Try our easy Christmas canapés recipes and Christmas nibbles for the best Christmas party food.
If you’re planning a Christmas party this year we’ve got some quick finger food ideas to serve with your Christmas drinks (check out our festive recipes).
Our Christmas nibble recipes are easy to make, from turkey sausage puff pastry tarts to sticky pork belly skewers. We also have some fun twists on Welsh rarebit, spring rolls and croquettes.
Choose from our impressive canapé recipes below, or check out our five canapés ready in five minutes here.
Smoked black pudding croquettes with apple sauce
Check out our indulgent crispy potato croquettes. Packed with smoked black pudding and creamy blue cheese, this recipe is perfect for an impressive canapé.
Devilled coronation eggs
Need an easy canapé to serve this Christmas? Try our coronation chicken devilled eggs. This recipe combines a retro canapé with a simple classic British sandwich for the perfect party food.
Christmas party tartines
Try our party tartines for easy party food that’s a bit more substantial than canapés. This is a really quick and easy entertaining recipe.
Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sausage puffs
Try these crispy turkey, stuffing and cranberry sausage puffs for an easy festive canapé. This recipe makes 15 and can be made well in advance, meaning you’ll be ready for all those Christmas parties.
Avocado and prawn cocktail canapés
This canapé recipe is great for Christmas party food, and it’s really on-trend. It’s your classic prawn cocktail with a twist. Pass them around your Christmas party for an easy Christmas nibble.
Rarebit and pickled onion croquetas
These Christmas canapés have a crunchy exterior, a melty inner and a satisfyingly tangy edge. They’re a definite crowd pleaser and a great way to use up leftover cheese over the Christmas period.
Filo-baked fresh figs stuffed with peppered goat’s cheese
Check out our vegetarian canape recipe for crunchy filo-baked fresh figs stuffed with peppered goat’s cheese. This recipe makes an awesome Christmas nibble or starter that is easy to make.
Spiced cod fritters with harissa honey dip
Mix up the Christmas canapés this year with these crunchy fish fritters with sweet and spicy dip from Persian cooking guru Sabrina Ghayour. They’re a great idea for a middle-Eastern dinner party spread or Christmas party.
Pork-belly skewers with Vietnamese caramel sauce
These pork-belly skewers with Vietnamese caramel sauce make easy but impressive canapés for the festive season and also make great Christmas party food.
Lamb kofta puffs with tahini and tomato sauce
This recipe from Persian cooking guru Sabrina Ghayour for flakey puff pastry wrapped around tender lamb koftas is sure to be a hit with your dinner party guests over the Christmas period. Serve as part of a middle eastern spread with Sabrina’s other recipes here.
Mar hor
Exotic Christmas canapes! This is a meat-free version of a classic Thai recipe and is an easy canapé to have with drinks at any dinner party. Try our other Thai recipes here.
Mini lobster rolls
Proper posh Christmas party food! These mini lobster rolls are easy to make but look impressive – perfect for hassle-free entertaining at a Christmas party.
Crab crostini
Light and delicate crab crostini make perfect easy canapés for drinks parties. Make the crab mix and toast the baguette ahead, but don’t assemble until ready to eat as the bread will become soggy.
Mini buck rarebit canapés
A Welsh rarebit topped with an egg is called a buck rarebit. This version is beautifully bite-sized, perfect for sharing over the Christmas period for finger food.
Spiced potato party cones
It’s not a Christmas party without chips and dips. Serve fat chips or wedges with different spices and match the dips. Make cones from paper or buy ready-made confetti cones from wedding shops.
Mozzarella sticks with spicy dipping sauce
Indulgent Christmas party food! Try our gooey mozzarella sticks with a punchy dipping sauce. Blocks of mozzarella stand up better to deep-frying and will still give you that cheesy, stringy ooze. These are best cooked from frozen, so they are a perfect Christmas nibble.
Cucumber wheel canapés with salmon, tartare sauce and dill
A meat-free canapé to kick off that snazzy dinner party you’ve been dreaming of. It calls for easy-to-find ingredients and will be on the table in under 30 minutes (promise). Alternatively, make them the night before and leave to chill in the fridge.
Mini pancetta filo pies
Impressive but easy, these delicate filo pies with parmesan, pancetta and spring onions make the perfect Christmas canapé over the festive period.
Mini chorizo and tomato frittatas
These easy canapés can be made ahead then reheated in a warm oven to serve. Chorizo, tomatoes and eggs are a classic Spanish combination that works so well together.
Rare beef and radish crostini
Our little steak crostini are flavour bombs, and one of our favourite Christmas party canapés (Nor add to these recipes for the perfect New Year party food ideas). Elegant, colourful and rich, they’re wonderfully served with a glass of fizz.
Little prawn poppadoms canapés
Crisp mini poppadoms with a punchy mango and cucumber yoghurt topped with juicy prawns make great party finger food in just 20 minutes. An easy yet fun Christmas nibble.
Duck and mango rice paper rolls
Add an Asian twist to your Christmas party with our easy recipe for duck and mango rice paper rolls, ready in just half an hour.
Fig and goat’s cheese puffs
The easiest Christmas party finger food, ready in half an hour – ready made puff pastry topped with goat’s cheese and pretty figs makes the perfect Christmas canapé.
