Christmas appetizers is the first thing people notice when they come to your home for the Christmas party. right?
Whether they'll be staying for the Christmas dinner at your home or whether they'll be heading out depends on the way you serve your appetizer.
Also read: 100 Easy Christmas food ideas for Main Course dinner
The most common appetizer to serve for Christmas with cocktails is Meat and Cheese.
But, Meat and Cheese can be served in so many ways. I'm pretty sure that you've tried making a Christmas tree 🌲 with Meat and Cheese in the past. Haven't you?
Well, you can do it this Year.
And, if you've already made Christmas tree, you can try making a Christmas ornament with meat and cheese.
Also read: 105 Christmas Tree Shaped Food Ideas that are too cute to be eaten
Yes, you've heard it right. You can make a Christmas Ornament with Meat and Cheese.
And, if you've even done that, you can make Snowman with Meat and Cheese. or you can make Santa with Meat and Cheese.
You'll get all the ideas below.
And, Meat and Cheese is not it.
When it comes to a delicious and delectable Christmas appetizer which is easy but looks like you've put in a lot of effort, we've got some more wonderfully tasteful ideas for you!
I love a Cheesy breadstick served with homemade pizza sauce. And, I also love a Christmas tree shaped Pull apart bread.
And, sometimes you have guests who are looking for something light and healthyish because probably they want to binge on the Christmas dinner, you can make a Christmas tree veggie board or a Santa veggie tray or something similar to that.
So, without making you wait any further, let me introduce you to some of the BEST and EASIEST and Flavorsome Christmas Appetizers.
Best Christmas Appetizers to Serve this Year 🎄
#1. Christmas tree Charcuterie Board by Eating on a Dime
With Meat, cheese, fresh and dried fruits, it's time to turn the charm on with this gorgeous Christmas tree Charcuterie board.
#2. Pigs in a blanket Wreath by Delish
With crusty crescent rolls and mini hot dogs charm your guests and make your food platter look festive and cool.
#3. Antipasto Skewers Christmas Wreath by Joyful Healthy Eats
There's so much love and joy with this amazing Christmas appetizer. Grab everything you'd want to use up for your Christmas Appetizer. Put them in a skewer and you have this delicious Antipasto Skewer ready for Christmas.
#4. Christmas Deviled Eggs by Just a Taste
Bring your Christmas guests the the most flavor packed Christmas snack before serving the Christmas dinner. These Christmas wreath themed deviled eggs with creamy filling and sweet red bell peppers or holy berries on top, they look like something that can make your holiday table look complete.
#5. Christmas tree Cheese board
Make your very own Christmas tree cheeseboard for Christmas with fresh cranberries, green olives, rosemary herbs, fresh cheese and cold cut meat.
#6. Christmas tree Charcuterie Board
This charcuterie board is legit cute. Shape your cold cut meat in the form of a rose and then use cheese slices and rosemary herbs along with some fresh blueberries and fresh blackberries to give your charcuterie board a christmasy look.
#7. Meat and Cheese Christmas tree board
Wondering how to arrange your meat and cheese for Christmas? This Christmas tree cheeseboard should be the ideal choice for you. Look how beautifully orange slices bring out the colors and vibrancy of this meat and cheese board.
#8. Christmas cheese board
When it's Christmas, you make everything look Christmasy. And, when you serve your fruits, you serve them in a festive way. Here's how to turn your fruit and cheese board festive.
#9. Candy Cane shaped Meat and Cheese Board
Cold cut meat and cheese with crackers and olives is the best snack to serve with cocktails before Christmas dinner. And, the finest way to arrange them would be to use this idea where you use meat and cheese to make a candy cane.
#10. Christmas Candy Cane fruit and Cheese board
If you find the above idea to overbearing and too over-the-top you can skip it and choose this idea instead where you take raspberries, strawberries, cheese cubes, crackers, cranberries, cold cut meat slices and turn them into a candy cane.
#11. Savory Christmas Candy Cane
This candy cane looks legit beautiful. I love the use of basil leaves to create those mini Christmas trees. It's those detailing which I live for.
#12. Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board
When it's Christmas, it's time to spread JOY around you. And this Fruit, meat, and cheese appetizer board spells out JOY in bold letters. Doesn't it?
#13. Xmas Charcuterie
When you serve your cocktails before Christmas dinner people will be asking you for some appetizers. And, you can't serve it to them just like that. So, make this Christmas tree shaped appetizer board and make it special for them.
#14. Fruit and Cheese Christmas tree
When you have minimal time but you definitely wanna make the best use of it, quickly make this Meat and cheese board which looks pretty easy to DIY. You can look at this idea and arrange it for yourself.
#15. Christmas Ball Ornament Meat and Cheese board
Now you've seen so many Christmas tree cheese boards and you wanna do something very different. Make this Christmas Ornament with cold cut meat and cheese slices.
#16. Santa Meat and Cheese Tray
And, when the ornament seems too difficult to you you can simply skip that and move on to make this easy Santa Meat and Cheese Tray.
#17. Grinch a Mole
Grinch-a-mole a popular term for guacamole served in the form of grinch with red and green chips is something you can try to serve as an appetizer to your guests.
#18. Christmas Tree Ranch Pinwheel Appetizer by Sweet Phi
Now you want to serve something really cool to your guests and you're wondering, cheeseboard sounds too easy. Well, here's a recipe from Sweet Phi which is easy but doesn't look easy. Isn't that what you want?
#19. Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread by The Recipe Critic
I love this pull apart cheese bread. The thing is when you're having your cocktail before Christmas your palate craves something cheesy and salty and this pull apart Christmas tree.
#20. Cheesy Christmas Tree Breadsticks by Its Always Autumn
Who wants some cheesy breadsticks? Well, I can never say no to this cheesy Christmas tree breadsticks shaped in the form of a decadent Christmas tree.
#21. Bacon Green Bean Bundles by Dinner at the Zoo
Some things never go out of trend. And classics like this bacon and green bean bundles will make everyone happy. Crispy greasy bacon wrapped around bundles of green beans makes an excellent appetizer for Christmas.
#22. Cute Christmas Cheese Trees by Best Appetizers
This is seriously the best appetizer I've seen in time. It's literally the cutest Christmas tree I've seen. With pretzel sticks and the detailing on the Christmas tree it surely looks the elegant appetizer you'd want to present to your guests.
#23. Caprese Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms by Cafe Delites
Cheesy Caprese stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with balsamic glaze makes an excellent appetizer you can never say no to. It's one of my favorite bite-sized appetizer to make and serve for Christmas parties.
#24. Christmas tree shaped Charcuterie Board
Make this holiday charcuterie board with cheese, cold cut meat, fresh fruits, and toothpicks.
#25. Christmas tree Steamed Veggie Board
This might look like lot of work to you but its pretty easy to assemble. All you need is styrofoam to assemble all the steamed veggies together.
#26. Christmas tree Veggie Board
Who says Christmas is all about unhealthy food and greasy food. You can use styrofoam to make a Christmas tree and then use fresh steamed veggies to make a Christmas tree veggie arrangement.
#27. Green Veggie Wreath
People say Christmas is a time to binge eat and get out of your diet. But, that's not gonna happen this time when you make this veggie wreath with fresh steamed veggies.
#28. Grinch Charcuterie Board
Grinch - someone without whom the Christmas is incomplete. So, get your fresh fruits, your fresh berries, some chocolate covered pretzels, some green candies, kiwis, candy corns and assemble this easy grinch themed charcuterie board.
#29. Christmas themed chocolate covered strawberries
If there's anything sweeter than Christmas - it's chocolate covered Strawberries. And, let your chocolate covered strawberries be the reason for your sweet sweet Christmas.
#30. Santa Veggie Tray
Why should Santa stay behind the healthy trend when you're making some healthy appetizers? Make this easy Christmas appetizer with fresh red peppers, cauliflowers, olives, cherries, and cucumber.
#31. Meat and Cheese Snowman Board
Meat and cheese is the most favorite recipe to serve as an appetizer with cocktail. And, if you've already make a Christmas tree last year with meat and cheese then it's time to try this snowman themed meat and cheese board.
#32. Snowman Cheese dip
This snowman cheese dip looks absolutely gorgeous and the best part is that it looks so freaking easy. Make this easy Snowman cheese dip right now.
#33. Snowman cheese ball arrangement
Christmas is nowhere near Christmas without snowman. And, your appetizer table sets the tone of your Christmas dinner. So make a cheeseball and just shape it with your hands to make a snowman.
#34. Olaf Cheese Ball
Make a cheeseball and then divide it into three small balls. Make the buttons with black olives and use pretzel sticks to make the hands.
#35. Olaf Pizza
With a few mini Pizza you can create this wonderful Mini Olaf Pizza and make your home look like a scene from the Movie Frozen.
