Make your holiday celebration even more magical with these festive Christmas party food ideas. From delicious appetizers to the sweetest desserts, these easy party foods are perfect for your next gathering with family and friends.
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The holiday season is all about celebrating with loved ones and there is nothing that brings people together at Christmas parties and family gatherings like a holiday table full of festive party food.
But, planning the perfect Christmas menu for your holiday party can sometimes be a stressful task, especially with all the festivities, traditions, and holiday shopping to do. So, I thought I would gather up some simple Christmas party foods to make planning your next festive gathering easier than ever.
Whether you are hosting a buffet dinner party, or need a potluck dish to bring to your office party, these delicious Christmas party food ideas are for you. There are easy party dips and cheeseballs as well as slow cooker meatballs, Christmas tree-shaped appetizers, and holiday desserts like cakes, pies, cheesecake, and Christmas treats. You will love these easy-to-make recipes that are guaranteed to keep your guests coming back for more.
Looking for more holiday inspiration? Find Christmas charcuterie board ideas for your next holiday get-together. As well as, holiday party dips that include both warm and cold dips. Plus, fun and festive dessert recipes to gift or share, like no-bake Christmas cookies, cake-mix cookies, and homemade Christmas candy recipes.
Festive Christmas Party Food Ideas
Celebrate the holiday season with these festive Christmas party food ideas. Find everything from crowd-pleasing appetizers, finger foods, and party snacks to decadent dessert recipes perfect for feeding a crowd at any gathering.
Appetizer Ideas for Your Christmas Party
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Spend with Pennies
Cranberry Jalapeno Dip
Get ready for the tasty goodness of cranberry jalapeño cream cheese dip – a perfect mix of sweet and spicy flavors!
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Encharted Cook
Neiman Marcus Million Dollar Dip
Neiman Marcus Million Dollar Dip is rich just like its name implies. It is creamy, cheesy, and loaded with bacon, almonds, and sliced green onions. If you are looking for the best cheese dip recipe for entertaining anytime and anywhere, this is the one!
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All in the Family Recipes
Easy Stuffed Banana Pepper Dip
This stuffed banana pepper dip is the perfect appetizer for any party! Made with all of the ingredients for stuffed banana peppers including marinara sauce, Italian sausage, and lots of cheese.
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Events to Celebrate
Ultimate 7 Layer Dip
Made with flavorful corn, beans, guac, sour cream, cheese, onions, and cilantro, this ultimate 7 layer dip recipe is a party in your mouth!!
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Living Chirpy
Cranberry Pecan Cheeseball
Cranberry Pecan Cheeseball is an easy snack or appetizer that’s great for any party, especially around the holidays.
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Recipes From a Pantry
Dill Pickle Cheese Ball
This dill pickle cheese ball is perfect for snacking or as a fun appetizer at Christmas parties! It’s creamy, and tangy, and has that irresistible pickle flavor that pairs perfectly with crackers, pretzels, veggie sticks, or even sliced baguettes.
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A Cedar Spoon
Honey Goat Cheese Balls
Honey Goat Cheese Balls are a simple, festive appetizer. Soft goat cheese is formed into balls and rolled in a mixture of honey, apricot preserves, and pecans. You can easily switch up the nuts and preserves to create different flavor combinations!
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Fluxing Well
Smoked Salmon Cheese Ball: A No-Fuss Party Hit
Learn how to make this easy smoked salmon cheese ball recipe that would be perfect to serve at your holiday party.
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Cinnamon & Sage Co.
Sun-Dried Tomato Crostini
Sun-Dried Tomato Crostini is a quick and easy recipe that is sure to leave your guests impressed. The flavorful combination of sun-dried tomatoes, various cheeses, basil, and a hint of garlic provides a savory appetizer that will be enjoyed by all.
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Happy Kitchen
Easy Vegan Mushroom Crostini
This festive vegan mushroom crostini recipe is an easy and impressive appetizer perfect for holidays. A crunchy baguette with grilled vegan mozzarella topped with sweet caramelized onions and mushrooms with a hint of balsamic and Dijon mustard will surely be a show-stopper.
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Lauren Fit Foodie
Easy 3 Ingredient Meatballs (Slow Cooker Grape Jelly Meatballs)
These 3 Ingredient Meatballs use frozen meatballs and are such an easy appetizer to make in the slow cooker! They are so tender and delicious in the best sweet and savory sauce that will make your taste buds go crazy. They're the perfect appetizer for any get-together but also make a great entree option too!
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Tessie's Table
Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs
If you’re looking for a simple but incredibly flavorful dish, these Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs are just what you need. They combine sweet and tangy homemade cranberry sauce with juicy meatballs, all slow-cooked to perfection.
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Quiche My Grits
Pigs In A Blanket Wreath
Pigs in a Blanket Wreath is everyone's favorite appetizer and will be the first to go at your holiday parties!
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Dutch Oven Daddy
Bacon Wrapped Smokies
If meat candy is a thing, then these Skillet Bacon Wrapped Smokies are it and they're always a huge hit whenever they're served. Cocktail wieners wrapped in bacon are such an easy appetizer recipe to make and absolutely delicious.
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xoxoBella
Brie Cranberry Bites Appetizer
Fruity cranberry sauce and orange marmalade pair with brie cheese, crescent roll dough and chopped pecans to make these scrumptious cranberry brie bites.
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Related:60 Cranberry Recipes for the Holidays
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The Forked Spoon
Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
I love these Crab Stuffed Mushrooms as the ultimate bite-sized appetizer—they’re perfect for any occasion! Filled with delicious crab meat, Italian breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, and fresh herbs, they’re simple yet elegant and incredibly easy to make.
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The Fruity Jem
EASY Christmas Sushi Roll (Christmas Tree or Platter)
Easy Christmas sushi roll, with step-by-step photos so you can get beautiful Christmas tree sushi with no stress! Or opt for the Christmas platter if you prefer!
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Fab Food 4 All
Brie & Cranberry Tear & Share Wreath
This Tear and Share Brie and Cranberry Wreath is the perfect party centerpiece and utterly delicious!
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Chef’s Pencil
Blue Cheese Mini Pretzels
These homemade blue cheese mini pretzels are the ultimate party snack, pairing soft, savory dough with a bold blue cheese flavor. Perfectly bite-sized and easy to make ahead, they’re a unique, crowd-pleasing addition to any gathering.
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On My Kid's Plate
Savory Christmas Veggie Pizza
This Christmas veggie pizza is such a fun and delicious finger food appetizer for the holidays! Take a traditional creamy, savory, and cold veggie pizza recipe and make it even more fun using broccoli to make the cutest Christmas tree. You’ll be the start of your holiday party with this fun and easy cold Christmas appetizer.
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The Feathered Nester
Fruit and Cheese Christmas Tree Appetizer
Celebrate the holidays with this adorable Christmas tree charcuterie board. It's a fun and easy appetizer to share with family and friends.
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A Grateful Meal
Air Fryer Crab Cakes
These Air Fryer Crab Cakes are everything you want and more in a crab cake. Lots of crab meat and a small amount of filler.
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Cooking Gorgeous
Italian Rice Balls (Arancini)
Arancini (or Arancine - Arancino) are delicious Italian Rice Balls that are stuffed, covered with breadcrumbs, and fried until golden and crispy.
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Blackberry Babe
Spicy Oyster Crackers (Ranch Firecracker Recipe)
These Spicy Oyster Crackers (also called firecrackers) are an easy recipe and addictive snack! Uses simple ingredients and is affordable.
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Stretch and Folds
This Spinach Pastry Christmas Tree Will Be the Star of Your Holiday Table!
This Christmas Tree Spinach Dip Puff Pastry is the perfect festive appetizer to serve at holiday gatherings. It combines creamy spinach dip with flaky puff pastry shaped into a beautiful Christmas tree, making it as fun to look at as it is to eat.
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The Soccer Mom Blog
Christmas Deviled Eggs
These Christmas Deviled Eggs look like miniature wreaths and are the perfect easy and festive appetizer for a holiday party!
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Our Love Language is Food
Easy Baked Brie With Raspberry Jam And Pistachios
With just 3 ingredients and minimal oven time, this easy-baked brie is party perfect!
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100 Days of Real Food
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers
These Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers are made with jalapeños, creamy cheese, and crispy bacon. Easy to prepare in just 45 minutes.
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Christmas Dessert Ideas for Holiday Parties
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Chef Ani
Christmas Cookie Wreath
This Christmas Cookie Wreath is perfect to make for your next Holiday gathering. It is quick and easy to make and looks so festive.
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Chew Out Loud
Mini Cheesecake Recipe (White Chocolate Raspberry)
These White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Bites are perfect for holidays, parties, and anytime sharing! They’re dense NY-style. Luscious, rich, smooth, creamy cheesecakes strewn with real raspberry and topped with homemade whipped cream.
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Whisking Wolf
Peppermint Cheesecake
With crushed candy canes and a kiss of peppermint extract, this delish Peppermint Cheesecake will turn your dessert table into a winter wonderland.
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Living Sweet Moments
Chocolate Covered Peppermint Blondies
These soft and chewy Peppermint Blondies are covered in chocolate and sprinkled with candy. The perfect Holiday dessert recipe for parties and celebrations.
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In the Kids Kitchen
Christmas Sugar Cookie Cake
This from-scratch sugar cookie sheet cake tastes just like a freshly baked cookie and is topped with decadent cream cheese frosting and Christmas sprinkles!
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Live to Sweet
Gingerbread Pumpkin Pie
This Gingerbread Pumpkin Pie has a classic pumpkin pie filling inside a gingerbread crust! Topped with spiced whipped cream, this pie would be perfect for all your holiday festivities!
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Fox Farm Home
3 Ingredient Hot Cocoa Dip Recipe
This easy no bake Christmas dessert is delicious and can be made in 10 minutes! A fun and festive dessert for Christmas!
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Me Want Marshmallow
Easy S’mores Cookies with a Twist: Made with Oreo Cookie Dough!
If you’re craving s’mores but don’t have a campfire handy, these S’mores Cookies are the perfect way to enjoy all those classic flavors
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Double Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Enjoy these soft and chewy double peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Delicious silky peanut butter cookies packed with peanut butter and chocolate chips. A perfect sweet treat for the peanut butter /chocolate lover in your life.
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Athlete Lunchbox
Christmas Tree Brownies (Choc Mint Brownies)
These Christmas tree brownies are made with a chocolate mint-flavoured brownie batter to give off extra Christmas vibes. Decorated as Christmas trees, these brownies will be the perfect addition to your Christmas table.
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- 18 Family Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes
- 38 Quick and Easy Homemade Brownie Recipes
- 33 Easy & Fun S’more Recipes
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Packed For Life
Easy Chocolate Reindeer Bark
Dash into holiday cheer with this Easy Chocolate Reindeer Bark. So simple to make with chocolate, pretzels, and candy eyes, it’s a festive treat even Rudolph would love to nibble on
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Pine and Palm Kitchen
Chocolate Christmas Crackers
Make your holidays sweeter with homemade chocolate Christmas crackers. A delicious treat perfect for parties or as a thoughtful gift.
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- 35 Easy Fudge Recipes for the Holidays
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