We have a New Year's Eve tradition where we celebrate with a spread of appetizers, dips, finger foods and little desserts. I have put all our favorite New Year's Eve appetizers and desserts together here, in one place, so they are easy and convenient to find.
And if you want to get a head start on your resolutions or simply stay on track, I've got LOTS of healthy and light options for heading into the new year too! If you're looking for special diets like Weight Watchers, low-carb, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan or dairy-free, you'll also find those here, in addition to some indulgent mini desserts.
New Year's Eve Finger Foods
These nye appetizers include everything from indulgent pizza to Weight Watchers friendly, gluten-free and vegetarian appetizers!
📋 Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Mini Pepper Recipe
These Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Mini Peppers use canned chicken breast (or leftover rotisserie chicken) for a quick and easy Weight Watchers friendly appetizer!
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📋 Boursin Stuffed Pickles Recipe
These Boursin Stuffed Pickles are not only easy to make, they are only 4 ingredients, low carb (Keto) and gluten-free!
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📋 Caprese Salad Skewers Appetizer Recipe
This healthy, simple, delicious and gluten-free 4 Ingredient Caprese Salad Skewer appetizer is make-ahead or perfect for a last minute gathering or potluck, especially if you are trying to stay on track with your health goals. These Mini Caprese Skewers are Weight Watchers friendly and will help you keep on track!
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🍕 Pizza Cupcakes Recipe
These Pizza Cupcakes are like individual deep dish pizzas, baked in a muffin tin. They are not only delicious, but easy to make and the perfect snack for game day, movie night and packing along in a lunch bag! And they can be made Weight Watchers friendly by using 2 ingredient WW pizza dough!
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📋 Dill Deviled Eggs Recipe
These Dill Deviled Eggs are our family's favorite! They are a simple, yet different devilled egg recipe made with dill, mayonnaise and a secret ingredient. They are both gluten-free, Weight Watchers friendly and the perfect appetizer or snack for your next potluck, family gathering, picnic, BBQ, movie night, finger food buffet, games night or game day celebration!
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🐓🍚Mediterranean Chicken and Wild Rice Cups Recipe
These award-winning, easy minute rice cups, "Mediterranean Chicken and Wild Rice Cups" can be made in 30 minutes, in a muffin tin, freeze well and make an excellent lunch box meal, snack, appetizer or main dish. A great alternative to cold sandwiches! These are also Weight Watchers friendly.
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📋 Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Meatballs Recipe
These easy Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Meatballs are the perfect healthy holiday appetizer, made in your crock-pot with a simple cranberry BBQ sauce. They are quick to make, festive, and Weight Watchers friendly.
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📋 Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Pizza Recipe
This healthy zucchini pizza recipe, with spicy buffalo chicken added to the mix, is the perfect healthier game day snack that's low carb and Weight Watchers friendly.
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🍄Easy Pierogi Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe
If you love perogies, you'll love these unique and Easy Pierogi Stuffed Mushrooms! They are quick and easy to make with instant mashed potatoes and can be made vegetarian by simply leaving out the bacon bits. They are also gluten-free and Weight Watchers friendly!
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📋 Watermelon Prosciutto Vietnamese Salad Rolls Recipe
Sliced watermelon and prosciutto are a scrumptious flavor duo in this Watermelon Prosciutto classic Vietnamese salad roll with a spicy Watermelon Peanut dip! Packed with healthy vermicelli noodles, lettuce, carrot, red cabbage and fresh herbs, this sweet savoury dish makes a great appetizer with a glass of wine, but can also be eaten as a meal or side, but is also right at home packed along in the lunch bag, as part of a healthy balanced lunch.
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📋 Homemade California Rolls (Sushi) Recipe
This simple, healthy and delicious Homemade California Rolls (sushi) appetizer recipe with cucumber, imitation crab, avocado, Nori seaweed, rice and black sesame and sriracha mayonnaise is fun, easy to make and Weight Watchers friendly!
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📋 Banh Mi Devilled Eggs Recipe
These Banh Mi Devilled Eggs are bursting with all the freshness of mint, cilantro, carrots, cucumbers and onions! They are quick and easy to make, spicy deviled egg that's healthy, gluten-free and Weight Watchers friendly. They also make a great snack or appetizer.
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🍕 Greek Vegetarian Filo Pastry Pizza Recipe
This Vegetarian Greek-style phyllo pizza or filo pastry pizza with feta, basil and tomatoes is healthier than your typical game day food but you'd never know it! The butter and cheeses between the phyllo/filo dough layers and the fresh herbs and veggie toppings make it magically delicious. It's the perfect game day snack or potluck dish. Kid and adult friendly!
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📋 Pan Fried Salmon Patties with Creamy Ginger Lime sauce recipe
Healthy and easy and Weight Watchers friendly, these Pan-fried Salmon Patties made with canned salmon, are a quick and economical dinner idea!
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📋 Tortilla Pinwheels Recipe
These 5 ingredient Tortilla Pinwheels appetizer are not only delicious, they are easy to make and WW friendly. You can also use leftover rotisserie chicken if you are short on time.
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📋Greek Lasagna Cups Recipe
This recipe is Lasagna and Garlic Toast all in one mini lasagna cup! Packed with Mediterranean flavors, ground chicken, lasagna noodles on a garlic toast base, these Greek lasagna cups make a great lunch bag meal, appetizer or potluck dish. Make ahead, as they freeze really well!
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📋 Skinny Buffalo Chicken Celery Sticks Recipe
These Skinny Buffalo Chicken Celery Sticks are an easy and delicious Weight Watchers appetizer ! But they are also keto friendly, low-carb gluten-free and quick and easy to make with leftover rotisserie chicken or canned chicken breast!
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📋 Turkey Brie Crostini Recipe
This award-winning Turkey Brie Crostini is a unique and delicious easy turkey appetizer, made with leftover turkey or deli meat. This crostini recipe only takes a few minutes to throw together and it's the perfect easy Christmas appetizer, although it's ideal for any occasion!
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🥟Potsticker Dumplings Recipe
These authentic Potsticker Dumplings or Chinese Wortip are made with ground pork, Chinese cabbage, green onions and ginger,a quick, homemade dough then pan fried and steamed with a homemade potsticker sauce!
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📋 Caesar Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe
These caesar twice baked potatoes (stuffed potatoes) are quick and easy, as well as a great way to use up leftover baked potatoes!
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📋 Healthy Pizza Dippers Recipe
These Healthy Pizza Dippers are quick and easy to make with 2 ingredient dough (Greek yogurt and flour). They can be made ahead, frozen, heated or eaten cold, making them the perfect lunch box meal because they are ready to eat. You can serve them with different dips and as an after school or game day snack. And for parents, they are even Weight Watchers friendly!
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📋 Individual Pull Aparts
These sophisticated, yet easy Individual Pull Aparts, with bacon, jalapeno, buttery ranch and Monterey jack cheese make a great game day snack! Serve this cheesy pull apart bread with warm artichoke pizza dip for the perfect game day party food experience!
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New Year's Eve Dips
We love dips with our finger foods on New Year's! I have some lighter options that are Weight Watchers friendly, as well as gluten-free dips.
📋 Healthy Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe
This Healthy Spinach and Artichoke Dip is a lightened up copycat version of Joey's restaurant. Using frozen spinach, low-fat parmesan and Monterey jack cheese, non-fat Greek yogurt and sour cream (no cream cheese and no mayo), it's a delicious Weight Watchers friendly dip at a fraction of the calories.
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📋Healthy Yogurt Hummus Recipe
This 10 minute easy and healthy hummus made with yogurt instead of tahini, as well as being Weight Watchers friendly! Serve it with fresh veggies for the perfect side or snack!
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Easy Layered Nacho Dip
This Easy Layered Nacho Dip is quick and easy to make and perfect for serving a crowd on game day, game night or bringing along to a potluck. It's vegetarian and gluten-free!
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📋 Cowboy Caviar Dip recipe
This Cowboy Caviar Dip is quick and easy to make with canned corn, canned beans and Cannellini beans as a substitute for black eyed peas. The fresh veggies, cilantro and lime give it a fresh taste! It's also vegan, gluten-free and Weight Watchers friendly.
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📋 Chile Con Queso Recipe (New Mexican)
This delicious cheesy Chile Con Queso is a delicious cheesy dip made without velveeta and with authentic roasted New Mexican green chiles. It's easy to make, pairs perfectly with tortilla chips and is ideal for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations!
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📋 Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe
This Healthy Buffalo Chicken dip is easy because it's made with canned chicken breast. It's also quick and simple to make on your stove top and Weight Watchers friendly.
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📋 Pico de Gallo Salsa Recipe
This healthy Pico de Gallo Salsa Recipe or Salsa Fresca is chock-full of fresh, chunky, diced tomatoes, red onions, peppers and cilantro, with just the right amount of spice! It's also Weight Watchers friendly!
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📋 Hot Artichoke Pizza Dip Recipe
Add a little sophistication to game day or any day with this Hot Artichoke Pizza Dip! This baked artichoke dip is easy to make, vegetarian, gluten-free and can be made in under 30 minutes. Serve it with chips, bread, nachos or veggies!
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New Year's Eve Desserts
Individual and mini desserts are the perfect accompaniment to accompany your savory New Year's finger foods! There are no bake desserts and make-ahead options as well!
🍫🥑🍓 Chocolate Avocado Mousse & Strawberry Mini Dessert Recipe
These No Bake Chocolate Avocado & Strawberry Mousse Mini Desserts are a fun, elegant, yet easy Valentine's Day dessert that takes about 15 minutes to put together. They are vegetarian, gluten-free and Weight Watchers friendly. They are served on a spoon, so they are also the perfect bite sized dessert when you are trying to stay on track with your health goals and only want a "little dessert"!
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📋 Mini Cherry Cheesecake recipe
These Mini Cherry Cheesecakes are individual cheesecakes, baked in muffin tins, quick and easy to make, with cherry pie filling and an easy Oreo cookie crust. They are a great party food and the ideal individual dessert and finger food dessert for baby showers, game day, potlucks, Canada Day, Mother's day, New Year's eve or any celebration!
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📋 Mini Eggnog Trifle Recipe
This Easy Mini Eggnog Trifle is an indulgent, yet light tasting no bake dessert, featuring layers of chocolate cake and eggnog mousse, with toffee bits and whipped cream. But the best part is the sparkly gold candy pearl and toffee topping!
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📋 Raspberry Tiramisu Tart Recipe
A quick and easy eggless tiramisu tart recipe! These Raspberry Tiramisu Tarts (aka "cutie pies" ) are filled with creamy tiramisu and raspberry flavors! They are the perfect mini dessert for a potluck and make a great Valentine's Day dessert!
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📋 Mini Strawberry Tiramisu Éclairs Recipe
Ready in 20 minutes, these NO BAKE Strawberry Tiramisu Mini Éclairs (Cheater Éclairs) taste just like eclairs but without the baking, making them the ultimate summer snack! They are also great for a last minute potluck dessert or bake sale.
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📋 No Churn Easy Ice Cream Cupcake recipe
These easy white chocolate almond flavored No Churn Easy Ice Cream Cupcakes, with an Oreo cookie crust, don't require an ice cream maker and are simple to make with condensed milk and whipping cream. The green food coloring makes them perfect for St. Patrick's Day, but they are ideal for any occasion!
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📋 Mocha Eggnog Cheesecake Bar Recipe
These Mocha Eggnog Cheesecake Bars are a delicious combination of eggnog, toffee bits, coffee and cream cheese, paired with a scrumptious Oreo cookie crust! They are the perfect addition to your holiday baking tray.
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📋 Caramel Apple Betty Dessert Shooters Recipe
Apple Betty meets Caramel Apple in this delicious dessert shooter! This mini dessert is perfect for fall or anytime!
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📋 Tiramisu Cupcake Recipe (with Raspberry Mascarpone Whipped Cream Frosting)
These Tiramisu Cupcakes are special, yet easy to make with a chocolate cake mix. These chocolate cupcakes are topped with raspberry mascarpone whipped cream frosting and are a delicious and decadent treat for Mother's Day or any special occasion!
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📋 Raisin Sushi Recipe (Cinnamon Raisin Tortilla Pinwheels)
This Raisin Sushi is a cinnamon and raisin tortilla pinwheel snack that's quick, easy and healthy. Made with 6 wholesome ingredients (California raisins, apples, carrots, cinnamon, cream cheese and whole wheat tortillas), it's a snap to whip together for picnics, lunch bags or an after-school snack that kids can even make themselves!
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Happy New Year!
Food safety
We sometimes take for a granted that we have years (or decades) of cooking experience, that the average visitor may not. Add to, or remove from, the list below with health and safety tips.
- Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
- Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
- Wash hands after touching raw meat
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
- Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
See more guidelines at USDA.gov.
So, if you are looking for New Years Eve Finger Foods, dips, mini desserts or healthier options, give these recipes a try!
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