These 29 Christmas appetizers and finger foods make it easy to put together a holiday spread without spending the whole day in the kitchen. From cheesy dips and crowd-pleasing snacks to easy make-ahead appetizers, you'll find plenty of delicious ideas that guests can grab, enjoy, and mingle over!
Hosting a Christmas party or having friends and family over during the holidays? It's always nice to have a few appetizers ready for guests to nibble on while everyone catches up, especially when dinner is still a while away! This collection of Christmas appetizers includes everything from savory bites and easy dips to festive little snacks that are simple to pick up and enjoy. You'll find crowd-pleasing Christmas party appetizers for different tastes, along with make-ahead options that help you spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your guests. And if you're still planning your holiday menu, you can pair these savory bites with Christmas treats to give as gifts or easy 5 ingredient Christmas treats for a sweet finish!
Persimmon Goat Cheese Crostini - Crispy crostini topped with creamy goat cheese and a cooked persimmon with shallots, thyme, and honey. Crunchy, sweet, spicy, tangy, and finished with pistachios. A delicious holiday appetizer!
Homemade Parmesan Crackers are crisp, salty, and packed with rich, nutty parmesan cheese flavor. Made easy in a food processor, they make an addictive snack or a wonderful addition to your cheese boards.
This Jalapeno Dip without Bacon is creamy, spicy, cheesy and easy! This vegetarian dip recipe is perfect for game day or the Holidays and has never failed to impress. Assemble ahead and bake just before serving!
Stuffed Mushrooms with Cream Cheese are easy, gluten-free and the ultimate vegetarian party appetizer for Thanksgiving and Christmas! Mushroom caps are filled with a creamy, herby, garlicky cheese filling, made using the stems and baked to golden perfection.
Easy Stovetop Candied Almonds are irresistibly crisp, crunchy, and sweet—made in just 5 minutes in a skillet! They make the best addictive snack or homemade Christmas gift to give as gifts, with an easy vegan option everyone will love!
A unique Tomato Shaped Cheese Ball for all your holiday parties! Cream cheese is flavored with tomato paste, mozzarella, and plenty of toasted pecans, then shaped to look just like a tomato. It’s a shockingly easy, make-ahead hors d’oeuvre that always impresses!
This Fruit and Cheese Platter is easy, effortless, elegant, meat-free, and is the ultimate vegetarian party snack - It is a charcuterie board without meat!
Oven Baked Crispy Cauliflower Bites with Bang Bang Sauce - The cauliflower florets are crispy and crunchy with a lip-smacking sweet and spicy bang bang sauce. Perfect for an appetizer, snack, or for making vegetarian cauliflower tacos!
These Easy Candied Walnuts are made in a skillet, with only 3 ingredients! They are a perfect balance of sweet, salty, crisp, and chewy - No Eggs!
This Roasted Beet Hummus Recipe is vibrant pink, creamy, and subtly sweet with tangy lemon and garlic. It is a healthy, vegan beetroot dip that is way better than store-bought and perfect for dipping chips, fresh veggies, or even straight off the spoon.
These Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Wings are juicy, crispy, and packed with flavor! Perfectly seasoned, they’re garlicky, buttery, tender, and absolutely irresistible. With plenty of garlic, these wings are simply amazing - Best ever!
These Air Fryer Jalapeno Poppers are stuffed with a super flavorful creamy cream cheese filling encased in a crunchy, buttery breadcrumb topping. Ideal for parties, you can assemble them ahead of time and air fry them just before serving. Plus, they're completely vegetarian—no bacon or meat required.
These crispy, crunchy breadsticks are baked to golden perfection with no yeast required! They're pencil-thin, quick and easy to make, perfect for cheese and charcuterie boards or dipping in marinara.
This Toasted Tortellini is cheese tortellini coated in seasoned panko breadcrumbs, then oven-baked to crispy, golden perfection. This fun and unique appetizer is a breeze to prepare, thanks to my simple breading process.
Tandoori Chickpeas Crostini is the ultimate party appetizer, delivering an explosion of flavor in every bite! Crunchy toasts are topped with a creamy herb spread and then piled high with roasted tandoori chickpeas.
These Jalapeño Cornbread Muffins are the perfect balance of sweet and spicy—thanks to honey and fresh jalapeños. Made with buttermilk, these corn muffins are extra moist, fluffy, and totally irresistible.
These Mac and Cheese Cups are golden and crispy, handheld, individual servings of macaroni and cheese bites baked in a muffin tin. They are the ultimate cheesy appetizer!
Cinnamon Crisps with Cream Cheese Dessert Dip – an easy yet impressive sweet dip that’s perfect for parties and always a crowd favorite. Enjoy with homemade cinnamon crisps, graham crackers or pretzels!
This Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with Hot Honey is an elegant holiday appetizer. The rich, melty cheese, wrapped in golden, buttery pastry, paired with sweet and spicy hot honey, creates an irresistible appetizer that's sure to impress at any gathering.
These Pie Crust Cookies are the perfect way to use up leftover pie dough! Simple, delicious, and so fun — cut into triangles with fringed edges to look like mini pie slices, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, top with a pecan, and bake until crispy, golden, and flaky.
These Tandoori Chicken Wings are bursting with authentic, mega flavor, thanks to a two-step marination process using our homemade tandoori marinade. Cook them in the oven or air fryer — No food color!
Ridiculously good Buffalo Chicken Dip with Rotisserie Chicken is creamy, spicy and cheesy. It is super easy to make in under 40 minutes, including cooking time!
This Garlic Butter Shrimp is so simple yet outrageously delicious and ready in under 15 minutes. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, these succulent shrimp are coated in a rich, zesty lemon garlic butter sauce that elevates every bite.
These Air Fryer Breaded Mushrooms are irresistibly crunchy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside, and seasoned to perfection. They’re perfect as a snack or appetizer—delivering restaurant-quality flavor while being healthy with no oil!
These parmesan bread bites are made from my favorite pizza dough recipe, topped with garlic-herb butter and finished with a generous shower of parmesan cheese. Buttery, garlicky and addictive garlic bites are inspired by Dominos parmesan bites and delicious plain or served with marinara sauce.
Amazing Butter Chicken Nachos — crispy chips loaded with quick stovetop shredded butter chicken and gooey melted cheese. Your new favorite way to chicken nachos!
These Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Wings are crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and packed with bold lemon-pepper flavor. Ready in under 20 minutes, they make the perfect quick, no-fuss air fryer wing recipe!
This Avocado Crema is creamy, spicy, tangy and flavorful. It is perfect in tacos, nachos, quesadillas, fajitas, burritos bowls or just a dip with chips.
Whether you're hosting a big Christmas gathering, bringing a dish to a holiday potluck, or simply having a few friends over, these Christmas finger foods make entertaining a little easier. Pick a mix of warm and cold appetizers, add a favorite dip or two, and you'll have a spread guests can enjoy throughout the celebration. You can even prepare some of the recipes ahead of time to make party day less hectic. Happy holiday entertaining!
MADE THIS RECIPE AND LOVED IT? 💚 Please leave a ⭐️STAR rating and COMMENT below- I love to hear your feedback! Tag me with your creations on Instagram and find me on Facebook.
Hi, I’m Maria! I share easy, flavor-packed dinners, high-protein meals, and irresistible baking ideas. If you’ve ever asked, “Don’t know what to cook tonight?” you’re in the right place. And yes—there’s plenty here for breakfast, snacks, and dessert too. More about maria ->
