Easy Appetizers for Holiday Enjoyment

Looking for some delicious and easy appetizers for the holiday entertaining season? These are ten of our favorite festive recipes.

2020... nothing about it has been same-old, same-old, has it? And that continues as we head into the last weeks of year. Many of us are celebrating the holiday season in smaller gatherings than we're used to. But that doesn't mean the festivities can't be fun and delicious. We've rounded up our favorite appetizers that are perfect for this time of year. Whether you're looking for a small nibble before a large meal or something more substantial to satisfy, we've got you covered!

If you can cut up some dried figs and add sugar, balsamic vinegar, water, and lemon juice then bring it all to a boil, you can make this delicious balsamic Balsamic Fig Jam! That’s all there is to it! And check out the post (below) for a zillion ways to use it!

 

A delicious snack, cocktail nibble or salad topper, all in one easy recipe! But beware: these Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds are difficult to stop eating!

 

With 10 minutes of hands-on time, these super healthy, gluten-free Pine Nut Seeded Crackers are perfect for dips, snacking and alongside soups and salads!

 

This easy appetizer is beautiful and outrageously delicious. Serve it with warm crusty bread and be sure to make plenty! It will get gobbled up before you can say “Herb Marinated Goat Cheese”!

 

An easy, super delicious appetizer that will bring wows! This make-ahead Roasted Red Pepper Goat Cheese Ball is party-perfect!

 

Keep a stash of these Cranberry Clementine Conserves handy for a super easy and absolutely delicious appetizer. It’s also fabulous for gift giving!

 

One of the most elegant (and easy!) appetizers you’ll ever have the pleasure of meeting. These delicious Italian-inspired Parmesan Crisps pair wonderfully with cocktails and are fabulous on salads or as soup toppers.

 

Winter Market Bruschetta- A fabulous, fresh appetizer, perfect any time of year, but especially wonderful in the offseason, when warm, sunny skies and fresh produce seem like a distant memory.

 

An easy, make-ahead appetizer, perfect for topping a cracker, crostini or wedge of warm pita. Everyone goes crazy over these Rosemary Pecan Goat Cheese Truffles!

 

These Maple Molasses Glazed Pecans are super delicious and fabulous as a snack or cocktail nibble, on salads, or desserts … and they make a wonderful gift too!

 

And last, but not least, we 've got some wonderful tips on make a fabulous cheese board. Whether you invite friends for appetizers, want to create an easy pre-dinner nibble or decide to make a meal out of one of these fabulous arrays of deliciousness, check out this post, How to Create a Great Cheeseboard.

Thought for the day:

And being found in appearance as a man,
    he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death,
        even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue acknowledge
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Phillipians 2:8-11

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