These delicious Artichoke and Graviera Filo Puffs are the perfect, bite-sized appetizers for all your Holiday entertaining needs! With just a handful of ingredients from your pantry, some artichoke hearts, a chunk of Greek Graviera cheese and a box of filo pastry shells, you can assemble a flavorful and fuss-free appetizer in minutes!
In this simple recipe, caramelized onions, cream, artichoke hearts, and nutty Graviera cheese make the perfect make-ahead filling for these mini filo shells. Once the filling is ready, the mini shells can be assembled while the oven heats up. In less than 20 minutes, this crowd-pleasing appetizer is ready to enjoy!
Ingredients for the Artichoke and Graviera Filo Puffs
- Fillo shells: good quality filo pastry – I used the Fillo Factory organic mini fillo shells
- Extra virgin olive oil: to sauté the onions & garlic (butter can also be used)
- Onions and Garlic: green onions (or, shallots), plus a medium garlic clove
- Seasoning: just sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- Flour: all-purpose flour to help thicken the filling
- Half and Half: light or heavy cream can also be used
- Artichoke Hearts: plain (not marinated), drained and chopped
- Cheese: Greek Graviera Cheese (or Gruyère cheese)
- Optional Additions: lemon zest, fresh basil or fresh chives
How to make the Artichoke and Graviera Filo Puffs
- Remove the filo cups from the freezer and allow them to come to room temperature
- Place a small amount of the artichoke – cheese mixture at the bottom of each filo shell and top with more cheese
- Put the filled filo shells in mini muffin tins or a small baking sheet
- Bake for about 18 minutes, or, until golden brown
Enjoy warm or at room temperature, by itself, or as part of a holiday buffet spread!
How to make them ahead of time
You can prepare these delicious filo puffs several hours ahead of time:
- Place the filo shells on a small baking sheet, cover well and set aside.
- Prepare the filling and refrigerate.
- When you are ready, fill the filo shells with the filling, top with some more cheese and bake until golden brown.
I hope you give this recipe a try. You are going to love how easy and how delicious it is!
If you have any extra filo shells, here is one more easy recipe you might want to try:
This recipe is my latest collaboration with Fillo Factory. You can find Fillo Factory filo shells at Whole Foods and several small local stores. I love the quality of the Fillo Factory products and I always make sure to stash a couple of boxes in the freezer!
- 2 boxes of mini filo shells (24 in total)
- 2 TBSPS. extra virgin olive oil
- 2-3 green onions (or 2 small shallots), chopped
- 1 medium garlic glove, minced
- ¼ tsp. sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 TBSP. All-Purpose flour
- ½ cup half and half (or heavy cream)
- 8-oz. drained artichoke hearts, chopped or quartered, depending on the size of the hearts
- 1 cup Greek Graviera cheese (or, Gruyère), shredded
- 1 tsp. lemon zest (optional)
- 2 tsp. fresh basil or fresh chives, minced (optional)
- Remove the filo cups from the freezer and bring to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
- Prep the green onions and the garlic and set aside. Grate the cheese and drain the can of artichokes.
- In a medium skillet, set over medium heat, sauté the onions and the garlic for a couple of minutes. Season with salt and pepper and cook for about 2-3 minutes until they soften. Stir in the flour and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring often so it does not burn (this will help thicken the filling).
- To the skillet, add the half and half (or cream) and, once it is well incorporated and slightly thickened, fold in the chopped artichoke hearts. Sprinkle ⅔ of the Graviera cheese over the mixture and when it melts remove the skillet from the heat. Add the lemon zest and fresh herbs, if using.
- Spoon the mixture to the mini filo shells and top with the remaining grated cheese.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the filling turns golden brown and bubbling. Allow them to rest for 5 minutes and serve!
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Looks delicious!😋
Thank you so much. Super easy and so flavorful!