45 Best New Year's Eve Appetizers for Celebrations Large and Small
Host a cocktail party with truly glorious food.
New Year's Eve is that last chance to party before the calendar ticks over, and we all have to start being good again. So you might as well do it right! For us, that means inviting some friends over, planning your toast, mixing up some delicious cocktails, putting only the best music on the speakers, and of course prepping up a veritable feast of finger foods for everyone to snack on as the night goes on. Here then, in one big list, is all our favorite New Year's Eve appetizers, from the most elegant, to the simply scrumptious.
Classic Buffalo Chicken Dip
Serve it with chips, or go the healthier route and serve it with veggies. But serve a lot of it—it goes fast!
Sweet-and-Spicy Roasted Pecans
These spiced sugar-coated roast pecans are sure to become one of those holiday recipes you make year after year.
Skillet Spinach-Artichoke Dip with Fire-Roasted Bread
Fire up your indoor grill to make this cheesy dip recipe. Because this dish is grilled and served in cast iron skillet, you won't have a ton of dirty dishes to wash.
Honey-Apple Baked Brie with Fried Sage
Serve this elegant, decadent starter as a first course, or set it out as a snack for guests to munch on.
Apple Cider-Glazed Wings
Wings are an easy and popular appetizer at parties. This tangy sweet version is a nice alternative to Buffalo style.
Everything Bagel Dip
This simple dish has it all: It's a snap to make, it's incredibly delicious, and you're sure to have friends and family asking for the recipe.
Smashed Acorn Squash and Garlicky Walnut Crostini
Here's an easy, tasty, and fancy looking hors d'oeuvre that's packed with seasonal flavor.
Get the recipe for Smashed Acorn Squash and Garlicky Walnut Crostini.
Three-Cheese Fondue
There's just nothing like swirling fruit, crusty bread, and vegetables in creamy fondue on a cold night. You may want to make a double batch of cheesy goodness, plus our Cable-Knit Breadsticks—it's that good.
Quick Refrigerator Pickles with Pimento Cheese
Skip the store-bought veggie tray and make something a little more interesting — it's New Year's Eve, after all! You can prep the pickled veggies just a day or two ahead. And classic pimento cheese is a far tastier alternative.
Gruyère and Sesame Twists
Want to make something special go to with your party dips? These cheesy snacks are perfect party food.
Serrano Ham and Cantaloupe Bites
Delicious doesn't have to mean complicated. Case in point: these two-ingredient bites.
Grilled Apples with Prosciutto and Honey
These elegant bites can be made easily on a grill pan, or an indoor grill.
Get the recipe for Grilled Apples with Prosciutto and Honey.
Beef and Raisin Empanadas
These savory-sweet hand pies are irresistibly good, mess-free finger food.
Creamy Avocado Dip with Scallions
Calling avocado fans: Your NYE party dip has arrived.
Pimiento Cheese Deviled Eggs
Welcome the new year with a bit of Southern flair. These always-appropriate deviled eggs double-up on their Southern bonafides with a pimiento cheese filling.
Classic Deviled Eggs
Although, why mess with greatness? This is the recipe just like your grandma used to make.
Red Hots & Spanish Peanuts Snack
Simple, and yet so good, this mix of salty, savory, sweet, and spice is hard to stop eating.
Lemon-Herb Cheese Bites
Bite-sized cheese balls? Yes, please!
Baked Deviled Crab
New Year's celebrations often include seafood, and this simple-but-delicious deviled crab, served in its shell, makes a great starter course.
Salmon Rillettes
Rillettes are an old-fashioned method of preserving meat in fat or cream. It's also an impossibly tasty cracker topping.
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