These amazing Christmas appetizer recipes are sure to bring holiday cheer with favorite dishes like baked buffalo wings, bacon deviled eggs and spinach dip.
Put some merry in your Christmas with these savory hot appetizes, cool dips, crunchy snacks and more!
Christmas appetizer recipes do not have to be extravagant. They don’t need to require days to prepare or even hours if you’re short on time. In fact, some of the best Christmas appetizer recipes take little to no time at all. Quick recipes leave you with more family time for the holidays.
30 Christmas Appetizer Recipes
I gathered some of the top recipes for all your holiday appetizer needs. You can easily make your grocery list from the recipes below and plan your holiday meal in advance.
These recipes contain a variety of festive flavors. There are meaty dishes like sausage and cheese balls and steak bites. I have crowd pleasers like homemade Chex mix and candied pecans. If you want to indulge a sweet tooth, try my cherry cheesecake dip or Christmas sugar cookie dip. They are to die for. Whatever you need for your party or gathering, there is a recipe for you!
Hot Appetizers
Sometimes you want something a little heartier for your holiday party. I often have get togethers where I just serve appetizers and desserts! These hot Christmas appetizer recipes are meaty, cheesy and packed with tons of savory flavors. You can even make some of them in your slow cooker!
Cold Christmas Appetizer Recipes
These cold offerings range from snack mixes to elegant bites and more! The great thing about cold appetizers is that they can often be prepared in advance which is great for entertaining.
Christmas Dips and Spreads
Here is a selection of dips and spreads that are perfect for the holidays, with everything from homemade spinach dip to decadent sugar cookie dip!
Have a festive holiday with the perfect party snack or dinner appetizer. Whether you are in the mood for something hot and savory, cool and creamy or sweet and decadent, try some of the fantastic flavors in these recipes!
Gina Abernathy says
So many delightful recipes for the holiday season. Chicken wings, jalapeno peppers, and the cheese ball are a few of the first appetizers I am making this season. Can’t wait! YUM!
Sharon says
This year we are doing appetizers instead of one main dish so I was so excited to find this post loaded with amazing apps. Thank you for this roundup.
kushigalu says
AMazing collection of recipe to try this Christmas. Thanks for sharing
Kelley says
Love all of these ideas! Can’t wait to try the bacon ranch dip!
Kiwi says
I love this list. I pinned this so ready for some holiday meals!
Debbie says
Wow! What a great collection of appetizers! I can’t wait for the holiday parties to start!
Carol Cassara says
We wouldn’t be entertaining a lot of people this year for Christmas but I still love preparing dishes that my husband and I will enjoy. I think these appetizers are worth taking note of.
AnnMarie John says
You can never have enough appetizer recipes for this season and the next! It’s really nice to have this much resource. Thanks for the links to the recipes.
Annemarie LeBlanc says
I am bookmarking this page. I have already found 3 or 4 appetizers that I like! Thanks for collating all these wonderful and delicious appetizer recipes.
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
I love these!! They all look delicious! Adding these to our menu!
Theresa says
These are all such yummy holiday appetizer options. Thankfully, I don’t have to host a dinner this year, but I will have to bring something to my in-laws so this will be a great resource to find a crowd pleasing appetizer that I can bring.
Pam says
These sound like such delicious appetizer options. I love the Christmas tree shaped cheese board.
Kelly || Food, Fun & Faraway Places says
Oh my gosh, 60!? I don’t know where to start! I want to close my eyes and just pick a few LOL. I love that one in the shape of a Christmas tree!
Shell says
I love to try new recipes. I pinned this to try a few during the Christmas season. Thanks for sharing!
Catherine Sargent says
These all look like wonderful appetizers. I am going to make the winter cheese board and almond pesto dip.
Liz Mays says
Gosh, these are sounding really good. I may need to add a couple more appetizers to my Christmas menu.
Ma says
These are a great, super large selection of Christmas appetizer recipes. I am so glad you shared them. Bookmarking a few for my ideas with family this Christmas 🙂
Rachel Ferrucci says
These all look delicious and at my Christmas party I usually do all appetizers. I see quite a few I can take from here to add! Thanks love it!
Vera says
Ahhh! I am SO throwing the appetizer gauntlet down this year. My family is going to eat until they explode.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
This is so awesome! I’ve been looking for some new foods to serve this Christmas. I can’t wait to try some of these appetizers.