13 Party Appetizers That Are Perfect For The Holidays

During the holidays it's always fun to have friends and family come over and enjoy drinks and food while watching television. You can go all out and throw a huge dinner party or you can have a small gathering and serve appetizers and drinks. When you make appetizers this year, you can go sweet and make cheesecake dip or Brie en croute topped with jam. Or, you can go the savory route and make a roasted beet dip, spinach and mushroom bites, or crostini. Open up a few bottles of wine and serve these wonderful appetizers. There are so many appetizer options you can serve at your next holiday dinner party and that's why we made it the theme of this week's SWAT (Sharing With A Theme).

Try turning your cheesecake into a dip. It's perfect for parties and you can serve it with graham crackers, vanilla wafers, and more.

For the Cherry Cheesecake Dip recipe, click here.

The recipe is actually very simple and doesn't take many ingredients. Prepping your ingredients takes about two seconds. The bulk of the work is in the folding, and the frying. — Feed Me I'm Hungry  

For the Crab and Cream Cheese Wontons recipe, click here.

Try these delicious sausage balls this holiday season. These little nuggets of breakfast sausage are made with cheese and biscuit mix. They are super addictive.

For the Sausage Balls recipe, click here.

This beautiful neon pink dip is actually chock full of super foods, very easy to make, and is naturally festive for your holiday table! — Pumpkin and Peanut Butter

For the Roasted Beet White Bean Dip recipe, click here.

You just take a really creamy wheel of Brie and completely envelope it in a sheet of puff pastry. Once it's baked, the puff pastry becomes incredibly flaky and crisp, and the Brie melts into a state that makes it, if you can believe it, even creamier. Once you stab a knife or fork into the puff pastry envelope, Brie will just flow out like running lava, waiting for you to scoop it up and have your mind blown. I like to add a big dollop of jam or some kind of preserves to the top of my Brie, usually in the little gap where the puff pastry ends don't quite meet, for a touch of sweetness. –Mon Petit Four

For the Brie En Croute recipe, click here.

Indulge in these mushroom pizza bites at your next party. They have all the flavors of a mushroom and spinach pizza minus the carbs. — The Dinner Mom

For the Spinach and Mushroom Pizza Bites recipe, click here.

This is a great quick appetizer idea for your Christmas table. You can serve baked Brie with your favorite crackers or go fancy and deep fry wonton wrappers, and then dust them with powdered sugar. The tangy cranberry sauce complements cheese extremely well, especially when paired with a bottle of good Napa Valley chardonnay. —Divine Cuisine  

For the Festive Baked Brie with Cranberry Sauce recipe, click here.

This roasted red pepper burrata crostini recipe is super easy to make and delicious. Imagine a garlic infused toasted bread topped with sweet roasted bell peppers, creamy burrata cheese, and peppery basil drizzled with sweet and tangy balsamic glaze. Sounds fancy doesn't it? In reality the ingredients are easy to find and it comes together in minutes! If you're hosting a party or a get together, these crostini will be perfect as appetizers or finger food. — Living Sweet Moments

For the Roasted Red Pepper Burrata Crostini recipe, click here.

If you're a goat cheese-lover, then this recipe is for you. This is a simple upside down pastry made with artichoke hearts, onion, goat cheese, and herbs. 

For the Miniature Onion and Goat Cheese Tatins recipe, click here.

If you want a simple appetizer, look no further. This recipe combines plantains with slow-cooked beef and avocado crema. It's simple, appetizing, and doesn't take too much effort.

For the Slow-Cooking Ropa Vieja recipe, click here.

These make for a handy appetizer for parties because they already come on toothpicks! The combination of salty, sweet, fruity, smoky, and tangy is wonderful.

For the Bacon-Wrapped Figs with Goat Cheese recipe, click here.

This recipe is the combination of several things: pico de gallo, cowboy caviar, and guacamole. The result is a fresh tasting chunky dip loaded with vegetables. — The Kiitchen

For the Avocado Salsa recipe, click here.

Once the bacon was cooked I broke it up into bite-sized pieces and combined it with the other ingredients to make a delicious chunky bacon salsa. I couldn't wait to grab some chips and give it a try. — Giggles, Gobbles, & Gulps

For the Chunky Bacon Salsa recipe, click here.