Christmas Appetizers
Our best recipes for Christmas appetizers and finger foods will fill your holiday table with tasty bites, dips, crackers, and spreads, but are easy enough to not add any hosting stress.
![Cheese Dreams](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Q7YRHKQqnYv7rpOhrTHv6N4qBJQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living_6600_Cheese_Dreams_3X4_093_preview-b95df52f93014b24b7d8958ff0ea82d5.jpg)
Cheese Dreams
![Crawfish Dip](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/IidUbWc7KrELJauuJv5xJTMv9hQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2429501_Crawf_002_1-2000-af17f4f026d44c8898e723ab310a0874.jpg)
Crawfish Dip
![hot crab and artichoke dip](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/vUlJyHWQpVOPRKTbRVO9vCQBBLQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2643101_Snack_077-0c0f8739748f4e7aa5a38208f2b7097f.jpg)
Hot Crab-And-Artichoke Dip
![Southern Living Mini Potato Skins on a platter to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/30ZwVrrnH9ZumrcnLzD7rOmfcOU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Mini_Potato_Skins_005-2c0f3c0747254639a8f72ea37e1819fd.jpg)
Mini Potato Skins
![Baked Brie Bites](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/3I0KVigFe4GCevzq5tsVdm9V1Nw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-baked-brie-bites-3x2-1550-129d9c9ce4e74812bf7175580dd004cb.jpg)
Baked Brie Bites
![Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/lCnRFbdeUTeXsm8EVSlHyf2Qus8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-easy-buffalo-chicken-dip-08-4x3-c1d7016bcc774d2a9973c12338041cb0.jpg)
Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip
![Broiled Oysters With Tasso Breadcrumbs](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/LjVWG4r6rIpfthVRjt5iMjU13os=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2648701_Broiled_Oysters_084-bee50eabaaa44cd7a446ce7126e4e8dd.jpg)
Broiled Oysters With Tasso Breadcrumbs
![Southern Living Mini Caprese Bites on a platter to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/A-Q4umTzpfsdW_w73T6gEq0ojL4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Mini-Caprese-Bites_7885_beauty_224-466ffab8c12a487686dd8433defece27.jpg)
Mini Caprese Bites
![Grape Jelly Meatballs](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/7h8j4FJeTcVbSlj9W82y4R_OkTY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sl_seo_121119_5603-2000-68309888c6a24f97bc242874312c1a95.jpg)
Slow-Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs
![Baked Brie In Puff Pastry](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/7UJ7nLcnOUmO8ApxkyVrchfJsTY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-Baked-Brie-In-Puff-Pastry-3x4-148-8ed59ad3d8764aec8fa50ce9a2c0e7f9.jpg)
Baked Brie In Puff Pastry
![holiday party scene with appetizers and cocktails](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Sb8pEqfDgRtdF22hX4NLaujbmr8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27650_HTHLAS_food_037c-a5031fe73b5c45e983f15bfe7ea666e2.jpg)
This Embarrassingly Easy Dish Was The First To Disappear At My Friend's Holiday Party
![pimiento cheese sausage balls - southern living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/4HYtXf5krgPS_0P55fWE0rzZ-Ss=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/PimentoCheeseSausageBalls_3x4_19-c755548499ca40a8b0a819bccdc290de.jpg)
Pimiento Cheese Sausage Balls
![Southern Living Ranch Snacker Crackers in a bowl to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Ay0n1QdoNKa2b1FUGWcznpEF3-4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Southern-Living-Ranch_Snacker_Crackers_009-4e1193febc7b4f0dbb9e4a4ca0afdf2d.jpg)
Ranch Oyster Crackers
![Southern Living Cranberry Sangria Punch in glasses to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/0L2RXKxgi_KirQPbxZKQaCARc0M=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Cranberry-Sangria-Punch_beauty3x2_Audit-7971_0330-5d222526c78a41c2a4071b8048193a37.jpg)
Cranberry Sangría Punch
![Southern Living Bourbon Candied Nuts in a bowl to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/VNjAkKItj88kGkvBEe9jpEETf0o=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Bourbon_Candied_Nuts_001-f02c2af250f8465dbf27492f5ae142da.jpg)
Bourbon Candied Nuts
![Southern Living Butter Baked Saltines on a platter to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/j3XLoNxQmQWvCqvSXpeOq9hjWAw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Butter-BakedSaltine_TK-0090-5f922adaaead4c48a18ae561415c8efd.jpg)
Butter-Baked Saltine Crackers
![pear-and-brief puff pastry tarts - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/OtJccXNogv4L29D1E5_DiPhAiSs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2648701_Puff_Pastry_039-67e721d55ff44fc7a41517e3c860c57e.jpg)
Pear-And-Brie Puff Pastry Tarts
![Deviled Eggs on a plate with Champagne](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/JerN4De0UyMbgqfukrPe1qFhoLQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_113-1_preview_scale_100_ppi_150_quality_100-1f7427825e5e4d2080a70c12cec5dcc7.jpg)
25 Ways To Delight With Deviled Eggs
![Grape Jelly Meatballs](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/7h8j4FJeTcVbSlj9W82y4R_OkTY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sl_seo_121119_5603-2000-68309888c6a24f97bc242874312c1a95.jpg)
40 Retro Party Appetizers We'll Never, Ever Stop Making
![Little Smoked Sausages in Grape Jelly and Chili Sauce](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/CXGWrpeATXa41HYPjx1FE8AmVlA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Southern-Living-smoked-sausages-in-grape-jelly-and-chili-sauce-MonicaFarber-04-4x3-0e3bfa8a1ef84603be288a245f10846e.jpg)
Little Smoked Sausages In Grape Jelly And Chili Sauce
![Southern Living Cheese Straws on a platter to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/xtX591W2eHdZ061r8y2apQyr_vA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Cheese_Straws_006-9da716a64a274eb8927c98edcf8bd6cc.jpg)
Cheddar Cheese Straws
![Southern Living Million Dollar Deviled Eggs on a platter to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/kf9IMmt0HLx0yeiBfPpXKyl0Ics=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/million-dollar-deviled-eggs_batch62_beauty4-b836846a0e5d4f26b7e68dc5a7ddc53e.jpg)
Million Dollar Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Pesto Deviled Eggs on a platter to serve garnished with more basil](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/L8OEk0FQiIXSjRLDi2fwSf1h-To=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27698_SNACTEggs_34173-999084e8dfdb4909995720067cb28353.jpg)
Pesto Deviled Eggs
![Nuts And Bolts](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/7j_jE1ZOOU6423nQlN9sEjHdNMM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Southern-Living-Nuts_and_Bolts_011-fd765e58a7044f089e3cc7298b487d50.jpg)
21 Holiday Party Mixes You Can Snack On All Night
![Southern Living Spicy Cheese Straws](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/B8sK48py6m2nA0akz-cdyByTWrc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27616_SNACKT_CHEESESTRAWS_341-e63b55298a564e0c8183f0388a958aef.jpg)
Spicy Cheese Straws
![Three-Cheese Spinach-Artichoke Dip](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/0xux_9YhcgeP_XLk7HaruxdYWjw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27617_LU_ArtiDip_145-8dea3226aabe40e0b2d66c47480f74c1.jpg)
Three-Cheese Spinach-Artichoke Dip
![Two-Layer Pimiento And Cheese Dip With Smoked Almonds](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/x-7OJHAppUr_ifY0lvEIYU86LeQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27650_HTHLAS_food_037a-c2ea001c1de5462db312da9c9fbc0fe4.jpg)
Two-Layer Pimiento-And-Cheese Dip With Smoked Almonds
![Southern Living Tex Mex Deviled Eggs on a blue surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/4wQIgxuSbspdHemWfeugWpvJhO8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_185-1-44a56b2cf70344be958bc9bf0cf2ba34.jpg)
Tex-Mex Deviled Eggs
![perfect beef tenderloin](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/AqN--nNekDr7M7nNssK4H_P_klA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2248501_3Fest_0045-5eb3a689ad0a41869c5f43d74a432579.jpg)
Perfect Beef Tenderloin
![Southern Living Christmas Charcuterie Wreath assembled and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/F3G22ZFCskAoDqxf3eWF4EnRRac=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SL.com_Christmas-Charcuterie-Wreath-Beauty-02-ff5517d3aa0d425ab4236f91a7d944e1.jpg)
Christmas Charcuterie Board
![Southern Living Fancy Pigs in Blankets on a plate to serve with sauce](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/VlHS7q_VX3iaOI-B1nv2FfMMjHE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27650_HTHLAS_food_028b-f3cc4d36c19645959555d6efda814671.jpg)
Conecuh Sausage Pigs In Blankets
![Southern Living Bacon Deviled Eggs on a gold surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/5YoTf__i1-S5jsy9zxiYZ9tfrFs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_146-1-38fa4b34b97f411b91f47db2809c9c28.jpg)
Bacon Deviled Eggs
![Rosalynn Carter's Plains Special Cheese Ring - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/hJum_DFwoB2uIQyC4qo33heA9sk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Plains_Special_Cheese_Ring_001-ece5b61b73634a28861f69fd92b891bd.jpg)
Rosalynn Carter's Cheese Ring
![Southern Living Bacon Jam on top of whipped goat cheese with crostini to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/45A98q_B9k02yB71hO7tE-EqBbA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27578_IK_dipncrackers_050_preview-ccc9ec2634ca47ccb16bac62ce8ce69a.jpg)
Whipped Goat Cheese With Smoky Bacon Jam
![Southern Living Pepper Jelly Meatballs on a platter to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/st3feQKfeolWUmFQQon3VYGJhYg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27650_HTHLAS_food_037c-a4c61ecc50014ec6a5180607cf06d076.jpg)
Pepper Jelly Meatballs
![Bacon Jam](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/yOkoMnPUwI_yATNoAMlmlpdngI8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Bacon_Jam_007-a2c422a59ad841d5b6e5846426480018.jpg)
Bacon Jam
![Southern Living Ham and Cheese sliders in the baking dish ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/K1v8e9HYK-mFiWe9W3DJOhAV9nc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Ham_Cheese_Sliders_013-670e2450bcd74c39a0e85bd9f4effb3c.jpg)
Ham-And-Swiss Sliders
![Southern Living Triple Pickle Deviled eggs on a gold surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/N6D_rUB_3FYoa4UbY0I0L92_PHo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_145-1-0afaf5b1384940e48a03119f3d0bf776.jpg)
Pickle-Packed Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs on a gold surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/odA4DdtccQnTyKksPyzUNlirOIY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_156-1-49a867445cd6441cab269fcc33fcbe6f.jpg)
Pimiento Cheese Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Pickled Shrimp Deviled Eggs on a gold surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/NK46YCbIgUJBzdX3g3WzJlD8hH8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_149-1-aecf6930d90a46f08976f54979b0c7c4.jpg)
Pickled-Shrimp Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Greek Salad Deviled Eggs on a blue surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/UTVf9BHMt2-txsdk34jro_zebfQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_180-1-0c3ab82ace994ff58f2e55a97b5d32d3.jpg)
Greek Salad Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Green Goddess Deviled Eggs on a gold surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/L6DhTXzYKhgqCdcAKW2gDxok4gM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_157-1-7bce57c0da3e4eb8a130ebcbac0d297b.jpg)
Green Goddess Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living French Onion Deviled Eggs on a blue surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/tLRydYdJKHEG8TkjiyW9P_hgxms=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_183-1-2e9984575ce5406593303f297a979ee2.jpg)
French Onion Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Curried Deviled Eggs on a blue surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/XX5S4Ob-mbODfNnMIzCDwnNWUfY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_181-1-cf3497d441cb42399c7bfd779ee791a9.jpg)
Curry-Cashew Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Creole Deviled Eggs on a blue surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/oBloODaJV1X6EoVbpGAbMmCoxaU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_182-1-30e694c1291f47b99d455b119238f702.jpg)
Creole Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Crab Salad Deviled Eggs on a blue surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/uSxhw03CHL7x7UQjsJXpDaOBRk0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_184-1-8e760fbf5c1a4d27ae21e5930c4e448b.jpg)
Crab Salad Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Caesar Salad Deviled Eggs on a gold surface](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/DqGbpWWK-4uBC9u2qgG6_TAXqxU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27580_DeviledEggs_155-1-80010dc2182f485e8e29f761065f19fa.jpg)
Caesar Salad Deviled Eggs
![Southern Living Bacon Crackers on a platter to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/An-jur1sHrz_ctLoLNloSyCXNoQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bacon-crackers_batch56_3x2-383-c77cce2679c647feb3005640c11c0578.jpg)
Candied Bacon Crackers
![Southern Living Rosemary-Brown Butter Pecans in a bowl to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/DvMqJ22dw3Zv9rNgIMfFmcxic3E=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27534_SnaT_MNuts_48_2-78daf057c302477bb39baa679346ad63.jpg)
Rosemary-Brown Butter Pecans
![Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread Video Still](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/aXOP5ZqVBfrvJDp1cAvkQbY4cnY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/christmastreebread-2092f659a12d456aa4c402559d0c972e.png)
Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread
![Smoky Black-Eyed Pea Hummus](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/XFEEApsIR2gpLIcSZJTt53rkw7k=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/super-bowl-dips-2504201_wcibf_11_4_2-baa93a2de9324ec5a3dfab305c730218.jpg)
50 Last-Minute Appetizers That Are Ready In 25 Minutes Or Less
![Fried Mac And Cheese Bites on a plate with a fork](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/c04axZkrcBtBqT-wN5DEQJ7HYXo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/FriedMacandCheeseBites-30_preview_scale_100_ppi_150_quality_100-3f5853dcac754be1abcd36884ea887cc.jpg)
Fried Mac And Cheese Bites
![Pigs in a blanket served with dijon mustard](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/MpG_F5-kXtlkm3tj8LCyeoqTFM4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/PigsinaBlanket-92_preview_scale_100_ppi_150_quality_100-c90692f758444736a3577ca81f752ecd.jpg)
Pigs In A Blanket
![Cinnamon Roll Strata](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/lxQol4IVhRON7upjwOTnodcWL_0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2651701_OESwe_14-2000-194d56e14c3e4889b9e10f552374a481.jpg)
16 Full Christmas Menu Ideas For Every Type Of Celebration
![Reindeer Food](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/yhKaa0ySYVlNGR0NmOQaCKieOjI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-Reindeer_Food_010-5928a3dd08ec4e49bafaa862b22af4f2.jpg)
51 Christmas Snacks For A Very Merry Holiday Season
![Classic Pimiento Chese](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/h1NJ7LrYl5ehWiiZxDgsimZylOk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2417301_south32292_0_0_0_0-2000-1f373980a7eb4d48a876831e7250a801-079925ea397846f0a3c0ef6e3a216841.jpg)
Our Favorite Pimento Cheese
![Caesar Salad Bites](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/AJ_ijQJ7Ao0wLs01TJU8sJdnhhA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fo_ec046f498f5e826d_spcms-2000-40b62e4debe3442a9d7b1cf3e32bec89.jpg)
Caesar Salad Bites
![Spicy Bisquick Sausage Balls](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/gq4sgw1i-zPXd3OpTP9eS8Dv-XA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sl_bisquick_sausage_balls-2000-58da0f9cf1d44c1d920369e84354ddda.jpg)
Spicy Bisquick Sausage Balls
![Smoked Salmon-Potato Chip Canapes](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/y7t9BzD8pehH423y0vxhi8HsKP4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-27062_MixNMingle_00039_preview-72f55765230f463a91f4af86019c8c45.jpg)
50 Holiday Finger Foods To Serve At Every Party This Season
![Cranberry Brie Bites](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/39Ys0W4ipydb8cnXtJop-AEiCJc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sl_seo_112119_am_cranberrybriebites_246-2000-702337cb134742438355175ab4ed8f00.jpg)
52 Easy Christmas Eve Appetizers To Welcome Your Holiday Guests