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Whether you're planning a big bash or small gathering, you'll need some delicious New Year's Eve food, and our easy yet impressive ideas range from grazing platters to stunning canapés. Discover more New Year’s Eve dinner recipes and ideas and party food ideas for further inspiration.
These moreish little pinwheels are packed with bold flavours, inspired by a classic British sandwich. Fun to serve at parties or as tasty savoury snack, you can make-and-freeze ahead – if you can wait that long to eat them!
The impressive gluten-free Christmas cake is elegant, delicious, and easy to prepare
Simple yet striking, this pretty sharing wreath makes fab Christmas party food or Boxing Day buffet fare. Don't be put off by the prep time – most of it is slow-roasting the garlic. You can top the crostini with whatever you fancy – we've gone for goat's cheese, Parma ham and figs.
Blitz up this easy-prep dip for an impressive addition to your Christmas party food table. With a garlicky, whipped cheese base and a crunchy, salty-sweet walnut topping, it packs a flavour and texture punch!
'Here are my soft golden rolls filled with savoury stuffing, tender turkey, melted Brie and sweet chutney – all wrapped in fluffy pizza dough', explains foodie blogger Jade Greenhalgh.
'Your freezer is your best friend when it comes to preparing for festivities and I make sure mine is stocked come November', explains foodie blogger Jade Greenhalgh. 'This versatile arancini is my fave – perfect as a starter, canapé or indulgent veggie main.’
Kids will love dipping these homemade chicken dippers into katsu sauce. Serve with cucumber sticks on the side for a fun lunch!
Wow guests with this spicy reinvention of a classic Christmas starter.
This gorgeous sausage roll wreath is a great centrepiece for your Boxing Day buffet table. Top the pastry with brie and serve with a pot of cranberry sauce in the middle for festive flavours.
This DIY bagel board is an easy idea for a laid-back brunch with friends
Warm fruit, cider and festive spices in a pan for the ultimate quick and easy mulled cider to serve at Christmas or whenever you fancy a warming winter tipple. Garnish with cinnamon stick stirrers for a special finishing touch.
A splash of sherry gives this Italian cocktail a festive spin and it's the easiest frozen drink you can make. The glitter spray gives it that extra sparkle!
Celebrate the season with this pretty forest fruits punch. Garnished with a honey-biscuit glass rim, apple stars and frozen berries, this cocktail has guaranteed wow factor!
Follow our easy Christmas pudding recipe and serve up a generous helping of this fruity festive pud. The traditional dessert, with all its sweet and spicy flavour, tastes even more amazing when topped with a dollop of brandy butter – this truly is the best Christmas pudding recipe.
A Christmas dessert that will seriously impress guests. The mixed berries are 'hiding' a layer of deliciously creamy eggnog panna cotta. Eggnog is traditionally made with booze, but leave it out if you're teetotal – or would prefer.
The warming hug-in-a-sip hot toddy was the inspiration behind these dessert canapé cakes made with honey, lemon and whisky.
For a summer-infused twist on a classic trifle, substitute the sherry for Aperol and add clementines and prosecco. For a refreshing no-alcohol alternative, swap Aperol for fresh clementine juice and prosecco for sparkling white grape juice.
This is the ultimate show-stopper dessert for Christmas. Layers of pain au chocolat, chocolate custard and cherries create a decadent Black Forest spin on this timeless festive pud.
Traditional stuffing gets a makeover with the help of flavourful Parmesan, smoky nduja and sourdough breadcrumbs, it's a stuffing unlike anything you've tried before
The ultimate crowd-pleaser, this Christmas ham makes a happy addition to all festive tables. Serve it warm with Christmas dinner or cold on Boxing Day with the quick and easy yet totally delicious relish.
Grab a blanket, put on a film and get cosy with this grown-up, rum-spiced hot chocolate recipe. Serve piled high with whipped cream and grated dark chocolate. Ready in just 10 minutes, it's ideal for winter gatherings and Christmas parties too.
This miso-roasted salmon makes a fab, festive dinner party main or stunning party platter. Served with soya bean mash and a cucumber watercress salad, it's fresh, vibrant and healthy too. You could even swap the salmon for trout or mackerel.
You can't go wrong with a baked Camembert at Christmas. Take it to the next level by serving with crispy potatoes for dipping and sticky French onions. This is sure to go down a treat at any festive dinner party.
These sticky and spicy sambal sausages make a great addition to any festive party spread. The sambal paste is made with garlic, ginger and makrut lime leaves. You can add extra chillies if you'd like it a little spicier.
Dips make great party food especially at Christmas time and this musabaha, which is a deconstructed version of houmous, is something special! Topped with caramelised lemons and pine nuts for crunch, it's totally delicious with toasted pitta bread.
Chef, author and TV presenter, Kwoklyn Wan shares his simple, yet totally delicious twist on sesame prawn toast. Kwoklyn says: "Christmas is a time for sharing, and a plate stacked high with glistening, golden sesame chicken toasts is the perfect festive finger food for a gathering."
Looking to mix up your mince pies this Christmas? This amaretto and apricot mincemeat is bursting with flavour and super-easy to make ahead!
A fun twist on the nostalgic Black Forest cake, this almond cake is rich, nutty, and bursting with holiday cheer—guaranteed to steal the show at any Christmas table!
Originating for South Africa, malva pudding is filled with apricot jam and drizzled in syrup. We've given ours a festive twist with extra cinnamon and nutmeg. Try as an alternative dessert idea for Christmas Day.
Inspired by sweet pancakes with bacon and maple syrup, is this decadent French toast twist that's the ultimate festive brunch. The finishing touch is the zesty berry compote and it's all ready in just half an hour.
Make something different this Christmas with cookery writer and food blogger, Zuza Zak's Makowiec – a Polish and Slavic poppy seed cake. Zuza says: "Makowiec is a much-loved cake because you can play around with the filling – some add candied orange peel, others chopped dried apricots. I’ve gone for a simple version – the filling is smooth and easy to work with."
This fruity, fiery and fragrant glazed ham recipe would make a lovely addition to Christmas dinner or Boxing Day feasts. There's no need to wait til the flurry of festive cooking either – prep ahead and freeze, all set for the holidays.
Deliciously hearty and vegan, this parsnip and squash strudel with pine nuts and porcini makes an impressive Christmas main dish or side.