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Christmas Appetizer Recipes

Browse our collection of crowd-pleasing appetizers for Christmas parties and family get togethers.
A blue plate with cheesy marmite puff pastry snails, with a wire rack with more snails
Cheesy Marmite Puff Pastry "Snails"
A bowl of snickerdoodle hummus garnished with maple syrup, crushed vanilla wafers, and cinnamon, served on a platter with slices apples, vanilla cookies, graham crackers, and pretzels
Snickerdoodle Hummus
Russian Buckwheat Blini Pancakes
Russian Blini (Buckwheat Pancakes)
clams casino on platter with martinis
Clams Casino
fruit platter with bake brie in puff pastry
This 4-Ingredient Baked Brie Is the Perfect Ratio of Easy to Impressive
Puppy Chow
Puppy Chow
French Baked Ham With Spiced Apples and Pears
20 Festive Recipes for a Small Christmas Dinner
Glamorous Holiday Hosting
Simple Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
17 Appetizers Featuring the Best Ingredient of All: Bacon
Cranberry Brie Bites
Cranberry Brie Bites
Prime Rib Roast
51 Classic Dishes to Add to Your Christmas Dinner Menu
Slow cooker cranberry orange relish
The 19 Best Christmas Crock Pot Dishes
Mexican Christmas eve fruit salad recipe
Mexican Christmas Eve Fruit Salad (Ensalada de Nochebuena)
Vine leaf dolmades on a wooden table
Middle Eastern Christmas Recipes
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms With Parmesan Cheese
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms With Parmesan Cheese
Grape jelly meatballs
20 Southern Appetizers for Holiday Entertaining
Bunuelos Colombian cheese fritters
Bunuelos Colombianos (Colombian Cheese Fritters) Recipe
Sausage-stuffed mushrooms on a plate
4-Ingredient Sausage-Stuffed Mushrooms
Meat Stuffed Mushrooms With Italian Sausage
Stuffed Mushrooms With Italian Sausage
chestnuts with outer covering
The History of the Chestnut Tree
Port Wine Cheese Spread in a bowl, served with crackers and vegetables
Port Wine Cheese Spread
kielbasa
Kielbasa Appetizer With Apple Jelly and Mustard
Fried Eel
Italian Fried or Grilled Eel Recipe (Capitone Grigliato o Fritto)
Slow Cooker Ham Balls on a plate
Slow Cooker Ham Balls
Roast goose recipe
Classic Recipes for a Festive Christmas Dinner Menu
Middle Eastern Inspired Appetizer Cheese Board
Middle Eastern-Inspired Cheese Board Recipe