The Ultimate New Years Eve Menu: Apps & Drinks!
A collection of appetizers and drinks to serve for New Years Eve!
New Years Eve is around the corner which for me, means a few things:
- I’m staying in!
- I may or may not dress up (even if it’s just putting on some lipstick)
- A delicious spread of tasty appetizers to nibble on throughout the evening
- Satiating sips to toast the night away
If your New Years plans sound similar, read on for some tasty ideas for appetizers and drinks to serve to ring in the New Year!
Appetizers For New Years Eve
This Roasted Shrimp Cocktail with Chimichurri & Cocktail Sauce is a fresh a spicy update to the classic appetizer! Homemade cocktail sauce and chimmichurri are delicious accompaniments.
This Caramelized Fennel and Onion Dip is delectable, cheesy goodness! Fennel and sweet yellow onions are caramelized and finished with white wine and garlic. Mixed with creamy ricotta cheese and gruyere, it’s topped liberally with parmigiano reggiano and baked until bubbly. Scoop it all up with toasted baguette and let the world melt away.
This Artichoke and Pecorino Romano Tapenade is a simple and delicious appetizer for your next get together! With just 5 simple ingredients, this recipe comes together in less than 5 minutes. Pecorino Romano PDO adds a spicy and salty crunch. Served with toasted baguette and endive leaves, this hor d’oeuvre is classy, delectable, and light.
These Surly Hell BBQ Chicken Meatballs are the perfect party appetizer! Chicken makes them lean and healthy, while the homemade BBQ sauce leaves them spicy, lip smacking, and absolutely addictive. They’re baked, but can be kept warm in your slow cooker or crockpot! Make a HUGE batch, of these – they go fast!
These Marinated Olives are packed with flavor and so simple to make! Olive oil, citrus peel, garlic, and fresh herbs take these olives to the next level.
These Roasted Red Peppers with Zhug & Feta are an unexpected and delicious appetizer packed with flavor!
This Warm Hearts of Palm Dip is buttery, creamy, and so addicting. Hearts of palm and parmesan are combined in this scrumptious spread.
This classic Beef Tenderloin Rumaki is finger food at its finest! Tender beef, water chestnuts, and chives are wrapped with bacon.
This Blue Cheese Dip is a classic dip that everyone should have a recipe for! It’s creamy and indulgent, and is packed with flavor. The perfect dip!
This Whipped Feta is incredible! Tangy feta is whipped to perfection with bright lemon. The perfect dip or spread for veggies or crackers!
This Goat Cheese Marinara Dip is the simplest appetizer! Warm, creamy, and spicy, this dip is perfect with toasted baguette.
These Stuffed Mushrooms are simple and absolutely delicious! The mushrooms stems are chopped and sautéed with garlic, herbs, and breadcrumbs for a savory stuffing.
These Prosciutto Roasted Figs with Goat Cheese are a delicious appetizer perfect for Fall! Prosciutto adds a salty smokiness to the sweet figs, and the goat cheese offers a creamy touch.
This Roasted Cranberry and Goat Cheese Crostini is positively addicting! Tart cranberries turn jammy when roasted, perfectly complimenting the tangy goat cheese. Fresh herbs add festive flavor.
These Bite Sized Shrimp Tostadas are the perfect mini appetizer. Marinated and roasted shrimp are juicy and packed with flavor. Add your favorite toppings eat in one bite!
These Polynesian Chicken Wings are sticky, sweet, and perfectly salty. They’re a family favorite, served during the holidays. They can be baked or slow cooked: either way, your home will be filled with a mouthwatering aroma!
This Pineapple Cheese Ball is one of my all-time favorite holiday appetizers! Pineapple adds sweetness and green onion adds bite. The perfect cheeseball!
These Mini Falafel with Tzatziki and Pickled Red Onions are almost too cute to eat! Mini falafel top a tzatziki-spread mini pita. Packed with flavor, these are the perfect bite.
These Grilled Zucchini, Halloumi, and Prosciutto Skewers are the perfect tasty nibble. Marinated zucchini is grilled until tender along with salty halloumi cheese. Both are threaded with prosciutto and served as a delicious appetizer.
This Dill Pickle Snack Mix is a tangy and crunchy snack that is absolutely addictive! All the flavor of a dill pickle in a handful of pretzels, Chex cereal, and mixed nuts. This is so good!
This creamy Warm Kale Artichoke Dip is a delicious update on a classic appetizer! Kale is substituted for the regular spinach, which you wouldn’t even be able to guess. This tasty recipe includes a few smart swaps that lighten things up, still delivering on the delicious and addictive flavor. A crowd pleasing recipe for your next get together!
This Roasted Grape and Brie Crostini features juicy red grapes which are roasted with rosemary and thyme, resulting in a jammy and delicious texture. They rest upon a toasted baguette smeared with creamy brie. This recipe is simple and elegant – perfect for entertaining!
These Chicken Meatballs with Zhug are so flavorful and delicious. Zhug is a herby and spicy Yemini sauce, offering zippy flavor to tender chicken meatballs.
This Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip is a delicious and light spread for fresh vegetables, crackers, or pita! It’s packed with flavor, combining big bold flavors such as salty feta cheese, roasted red peppers, garlic, and lemon. It’s just 6 ingredients, and takes no time to prepare.
These Greek Meatball Skewers are the perfect little bite. Juicy meatballs are packed with big Greek flavors like garlic, mint, oregano, and cumin. Skewered with spicy red onion, sweet cherry tomatoes, creamy feta, and crunchy cucumber, these appetizers are fun, fancy, and so delicious.
These Rosemary Maple Roasted Nuts are sweet, salty, herby, and crunchy. They’re the perfect nibble whether you’re snacking or gifting!
Cocktails For New Years Eve
A Build Your Own Spritz Bar and delicious appetizer menu to ring in the New Year! Guests choose from a variety of liqeuers, bitters, and garnishes to create their own festive cocktail. Topped off with your favorite champagne, prosecco, or cava – this bar is perfect for entertaining!
This Sparkling Cardamom and Pear Cocktail is fabulously fancy, but so simple! Pear liqueur, gin, cardamom syrup, and sparkling pear cider come together to make a sweet and aromatic cocktail.
The Dutch Martini is a classic! The traditional recipe gets updated with the addition of both vodka and gin. A twist you would’t expect to deliver such delicious results.
The Amorous Immured is a spicy and sultry cocktail with your name on it. Fresh ginger and lime juice are combined to make a lip-smacking ginger lime concentrate, serving as the base. Choose vodka or whiskey as your liquor (both are delicious!).
Sparkling wine, vodka, and a gorgeously tart syrup make up this easy cocktail recipe! Blood oranges are combined with spicy fresh ginger to make the incredibly simple homemade syrup.
This Lavender French 75 is light, refreshing, and so effervescent. The lavender simple syrup is super easy to make, meaning a fancy drink is always within reach.
Sidecars with Dried Cherries are a new twist on an old classic cocktail. Dried cherries are soaked in warmed cognac, offering a sweet and boozy bite between sips. This cocktail is perfectly sweet, perfectly tart, and absolutely perfect in every way!
This Rosemary Maple Bourbon Sour is a true crowd pleaser! Smoky bourbon, bright lemon juice, sweet maple syrup, and fragrant rosemary equate to one insanely delicious cocktail.
The Siesta Cocktail will encourage anything but rest. This simple cocktail is tart and titillating! The perfect amount of sweet and bitter, this recipe includes grapefruit juice, Campari, tequila, and lime juice. So easy, and so refreshing!
The Hot Buttered Rum is a classic holiday cocktail. Smooth, spicy, and rich, these warm winter drinks are the perfect treat.
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Hi! I’m trying to find your French onion soup recipe. I’m not having much luck. Could you email it to me? Thanks and Happy New Year! 😊