perfect with football season. 🙂 Hope you give them a try!
I love using crescent roll dough as an easy shortcut!! And I mean, bake it into cups and stuff them with spinach artichoke dip and what can be better?
Oh aren’t block parties fun? Our block has had one three years in a row, it’s so nice to get to meet all of your neighbours. I can tell these would have been a MEGA hit at our block party! Love that you can make them ahead of time. THey look delish!
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Can these yummies be served at room temperature for a gathering?
Hi Janice. Yes they can. I always make them for our annual Memorial Day block party and I leave them out on a table for everyone to grab. They’re always a hit and don’t last long. Hope you like them! 🙂
Has anyone tried these in mini muffin tins?
Hi Lynda! I haven’t tried them mini size, but I bet they would work. You’d just need to make the cups smaller and you’ll have extra filling. Let me know if you try them that way. I’d love to know how they turn out. Thanks! 🙂
Were is the receipt for those spinach artichoke cups
Hi Brian. The recipe is at the bottom of the post. If you’re on a computer just scroll toward the end and if you’re on a mobile device, click the read more button and scroll down. You’ll find the recipe there. Hope this helps. Let me know if you need any further assistance. Thank you!
Hi, can these be frozen?
Hi Julie. No I don’t believe they can be frozen. But I’ve never tired, so I can’t tell you with 100% certainty. Let me know if you do freeze. Now I’m curious. Thanks! 🙂
Finally, we will eat them all but I’m sure they would be ok to freeze. I don’t see why it would not be good once thawed.
These are SO YUMMY ! I was going to make them for a party but would need to prepare them about 5 hours before cooking . If they are refrigerated do you know if the crescent roll will get soggy ?
Hi Kristi! If you cook them then refrigerate they should work out ok. You might need to throw them in the oven for a bit to heat up and get crispy again, but it should be ok. If you could cook them right before serving them, that’s best. You could always make the filling before hand and then assemble the cups and cook before serving them. Let me know how it works out for you. 🙂