New Year's Eve recipes
Bring in the New Year with party nibbles, festive drinks and show-stopping dinner party recipes. Whether you’re planning an intimate celebration with top-notch food or going all-out with a bang, we’ve got plenty of New Year’s Eve recipes that are worth celebrating.
And if you’re looking specifically for canapés or cocktails, we’ve got you covered.
Showing 1-16 of 94 recipes
Make-ahead desserts
Passion fruit and coconut crème brûlée
Looking for an easy make-ahead dessert recipe for a special occasion? Try Ravinder Bhogal's passion fruit and coconut crème brûlée to share.
Brussels sprouts
Smashed brussels sprouts with peanut nam jim
Give brussels sprouts a flavour boost with a punchy peanut, tamarind and lime dressing in this fabulous side dish recipe from Ravinder Bhogal
Pineapple
Pineapple and green bean rice
Jazz up ready-cooked rice with tender green beans and juicy pineapple in this easy side dish recipe from chef Ravinder Bhogal.
Monkfish
Fragrant roast monkfish with green curry beurre blanc and crispy noodles
Roast monkfish, served with green-curry beurre blanc and topped with crispy noodles, is a dinner party main with real wow factor.
New Year's Eve recipes
Mini larb buns
Ravinder Bhogal's mini larb buns are stuffed with pork and prawns, plus plenty of aromatics. Serve as a New Year's or dinner party starter.
Tapas
José Pizarro’s huevos rellenos (Spanish-style devilled eggs)
José Pizarro shares his recipe for huevos rellenos, Spanish devilled eggs. The garlicky centres are topped with smoked paprika and anchovy.
Roast chicken
Arun Tilak’s murgh musallam (whole stuffed chicken)
Chef Arun Tilak’s epic murgh musallam (whole stuffed chicken) makes a fabulous festive alternative to turkey or New Year's Eve main course.
Wellingtons
Best-of-the-best beef wellington
Want to show off your cookery skills? Try our best-of-the-best beef wellington recipe for the ultimate take on this culinary classic.
Impressive recipes for a special occasion
Cornish fruits de mer
Push the boat out this Christmas and serve your guests an extravagant fruits de mer platter, piled high with the best Cornish seafood.
Puff pastry
Giant seafood vol-au-vent
This giant vol-au-vent makes a spectacular centrepiece for New Year's Eve or a festive buffet. Pile it high with prawns, scallops and fish.
Christmas cupcakes and small bakes
Gingercake bites
Sticky gingercake gets better with age, so it’s perfect for giving as a Christmas gift. We’ve coated each cube of cake with a lemony icing.
Creamy pasta
Chicken alfredo
Creamy and rich with a hint of garlic and dried herbs, this easy chicken alfredo pasta is the ultimate in Italian-American comfort food.
Vegetarian Christmas dinners
Root vegetable, chickpea, and feta tart
Looking for a vegetarian main that looks impressive but doesn’t take hours to make? Sabrina Ghayour's root veg and feta tart is the answer.
Wellingtons
Tom Kerridge’s curried monkfish wellington
Tom Kerridge's spin on a classic wellington uses a spiced monkfish loin encased in fragrant coconut rice, enveloped in puff pastry.
Budget Christmas party food
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 warmth of Korean gochujang.
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