Christmas Appetizers

More than 230 recipes for top Christmas appetizers like spiced nuts, dips, spreads, and snack mix. Make it a Christmas party to remember!

Homemade Vegan Cheese with Cranberries

tortilla pinwheel appetizers with a cream cheese feta filling flecked with red and green on wooden board

Cranberry Feta Pinwheels

Cranberry Jalapeño Dip

reindeer food in a white bowl

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round puff pastry bites with cheese, fig jam and thyme

Cheese Fig Puff Pastry Bites

a close up view of a bowl full of candied pecans

Close up view of spinach dip in a bowl, with bread cubes and crackers on the side

Best Spinach Dip Ever

a close up view of a bowl of slow-cooker cocktail smokies. A slow cooker sits in the background

Slow Cooker Cocktail Smokies

high angle looking at Amish white bread on a cutting board with a few slices cut, next to butter in a bowl

Amish White Bread

A bowl of sweet, salt, spicy party nuts on a placemat

Sweet, Salty, Spicy Party Nuts

A pink bowl of candied almonds

Candied Almonds

A bowl of sugar-coated pecans

Sugar-Coated Pecans

close up view of Deviled Eggs garnished with paprika on a platter

image of Cocktail Meatballs in a heated chafing dish

Cocktail Meatballs

a close up, low angle view of a bowl full of reindeer food

close up on a bunch of caprese skewers

Best Caprese Skewers

Glazed cocktail meatballs with colorfull tooth picks

Grape Jelly Meatballs

close up view of a pile of Cream Cheese Kolacky garnished with powdered sugar on a platter

Cream Cheese Kolacky

close up on a bowl full of old-fashioned roasted pecans

Old-Fashioned Roasted Pecans

Spiced pecans in a glass jar

charcuterie board arranged in Christmas tree shape

Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board

cheeseball formed into a snowman with peppercorn features and jalapeno cap, crackers and rosemary on a plate with holiday lights behind

Snowman Cheese Ball

charcuterie, fruit, vegetables, cheese, and rosemary arranged into a wreath shape on cutting board

Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board

white plate of pinwheel appetizers with green tortillas and cranberry cream cheese filling

Cranberry Feta Pinwheels with Jalapeño

Grinch kabobs on a plate.

wreath-shaped cheese ball on a black plate surrounded by crackers

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Candied Walnuts

honey roasted almonds

Honey-Roasted Almonds

Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

Cranberry Salsa

My Amish Friend's Caramel Corn

closeup view of baked brie in pastry cut open to show melty cheese and dried cranberries, on a wooden cutting board

Baked Stuffed Brie with Cranberries & Walnuts

Artichoke Hearts Gratin

close up view of Sweet Party Mix with nuts on a plate

Sweet Party Mix

close up view of a Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball served with cracker sticks on a white platter

Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

A close up view of several savory deviled eggs topped with fresh dill.

Classic Savory Deviled Eggs

A Danish kringle on a serving plate, cut into wedges

Spinach and ricotta puff pastry Christmas tree

20 Easy Christmas Finger Food Appetizers

close up view of a sliced Cranberry Orange Loaf on a white platter, garnished with cranberries

Cranberry Orange Loaf

Air Fryer Sugared Pecans

Christmas Cheese Ball

close up view of a Savory Puff Pastry Christmas Tree on parchment paper

Savory Puff Pastry Christmas Tree

Grandma Jensen's nuts and bolts served in a bowl.

Grandma Jensen's Nuts and Bolts

Maple Butter Tarts

close up view of Sweet and Spicy Almonds on a metal surface

Sweet and Spicy Almonds

close up view of Crispy Rosemary Sea Salt Flatbread Crackers in a fabric lined basked to fresh herbs

Crispy Rosemary Sea Salt Flatbread Crackers

close up view of Stuffed Celery on a red surface

Grandma's Stuffed Celery

close up view of a sliced Pumpkin Bread on a platter

close up view of Warm Brie and Pear Tartlets on a white platter

Warm Brie and Pear Tartlets

Savory Pumpkin Hummus

Cream Cheese Penguins

close up view of Jalapeno Popper Cups on a white and green plate

Jalapeno Popper Cups

Smoked Salmon Mousse

Candy Coated Pecans

Roasted Chestnuts

Panettone Bread

close up view of a pile of Butter Tarts on a cooling rack

Mrs Welch's Butter Tarts

Chef John's Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

Maritime War Cake

Easy Pickled Eggs

4 turkey meatballs with cocktail sticks

Turkey Cocktail Meatballs with Orange Cranberry Glaze

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