Christmas canapés
Impress this Christmas and New Year’s Eve with our round-up of the best canapé recipes. Find ideas for sweet and savoury nibbles, easy finger food ideas, as well as everyone-dig-in sharing dishes like our amazing cheesy choux wreath. We’ve got classics like easy pigs in blankets as well as little twists and new ideas like these quick miso devilled eggs.
Want even more? See our other canapé recipes collection for year-round and seasonal ideas.
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Budget Christmas party food recipes
Gochujang devilled eggs
Is it really a party without devilled eggs? This timeless canapé gets an on-trend glow-up by way of the savoury...
Budget Christmas party food recipes
Pickled walnut and cheese rolls
If you’ve never used pickled walnuts in cooking before, let these festive rolls be the reason you start! These moreish...
Boxing Day recipes
Turkey kofte with cranberry-tahini dip
Looking for no-fuss festive nibbles? These turkey kofte are easy to make and can be cooked from frozen, before serving...
Trout recipes
Trout cocktail boats
Impress your guests with a twist on everyone’s favourite retro dish, the timeless prawn cocktail. Prawns are swapped with homemade...
Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Devil pigs on horseback
Devils on horseback meet pigs in blankets for this ultimate mash-up of bacon-wrapped goodness. The sticky sweetness of the prunes...
Budget Christmas party food recipes
Prawns in blankets
A great festive canapé that’s ready in a flash, prawns in blankets also taste incredible in a sarnie with mayo...
Halloumi recipes
Halloumi in blankets
Firm halloumi gets wrapped up in a snug bacon blanket, with sweet honey and a little oregano as a nod...
Christmas canapés
Crispy roast chicken vol-au-vents
Vol-au-vents deserve to be brought back! They’re simple, endlessly customisable and – with the right filling – very, very tasty....
Christmas canapés
Kimchi prawn cocktail boats
Prawn cocktail will forever be the poster child of 1970s dinner parties, but its appeal is timeless. We’ve added kimchi...
Trout recipes
Spinach and smoked trout roulades
The retro swirl of a roulade always looks impressive – and, thankfully, it’s dead easy to make. Our savoury spinach...
Canapés and cocktails
Gougères with pineapple chilli jam
Anyone attending a kid’s party in the 1980s will remember the sight of a raw potato wrapped in foil, skewered...
December seasonal recipes
Chicken liver pâté with beetroot, orange and sage
Pâté is a Christmas classic – with pots lining the supermarket shelves – but it’s so satisfying to make your...
Miso recipes
Miso devilled eggs
Who doesn’t love a devilled egg? This Japanese-inspired twist on the retro classic amps up the umami with a spoonful...
Sweet tart recipes
Orange curd mini tarts
Fill mini tarts with luscious orange curd and top with vanilla mascarpone. These freeze-ahead tarts make the perfect small, sweet...
Crab recipes
Crab toastie
Chef Mike Naidoo’s unashamedly luxurious crab toastie recipe elevates the classic crab sandwich to Christmas-party-with-bubbles-worthy heights. Mike’s story: He started out,...
Christmas buffet recipes
Cheesy Marmite puff pastry swirls
Ed Smith’s simple but sophisticated cheese scrolls keep for up to two months in the freezer. Have a batch on...
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