Over 40 Homemade Holiday Appetizers

The holidays can be hectic. But don’t let your party planning get the best of you. Here is a collection of easy and delicious Homemade Holiday Appetizers that will keep your Thanksgiving and Christmas guests satisfied until the main course is served! This collection includes many holiday themed appetizers as well as traditional appetizers that may be served during any occasion. (post updated 11/23/15, originally published 11/12/13)

This week my good friend Paula (Call Me PMc) and I are bringing you four delicious roundups to help you plan your holiday party and/or feast! Today we are sharing appetizers and main dishes. On Friday, we will be sharing sides and desserts. You can find the homemade holiday appetizers in this post (as if I needed to point that out!) and you can find the homemade holiday main dishes over at Paula’s blog right here. We know how important it is for many people to make homemade appetizers, meals and desserts so we wanted to give you a one stop shop for all of these homemade goodies.

Visit Paula’s 14 Homemade Holiday Main Dishes Roundup by clicking here.

I love entertaining. While my boyfriend and I don’t often have a lot of people over to our house, whenever we do have company, we like to make food. Heck, I like to make food when it’s just the two of us. On Superbowl Sunday, I often make a variety of appetizers while Ken grills or smokes some meats. The holidays are no exception. We head to my mom’s place for Thanksgiving, to his family’s place for Christmas and we spend New Years at home. I made a ton of food to take to mom’s, a side or a dessert to take to Ken’s family’s place and appetizers and other goodies for New Years. It really doesn’t take a lot of time to make some good appetizers. All of these appetizers can be made in less than 30 minutes and many of them can be prepped the night before. For spinach and other dips, mix your ingredients the night before, assemble and bake the next day. Hummus can be prepared the night before your event. Bruschetta and Crostini are super simple to prepare right before your event. Enjoy these recipes!

Homemade Holiday Appetizers

Hot Seafood Artichoke Dip | This Gal Cooks

Sausage Cheese Cups | Call Me PMc

Prosciutto, Fig and Goat Cheese Crostini | Joyful Healthy Eats

Cranberry Pino Noir Meatballs | Julie’s Eats and Treats

Copycat Trader Joe’s Hummus | The Haas Machine

Spinach Balls | The Kitchen is My Playground

Spinach and Artichoke Wontons | This Gal Cooks

Garlic Pistachio Cranberry Tarts | Spabettie

Apple Butter Bacon Wrapped Shrimp | Nutmeg Nanny

Spicy Stuffed Mushrooms | Rachel Cooks

Artichoke Roasted Garlic Dip | Wonky Wonderful

Avocado Bruschetta | What’s Cooking, Love?

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus | Cooking on the Front Burner

Warm Spinach Artichoke Dip | Center Cut Cook

Cranberry Port Goat Cheese Log | Noshing with the Nolands

Eggnog Dip | Wine and Glue

Two Ingredient Easy Cranberry Salsa | Rachel Cooks

Apple Pie Baked Brie | The Cookie Rookie

Tortilla Espanola Bites with Manchego | Always Order Dessert

Blackberry Brie Bites | Inside BruCrew Life

Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad | This Gal Cooks

Butternut Squash Pomegranate Crostini | Foxes Love Lemons

Cranberry Pear Chutney | Spoonful of Flavor

Roasted Sweet Potato Pie Bites | Food Faith Fitness

Herbed Roquefort Stuffed Turkey Meatballs | An Edible Mosaic

Fig Prosciutto Brie Cracker Bites | Ari’s Menu

Strawberry and Blue Cheeses Pizettes | Oh Sweet Basil

Cranberry Pistachio Goat Cheese Truffles | The Gold Lining Girl

Spinach Dip | It Bakes Me Happy

Sweet Potato Hummus | The Kitchen is My Playground

Rosemary Infused Wild Rice Stuffed Mushrooms | The Plant Strong Vegan

Cranberry Brie Crostini | Neighborfood

Mushroom and Goat Cheese Crostini | Floating Kitchen

Spanakopita Tarts | With Salt and Wit

Pomegranate and Feta Pinwheels | Melanie Makes

Sweet and Savory Skellig Cheddar Potato Bites | Cooking on the Weekends

Sweet Potato Appetizer Bites | Kalyn’s Kitchen

Easy Cheese Ball | Yummy Healthy Easy

Spicy Asian Chicken Meatballs | This Gal Cooks

Puff Pastry Pizzettes | Karen’s Kitchen Stories

Steak Fajita Phyllo Cups | Nutmeg Nanny

Cranberry Brie Tart with Pancetta and Thyme | Bakerita

Thyme Garlic Baked Camebert | What’s Gaby Cooking?

Grilled Avocado Caprese Crostini | Cafe Delites

Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Mushrooms | Call Me PMc