Delicious Christmas Appetizers to Serve at Your Holiday Party

There are several items that every Christmas dinner menu and Christmas Eve dinner menu absolutely must have. There are the tasty side dishes and the mind-boggling array of Christmas cookies, of course. Maybe a warm, cozy mulled drink like cider or wine too. But the part of the holiday feast that everyone is most excited for are the absolutely delicious Christmas appetizers. There's something so festive about serving beautiful trays of savory snacks that everyone will enjoy. In Christmases past, Ree Drummond hosted a holiday open house each year for friends and family where she made some of these delicious bites. "I'll put out a big ham and all the fixings, plus easy snacks for a crowd," she says. While you'll have to either scrap or modify your Christmas party ideas this year, there's nothing stopping you from making a feast of fun Christmas party food for your family to munch on.

For Christmas snacks that you can whip up in a flash, check out the fried goat cheese or the fig and blue cheese bruschetta. Both look impressive, but they won't take you longer than 25 minutes to make. There are also holiday favorites like stuffed bacon-wrapped dates and a couple of cheese ball varieties—the one that looks like a pine cone is insanely creative. No matter what your Christmas looks like this year, these holiday appetizers are sure to be a hit—they might even outshine your Christmas desserts!