Easy Christmas appetizer recipes including vegetarian hors d’oeuvres, Christmas pot luck recipes, cheap and easy Christmas dinner for a crowd, holiday gathering recipes, dips for Christmas day dinner ideas or even New Year’s Eve party recipes.
Best Christmas Appetizers Recipes For Holiday Party Foods
Easy make ahead Christmas appetizers for your Christmas party menu, Christmas party snacks, and holiday snacks and appetizers for a Christmas Eve party buffet.
What are some good finger foods for Christmas Parties?
Easy Ideas For Christmas Appetizers
- Christmas Pinwheels Tree
- Orange Cranberry Dip
- Holiday Raclette Cheese
- Hot Pinwheel Rollups
- Cranberry Apple Salad
- Roasted Figs With Honey
- Simple Snowman Cheese Ball
- Crockpot Sausage Cheese Dip (this is a favorite slow cooker easy cheese dip at our house)
- Cheap Christmas Charcuterie Board Ideas
- Warm Blue Cheese Dip
- Fruit Sweet Dip
- Easy Artichoke Dip
- Pickle Corn Dog Bites
- Homemade Pico de Gallo
- Mexican Street Corn Dip
- Dill Pickle Party Mix
- Homemade Fresh Guacamole
- Black Bean and Corn Salad Dip (like a Cowboy Caviar Dip) — one of the best cold dips parties and it’s an easy make ahead dip!
- Refried Bean Dip (one of the best dips for chips for a simple dip recipe!)
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Easy Christmas Party Appetizers and Christmas Dips
Christmas Pinwheels
If you want really cute appetizer bites for a Christmas party, make this pinwheels Christmas tree.
I also think it’s an awesome appetizer for a Charlie Brown Christmas party for kids’ snacks!
Make This Cute Christmas Pinwheels Tree Appetizer
Festive Orange Cranberry Dip
Not only is this a super simple dip recipe, it makes a beautiful festive dip for your Christmas party food table.
Just a few ingredients and ready in minutes!
This is the perfect appetizer for the holiday season and so much better than cheese balls, in my opinion.
GET THE CRANBERRY ORANGE DIP RECIPE
DIY Raclette Cheese Appetizer
Melty cheese raclette Swiss cheese with crusty bread is one of our favorite go-to party foods and one of our favorite things to eat. Not only is it fun to make, but it’s an interactive party foods experience!
You don’t have to have a raclette maker (or raclette grill) to enjoy this party treat, but it’s a lot of fun if you have one.
You can make raclette as a topping for bake potato bar or make mini raclette sandwiches (which is our favorite way to make it!).
My vote for one of the best Christmas Eve appetizers that you can do at your party!
(And, you’re not spending all your time in the kitchen cooking instead of free time enjoying the holiday party.)
It’s great if you’re having a holiday buffet, Christmas brunch, or a more casual Christmas Eve menu for the holidays.
Everyone has a great time making their own raclette cheese dip when we do this for parties!
Hot Pinwheel Rollups
These ham and cheese rollup pinwheels are so good and are amazing finger foods for Christmas party snack ideas.
I like them with spicy mustard, but they’re fun to put out with different dipping sauce on a holiday buffet.
Get the Christmas Pinwheel Roll-Ups Recipe
Festive Apple and Cranberry Christmas Salad
Again, I like to add a few salad recipes to our holiday party to give some healthier options.
This is such a delicious recipe and this vibrant cranberry apple salad is an easy salad recipe with fruit ready in 10 minutes.
Perfect festive recipe for holidays!
Festive Apple Salad with Pear and Cranberry Recipe
Roasted Dried Figs With Honey
If you’ve never had roasted figs, they are a great addition to a cheese platter, meat and cheese tray, or to go with a charcuterie board.
They’re also really yummy and a festive snack for holidays!
Simple Snowman Cheeseball Appetizer
I like to call this a “cheater cheese ball” because it’s made using premade cheese balls from the grocery store. (Shhhh!)
Also, if you’re looking for December crafts for kids or Christmas crafts kids can eat, this is a fun recipe to make with kids. My daughter had so much fun decorating this snowman snack!
Learn The Secret Tip For Smooth Snow Cheeseball Coating
Easy Charcuterie Board for Christmas
Planning a charcuterie grazing board or antipasto platter for a party can be difficult, especially if you are having a large party.
However, this is the easiest meat and cheese board for a Christmas holiday party and still looks great!
Meats, crackers, different kinds of cheese, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits, and dipping sauces make great graze boards and simple appetizers for Christmas Eve parties and is a perfect starter for your party.
Warm Blue Cheese Dip
This warm cheese dip is one of our regular Christmas party recipes every year (and an easy appetizer that everyone misses if we skip a year!).
This hot dip is good on crackers, crusty breads, or even with green apples!
Make this. You won’t be sorry!
Dill Pickle Chex Party Snack Mix
Need crunchy snacks for your party?
This is a fun twist on the traditional Chex Mix recipe and makes an easy Christmas snack appetizer.
We never make regular Chex Mix anymore after having this dill snack mix because it’s always a huge hit for party snacks!
Makes a great homemade food gift, too!
How To Make Dill Pickle Party Mix
Pickle Corn Dog Bites – Great for Make-Ahead Appetizer Ideas
Skip the chicken wings this year, hot dogs, or mini cocktail meatballs because these are the hottest bites right now!
These mini corn dogs with a twist are easy finger foods are always a hit with both kids and for adult party foods, which makes them perfect party foods.
- One of my favorite recipe tricks is to make these ahead of time and then crisp them back up in the oven or an air fryer right before the party.
Serve with ketchup and mustard dipping sauces for unique appetizer recipes you won’t see at other parties.
HOW TO MAKE PICKLE CORNED DOGS
Popular Mexican Corn Dip (Hot Corn Dip)
This Mexican street corn off the cob is sometimes called elote salad. It can be used as a tortilla chip dip, too!
It’s one of our best dip recipes and is such a party hit when we make it.
It’s even good at room temperature after sitting out for a while.
Get The Mexican Street Corn Dip Recipe
Easy Artichoke Dip
This artichoke parmesan dip is another warm dip and is our go-to for holiday recipes, party recipes, or cookout side dishes because it’s such an easy last minute recipe to whip up!
This is a family favorite recipe that we make for easy party recipes or holiday dips all the time and a crowd favorite.
I happen to think it’s one of the best Christmas dip recipes because not a lot of other parties have it. It’s definitely a crowd-pleasing dip!
If you like spinach artichoke dip, you’ll love this dip.
It does NOT lose flavor without the spinach, so give it a try.
Asparagus Salad for Healthy Christmas Recipes
This asparagus vegetable salad drizzled with an easy balsamic vinaigrette is one of our favorite salads or party dishes.
(And this is an asparagus recipe kid friendly recipe approved by my daughter!)
Christmas Party Fruit Dips
This dip recipe for fruit will quickly become your quick and easy recipe for parties or snacks for kids!
This sweet, creamy, fluffy fruit dip recipe has just a few ingredients, making it quick and simple holiday treat.
Great for sweet dips to balance out the savory dips for your holiday menu.
Homemade Guacamole Recipe
We call this guacamole dip, but some people also call it guacamole salad. We eat it with tortilla chips for the perfect party food dip!
How To Make Homemade Guacamole Dip
Sausage Queso (Sausage Cream Cheese Dip) – Our #1 Vote For Easy Appetizer!
This sausage and cheese dip is another party favorite at our house and is full of cheesy goodness.
It’s a slow cooker cheesy dip with cream cheese and real cheddar, which makes this hot dips great for a set and forget recipe for Christmas parties.
I also love this dip because you can make it a spicy cheese dip hot salsa (or a more mild cheese dip).
If you’re looking for easy slow cooker dips for your gathering, pull out your trusty slow cooker because this is it!
Hands-down the most popular dip we make for parties all year (including our super bowl party!).
Corn and Black Bean Salsa Make Ahead Appetizer or Holiday Side Dish
This is one of my daughter’s favorite dip recipes, so definitely don’t count it out for kids at your holiday party foods because my daughter loves this easy recipe
It’s a simple recipe and a last minute dip ready in minutes.
Eat it with corn chips like a chunky salsa.
Recipe for Black Bean and Corn Salad Dip
Ham Cheese Slider Sandwiches
Cheese and ham rolls are baked sandwiches in the oven and will quickly become a go-to easy meal for party food and simple party food!
They’re small enough to be appetizers, too.
How To Make Ham And Cheese Sliders
Pasta Salad With Pepperoni
Easy pasta appetizer or pasta salad side that all ages love!
You can actually play around with this pasta salad and add different vegetables or dressing or a simple pasta salad.
Green Salsa Verde
If you want to add a different salsa than red salsa to your charcuterie board dips or festive holiday party snack table, add salsa verde. (It’s one of my favorite!)
Also red salsa and green salsa together make a festive holiday table!
How To Make Homemade Salsa Verde (The Green Salsa)
Simple Bean Dip Recipe
Whenever we make this recipe for parties, everyone always says how they never liked bean dip until now!
This is an easy refried bean dip ready in no time for your holiday recipes!
Pico De Gallo Dip
This homemade pico de gallo recipe or salsa fresco (and sometimes called Mexican salad or tomato and onion salsa), is a favorite easy dip for parties and quick party dips and party appetizers.
If you have favorite delicious dip recipes for Christmas parties or go-to party appetizers, let us know and we’ll try them out!
ALSO CHECK OUT: HOW TO SUGAR CRANBERRIES FOR FESTIVE HOLIDAY PARTY DRINKS OR DESSERTS (great with champagne cocktails or mocktails!)
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
I hope you enjoy these easy Christmas appetizer recipes!
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