New Year’s Eve Finger Foods
Feed a party crowd with these New Year’s Eve Finger Foods. Make all of your snacking dreams come true with a ton of sweet and savory nibbles.
Happy “Snacks For Dinner” Week! < — an unofficial holiday week that I made up. I’ll be snacking my way through the next few days, leading up to my favorite snacking evening of all: New Year’s Eve!
After talking with a neighbor about a dilemma she was having for NYE (her and her friends need some sort of dinner, but nobody wants to cook and their group is too big for a restaurant reservation), I figured I would put together a board of New Year’s Eve Finger Foods that eats more like a light dinner.
Plus, it’s become somewhat of a tradition for me to put together an epic platter dinner each December: Check out my Smoked Salmon Crostini Bar from 2015, and the Winter Cheese Board with German Beer Cheese Fondue I made last year!
This party snack platter is easier than it looks, I promise.
I know this board of New Year’s Eve Finger Foods looks pretty epic, and it IS pretty epic. But really, this is one item I made, one thing I heated up in the oven, and 98% stuff I bought at the store.
Please don’t feel like you need every single item. This board is for a BIG crowd, but if your gathering is a little smaller, just cut it down to a few of your favorite things.
Break out the champagne or mix up a lemon margarita, and let’s get started.
What to serve as New Year’s Eve Finger Foods:
- Cheese! – I used marinated mozzarella balls (gourmet-ish), sliced sharp cheddar (crowd pleaser) and peppermint cheese (conversation starter).
- Cashews, pistachios, peanuts
- Clementines
- Honeycomb – goes great with cheese, and always seems very fitting for a special occasion.
- Vegetable chips
- Spinach & Artichoke Quiche (store bought!) – quiche is awesome for a platter like this because it provides a more filling, meal-type option. It’s also super simple to “make” – simply bake it, cut it up into slices, and serve warm or room temperature.
- Smoked salmon
- Marinated olives + marinated mushrooms – from the olive bar at the store.
- Spinach & Artichoke Stuffed Wontons (recipe below!)
- Cocktail shrimp
- Assorted crackers – The more interesting, the better! I brought crackers home from Germany this fall and hand-carried them on the plane to avoid breakage, because I’m such a cracker fanatic!
- Salami
- Lemon Pepper & Asiago Dip – store-bought, serve warm or cold!
- Pomegranate seeds to garnish the dip
- Chocolate-covered pretzels
- Mini cannoli (store bought, of course)
- Fun, festive cookies
New Year's Eve Finger Foods
Feed a party crowd with these New Year's Eve Finger Foods. Make all of your snacking dreams come true with a ton of sweet and savory nibbles.
Ingredients
For the Spinach & Artichoke Wontons
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 12 (4-1/2-inch square) wonton wrappers
- 1 container (10 ounces) Spinach & Artichoke Dip
- 1 egg, beaten
For the Platter
- Cheese
- Cashews, pistachios, peanuts
- Clementines
- Honeycomb
- Vegetable chips
- Spinach & Artichoke Quiche
- Smoked salmon
- Marinated olives + marinated mushrooms
- Cocktail shrimp
- Assorted crackers
- Salami
- Lemon Pepper & Asiago Dip
- Pomegranate seeds to garnish the dip
- Chocolate-covered pretzels
- Mini cannoli
- Fun, festive cookies
Instructions
- Make the Spinach & Artichoke Dip Wontons: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray rimmed baking pan with cooking spray.
- Place wonton wrappers on work surface. Place 1 heaping tablespoon dip in center of each wrapper. One at a time, use your finger to brush beaten egg along edges of one wrapper. Lift all 4 corners of wrapper and pinch corners together at top. Pinch edges and corners of wonton together to seal. Repeat with remaining wontons.
- Transfer wontons to prepared baking pan; spray with additional cooking spray. Transfer to oven and bak 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Build a large platter using the wontons and rest of platter ingredients.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 16Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 26mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 1g
Nutrition information is for Spinach & Artichoke Wontons only.
More great New Year’s Eve finger foods:
- Cheese Board for Wine Tasting – a down to earth guide to pairing wine and cheese.
- Fruit and Cheese Kabobs with Croissant Croutons – loved by all ages!
- Prosciutto & Cheese Pinwheels – just five ingredients.
- Pumpkin & Brie Crostini with Candied Nuts – a perfect app all fall and winter.
- Cheesy Apple & Bacon Phyllo Cup Appetizers – a modern take on cheeseball and crackers.
- Mushroom Tartlets from Feel Good Foodie
- Mac and Cheese Bites with Bacon from Entertaining with Beth
This sounds like a great party idea, and I like how simple the wontons are. Hope your New Year’s Eve gathering turns out well, and I wish you and Jeff a wonderful year in 2018.
Thank you, Susan. Best wishes to you and your family in 2018!
This may be one of your best snack platters yet … I am pumped for the day you go on Beat Bobby Flay. Let the battle cheese platter begin! Seriously, this thing was delicious – not just beautiful. Great work!