Are you hosting a Christmas party this year? These no bake Christmas finger food ideas will save you time in the kitchen, so you can focus on what matters most: having fun!
30+ No Bake Christmas Finger Food Ideas For Your Party This Year
1. Charcuterie Wreath
Make your charcuterie board more festive this year by shaping it into a wreath. Use roasted red peppers, tomatoes, green olives, pickles and fresh rosemary to add holiday colors to the table. Use skewers to make this dish more finger-food-friendly.
2. Pumpkin Cheesecake Balls
These no-bake pumpkin cheesecake balls won’t last long. They’re loaded with festive flavors, and they’re so easy to make. You can serve them alone or with melted white chocolate on the side for dipping.
3. Gingerbread Cheesecake Dip
Ditch the usual chips and dip and serve your guests cookies and gingerbread cheesecake dip. Cream cheese and Cool Whip spiced up with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Sugar and molasses add a touch of sweetness. What’s not to love? Try serving this with Nilla Wafers, gingerbread cookies and graham crackers.
4. Cranberry Brie Bites
Brie is always a crowd-pleaser, but you don’t have to bake it to make a delicious appetizer. Just top Ritz crackers with a slice of brie, a dollop of cranberry sauce and a few sprigs of chives. These little bites are easy to make and even easier to grab and devour. Try serving them on a wood cutting board.
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5. Tortilla Pinwheels
These festive tortilla pinwheels take just a few minutes to make. Each tortilla is loaded with a flavorful cream cheese filling that has diced chiles, green onions, cheddar cheese and spices. Serve with salsa for dipping, and you have a finger food everyone will love.
6. Cucumber Bites
Healthy, festive and easy to make. Blend feta with fresh dill, lemon juice, honey, olive oil and spices. Top slices of cucumber with delicious whipped feta and sprigs of fresh dill. You can even serve the leftover feta with pita chips to use as a dip.
7. Caprese Salad Skewers
Finger foods don’t have to be complicated. These caprese salad skewers are festive, delicious and take just minutes to assemble. Sandwich two balls of marinated mozzarella between slices of fresh basil and cherry tomatoes on skewers. Top with balsamic glaze, and serve on a fancy plate.
8. Prosciutto Wrapped Pears
These fancy bites are the perfect festive addition to your party. Seasonal pears and arugula leaves wrapped in prosciutto crudo and topped with red pomegranate seeds. Arrange them on a pretty serving platter and enjoy.
9. Cucumber Smoked Salmon Bites
Looking for no bake Christmas finger food ideas? Try this recipe. Slices of cucumbers are topped with tasty chive cream cheese and small pieces of smoked salmon. You can even add sprigs of fresh dill to make these bites even more festive.
10. Guacamole Stuffed Tomatoes
Add holiday colors to your table with these stuffed tomatoes. I recommend using cocktail tomatoes because they’re a little bit bigger than cherry tomatoes. Carefully stuff each tomato with a tasty filling of avocado, jalapeno, garlic, lime and cilantro. Top each one with a sprig of fresh cilantro, and you’re ready to serve.
11. Winter Harvest Endive Cups
These endive cups are a feast for the eyes and stomach. Stuff each cup with a mix of fresh pears, celery, pomegranate seeds, pistachios, blue cheese and parsley. Top with a homemade champagne vinaigrette that will impress everyone.
12. Easy Cheesecake Bites
These no-bake cheesecake bites look so fancy, but they take just a few minutes to make and only require a handful of ingredients. The filling is nothing more than a mix of cream cheese, heavy cream, sugar and vanilla extract. Fill mini fillo shells with your cheesecake mix and top with fresh berries.
13. Apple and Cheddar Crostini
Crispy crostini topped with slices of sharp cheddar, sour apple slices and a drizzle of olive oil. Add sprigs of fresh thyme for color and an extra kick of flavor. This recipe calls for toasting the crostini, but I recommend finding a crostini that’s already crispy so that you can skip this step.
14. Grazing Board
Grazing boards are the perfect no-bake appetizer. Fill them with finger foods everyone will love, like deli meats, slices of cheese and fruit, grapes, nuts, olives and pretzels. Add fresh green herbs to incorporate holiday colors into the mix.
15. Caprese Bruschetta
Caprese has all of your favorite holiday colors and flavors. Why not transform it into a bruschetta that’s easy for guests to grab and eat? Top slices of crispy sourdough bread with a mix of fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, basil, olive oil and balsamic glaze.
16. Stuffed Celery Sticks
These celery sticks are stuffed with an addicting filling of cream cheese, herbs, cheddar cheese and bacon. You’ll need a food processor or hand mixer to whip the cream cheese into a smooth and spreadable filling. The rest is easy. Chop celery stalks into bite-sized pieces and fill each boat with your cream cheese spread.
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17. Cranberry Feta Pinwheels
Pinwheels are one of the top no bake Christmas finger food ideas because they’re so easy to make and always a crowd favorite. This festive take on the classic recipe adds cranberries and green onions into the mix for a seasonal flavor everyone will love. If you want to get even more festive, you can use a mix of spinach and sundried tomato tortillas.
18. Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Peppers
You only need four simple ingredients to make these delicious stuffed peppers: cream cheese, sour cream, everything bagel seasoning and mini bell peppers. Chill your peppers for an hour and you’re ready to serve.
19. Pesto Tortellini Skewers
An easy appetizer full of holiday color. Alternate bites of pesto-marinated tortellini with sundried tomato on small skewers. Arrange on a serving platter, and serve. Easy!
20. Smoky Salami Cream Cheese Appetizer
Simple and oddly cute with the small cheese ball on top, these salami cream cheese bites wrap pickles, lettuce leaves and cheese inside of a tasty slice of salami.
21. Mini Cheeseball Bites
Cheese! Need I say more? Small, colorful cheese balls are made and skewered using ingredients such as bacon, pecans, sliced almonds, white cheddar cheese, horseradish, green onions, dried cranberries, salted sweet cream butter and cream cheese.
22. Cream Cheese & Ricotta Stuffed Piquante Peppers
The best things in life take time, and for me, these stuffed peppers are worth so much more than the 25 minutes they take to make. You’ll stuff Piquante peppers with a mixture made of cream cheese, Ricotta cheese, salt and pepper and some basil.
And while they taste amazing once prepared, you can also refrigerate them and serve once they reach room temperature.
23. Prosciutto Rolls
Proscuitto rolls are one of the simplest ideas on the list, with goat cheese, arugula, lemon and fig preserves wrapped neatly inside of a slice of prosciutto. If you want, you can add other types of cheese or preserves to the roll, but these create a wonderful flavor that you’re sure to love.
24. Veggie Wreath
Sometimes, the best finger foods are simple. A few veggies and a dip bowl in the middle are all you need to make this veggie wreath. You’ll want to cut up your fave veggies and place them in a circle with the dip in the middle. A few ideas for your veggies are celery, carrots, peppers and cucumbers.
25. Ritz Bites
Ritz Bites are one of the no bake Christmas finger food ideas that a lot of people have been making for years without even seeing this list. You’ll need Ritz Crackers and will need to add ham, brie and cranberries on top for the perfect finger food snack for this year’s festivities.
26. Cucumber Sandwiches
Finger foods shouldn’t make you full and stop you from enjoying the entrees on Christmas. Cucumber sandwiches like these are so light and add small slices of cucumbers and a lemon and dill mixture between two pieces of soft bread.
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27. Blackberry Cucumber Caprese Skewers
Skewers are almost as popular as crostini this year, and these flavors mix great together. You’ll start with little caprese balls, add the blackberries and then finish with a small cucumber chunk.
28. Melon and Prosciutto Skewers
How simple are these skewers to make? You’ll need wooden skewers – like these – and you’ll be skewering a piece of melon and some prosciutto. Perfect for an upscale Christmas party.
29. Smoked Gouda & Apple Crostini
Crostini are the perfect finger food, and this time, you’ll add smoked gouda cheese, apple slices and a drizzle of honey on top. Don’t forget to add some fresh thyme leaves on top to offer the perfect taste.
30. Cucumber Hummus Bites
Are you a fan of hummus? If so, these cucumber hummus bites are sure to hit the spot. Super simple to make, all you need to do is slice an English cucumber up to use as a “chip” that holds the hummus, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, parsley and salt and pepper.
31. Smoked Salmon Crostini
The Jam Jar Kitchen’s crostini recipe is fantastic and a healthier snack than many on the list. You’ll need just ten minutes to prep these, and they make 30 servings. You’ll need:
- Baguettes
- Cream cheese
- Dill
- Garlic
- Black pepper
- Cold smoked salmon
Add fresh caper and dill garnish, and you will have a treat for your taste buds.
32. 5-Layer Dip Cups
Grab your small dipping cup, tortillas and a handful of other ingredients to assemble five simple layers for this divine dip:
- Guacamole
- Sour cream
- Shredded cheese
- Salsa
- Bean dip
And while the cute chip is for display, be sure that you have more than one chip out because your guests will gobble this type of dip up.
