70 New Year's Eve Appetizers To Keep The Party Going Even After The Ball Drops

Dishes that can transform humble leftovers into a mind-blowing appetizer will always have a place in our hearts, and this cacio e pepe arancini is no different. These air-fried bites turn yesterday’s risotto into today’s crispy, cheesy, peppery snack. Whether you choose to dunk them in marinara or garlicky basil pesto, you’ll keep coming back for “just one more.”

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Eating 12 grapes as midnight is supposed to bring good luck, so why not make it extra fun! This magical recipe transforms green grapes into a sweet-and-sour snack that tastes suspiciously like Sour Patch Kids.

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These easy bites are perfect for any holiday celebration. We love their little pretzel handles, but feel free to leave them out or even make one huge cheeseball instead!

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What if you could have homemade pizza, but in a bite-sized roll form? Sign us up! These pizza rolls are the best of both worlds: all the flavor you love of pizza but made into a handheld snack.

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Drop this confetti cookie dough ball on the table this New Year's Eve, and watch it disappear before the clock strikes midnight. All you need to do to create this edible cookie dough masterpiece is to create a cream cheese-chocolate chip cookie dough mixture, then roll it in the sprinkles of your choice. Switch up the sprinkles for your desired holiday, and you've got a showstopping, easy dessert idea to use all year long.

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Fans of our viral potato au gratin stacks, gather 'round! These cheesy scalloped potato and ham stacks are bound to be your next go-to app. They're just like the OG, but to make them their own thing, we added thinly sliced ham and topped each stack with melty cheddar cheese.

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This instant classic remains a favorite of dip lovers everywhere. It's so quick and easy to make. (This recipe only takes 10 minutes to throw together, though if you want to make it even EASIER, you can choose to make it in your slow cooker.)

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If deviled eggs had a classy Italian cousin, she would be these carbonara deviled eggs. Loaded with cheese and topped with crispy pancetta bits, these carbonara deviled eggs are coming to rock whatever party they join.

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Bacon-wrapped scallops are one of those dishes that wow guests but secretly are so easy to make (only 5 ingredients!). For best results, use big sea scallops and thin-cut, conventional bacon, but feel free to swap out the herbs for whatever you like.

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What do you do when you’re craving tiramisu, but you don’t have the time or patience to chill it for hours? Enter tiramisu dip. It’s got all the right flavors—creamy mascarpone, rich espresso, and a generous dusting of cocoa powder—and it comes together in just 10 minutes.

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Mozzarella-Stuffed Pretzel BitesThese mozzarella-stuffed pretzel bites are the perfect after-school or holiday bite-sized appetizers. The best part is that they’re made with just three ingredients: store-bought pizza dough, mozzarella cheese sticks, and flaky salt.

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Give grapes a festive upgrade with New Year's appropriate Prosecco (though any sparkling wine will work). We went for green, but any type of grape you like is great for these.

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Only doing passed apps, but really craving spinach artichoke dip? These rolls are the answer. To create this easy app, chopped spinach, marinated artichokes, and three types of cheese are rolled into flaky puff pastry, topped with everything bagel seasoning, and baked until golden brown.

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We can all agree: it's not a party without Mexico’s most famous dip. We're obviously huge fans of a mix-in moment, but for this recipe, we prefer to keep it simple to really let the star of the show—avocados—shine.

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Making sushi at home can be intimidating, what with making sushi rice, rolling it up just right, and dealing with raw fish. With these baked salmon sushi cups, you can skip all that but still get all the flavors of your favorite roll.

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French onion soup is already a bowl of perfection: fortifying broth, sweetly soft onions, a few chunks of bread, and a molten layer of cheese. These little bites prove that perfection can come in many forms.

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Antipasto salad gets even better when layered between flaky, buttery crescent rolls. Feel free to swap in and out your favorite ingredients, then serve these as an anytime app (or an easy packed lunch the next day!).

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Here at Delish, we’re all about a good reuben sandwich. Creamy dressing, corned beef, Swiss cheese… what’s not to love? In fact, the classic reuben flavors are so good, we’re constantly reinventing ways to get more of them, like our hot reuben dip and our reuben mac & cheese. Next up, these reuben pickle bites: They’re the perfect bite-size appetizer (and they come together SO fast).

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There's something very classic about the crescent roll dough flavor, so we tend to gravitate toward it, but puff pastry or even biscuit dough should work here too.Get the Pigs In A Blanket recipe.

Fresh tortellini make these the hearty bite-size appetizer of our dreams. Feel free to swap in and out your favorite ingredients (these are a great way to serve leftover holiday food odds and ends too!).

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