Easy Appetizers Recipes for Kids to Make for Christmas
Grinch Kabobs
Credit: Snacking in the Kitchen
Looking for some fun, festive appetizer recipes that kids will adore? From festive ideas to make with few ingredients (such as cream cheese penguins, Christmas pita bread pizzas, and Grinch-inspired fruit kabobs) to a nutritious vegetable Santa platter, we've handpicked this seasonal selection of party appetizers that kids tin aid you set (and won't exist able to resist).
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Vegetable Christmas Tree with Broccoli
vegetables and pretzels in the shape of a Christmas tree
Credit: barbara
Pepper strips serve every bit garlands, while cherry love apple ornaments sit between a tree of broccoli florets in this good for you and fun festive platter. Serve with hummus or your favorite dip. "A lovely raw appetizer during Christmas that can double as decorations on your Christmas table!" says recipe creator barbara.
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Cream Cheese Penguins
iii appetizers fabricated of black olive bodies, roasted red pepper scarves, and carrot anxiety and beaks, held together with toothpicks
Credit: Melissa Goff
"These were really a hitting with the kids at our Christmas family unit gathering," says reviewer RLAFRENI. "Instead of using frilly toothpicks I purchased toothpicks with the flags from unlike countries. I too made a cheese ball in the shape of an igloo and placed my little guys all around it. Very cute!"
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Cranberry-Turkey Pinwheels
Cranberry-Turkey Pinwheels
Credit: SunnyDaysNora
A creamy cranberry sauce is spread on soft flour tortilla wraps, topped with turkey, Swiss cheese, and sliced Granny Smith apples. The pinwheels are rolled upwards tightly and sliced into party-sized pieces. Try using spinach tortillas for an even more than festive wait.
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Santa Finger Food for Christmas
Santa Finger Food for Christmas
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Individual crackers (topped with a savory cheese topping, celery, and cherry-red bell pepper) are arranged to look like Santa's face for an irresistible appetizer to add together to your Christmas selection. Effort using a resealable plastic bag with a small corner cutting off to piping Santa'southward cheese foam beard onto the crackers.
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Easy Appetizer Meatballs
Easy Appetizer Meatballs
Credit: bd.weld
These festive meatballs are the perfect size for kids to savour. "There is a major trouble with this recipe, you just can't stop at eating a couple of these addictive meatballs!" says Allrecipes Allstar bd.weld. If you are serving older kids, try adding brown sugar and cider vinegar for more of a sweet and sour flavor.
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Savory Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
puff pastry shaped like Christmas tree
Credit: Diana Moutsopoulos
This fun savory puff pastry appetizer is filled with caprine animal cheese and lord's day-dried tomato pesto. "There are and then many varieties to brand with this! I used herbed foam cheese and Parmesan and it turned out amazing!" says home melt Moira Marelli Gallagher. "I made it a second time using pesto and ricotta! Also delicious!"
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Easy Ham and Cheese Appetizer Sandwiches
Easy Ham and Cheese Appetizer Sandwiches
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Deli ham and Swiss cheese are baked inside soft bread rolls to make these delicious little sandwiches that are perfect for parties. "I actually got this recipe from my mom who received it from a lady at her church and it continues to be passed on from at that place," says reviewer DREGINEK. "These are sooooo goood!!"
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Fun Santa Vegetable Tray
tomatoes, cauliflower, cucumbers, and bell pepper in the shape of Santa's head
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Kids will honey to help brand Santa's face up out of vegetables using cauliflower florets for the bristles, red bong peppers for hat and mouth, cucumber slices for the face, cherry tomatoes for the nose and shoulders, and olives for the eyes. Serve with a ranch dip.
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Fried Mac and Cheese Balls
Fried Mac and Cheese Assurance
Credit: SunnyByrd
Serve these tasty, deep-fried mac and cheese balls at your next Christmas party for a fun appetizer that the kids will gobble up. All the prep can be washed beforehand, which is an added bonus.
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Christmas Pizza Appetizer
pizza shaped like Christmas tree
Credit: SunnyDaysNora
Crescent rolls are shaped and broiled into a holiday tree, topped with a savory cream cheese spread, chopped broccoli florets, and diced scarlet peppers. This is a festive pizza that features all the colors of Christmas.
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Festive Bean Spread
Layered Festive Bean Spread in a teal square baking dish with a scoop out on a chip nearby.
Credit: Meredith Nutrient Studios
Here's a tasty, taco-inspired cheesy bean dip that is a great Christmas appetizer for older kids. You can experiment with dissimilar types of balmy and spicy salsa for varying flavors. If your kids love Mexican food, they'll dearest this dip. Serve with tortilla chips and picket it disappear!
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Parmesan Puff Pastry Stars
puff pastry shaped like stars and topped with Parmesan
Credit: Allrecipes
You only demand puff pastry sheets, Parmesan cheese, and a star-shaped cutter to make these festive puffs. Serve them warm with a pizza sauce for dipping and kids will adore them. "Very direct forrard. They were beautiful and SOOO piece of cake! Will definitely make them once more," says dwelling house cook Dawnhc.
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Christmas Tree Appetizers
plate of pita wedges decorated like Christmas tree
Credit: barbara
Soft pita breadstuff triangles are topped with guacamole and decorated with red and xanthous bell peppers. Pretzel sticks are poked into each pita breadstuff triangle to make a "tree trunk" in this cute Christmas appetizer for kids. They are good for you, yummy, and easy to brand.
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Garlic Craven Puffs
Garlic Chicken Puffs
Credit: Brooke
These gilt, crescent dough puffs are filled with a creamy chicken and garlic filling. This recipe creates the perfect two-bite party appetizer that kids tin hands manage.
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Grinch Kabobs
Grinch Kabobs
"These simple grape, strawberry, banana and mini marshmallows appetizer skewers look exactly like a bunch of Grinch wearing red hats. "I made these for Christmas Eve," says reviewer Mistrish. "They are easy to make and the kids can help. Everyone thought they were cute!"
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Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/gallery/christmas-appetizers-for-kids/