Appetizers

16 Make-Ahead Appetizers to Freeze for Easy Entertaining

With these delicious make-ahead appetizers to freeze, you'll always be ready for a get-together. Recipes include meatballs, snack mix, and guacamole. ...

19 Summer Appetizers for Your Next Outdoor Party

Summer's bounty of garden-fresh produce stars in these warm-weather appetizers. Packed with tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, and more, our summer party snacks include seasonal flavors and bright ingredients. ...

Hummus 4 Ways

Change-up your dip game! Use our base recipe to make traditional hummus, then choose to go with lime-avocado, roasted pepper, beet, or squash for a new flavor variation. ...

Two Tomato Bruschetta

Two Tomato Bruschetta is a flavor-packed appetizer with a duo of fresh and dried tomatoes. ...

Asiago-Artichoke Dip

To make this creamy, cheesy dip vegetarian, omit the pork and double the arugula. ...

How to Make Scotch Eggs in the Air-Fryer

This Scotch egg recipe gives the classic pub or picnic snack a modern upgrade by coating it in panko breadcrumbs and cooking it in the air fryer. ...

Our Best No-Cook Appetizers for Easy Party Prep

This collection of easy no-cook appetizers will help you get the party started in no time. ...

Ricotta Flatbread

Three different types of peas gives this easy ricotta flatbread recipe a slightly sweet flavor and crunchy texture. ...

Basic Yogurt Sauce

This creamy sauce recipe is wonderful dolloped on grilled vegetables or for dunking raw veggies. With yogurt at its base, it's a healthier dip recipe. ...

Spinach-Artichoke Dip with Blue Cheese and Bacon

As far as slow cooker dips go, this spinach and artichoke dip is one of our favorites! Creamy, cheesy, and full of veggies, you won't be able to resist dunking crackers in this dip. ...

Mushroom Goat Cheese Flatbread

It’s always handy for the host to include a recipe on the buffet that doesn’t need to be served piping hot from the oven—enter the flatbread. Top the make-ahead food processor dough with mushrooms, goat cheese, grapes, and walnuts, then bake just before guests arrive. ...

Roasted Green Onion Dip

Cookbook author Julia Turshen was inspired by two classics—green-onion cream cheese spread and French onion dip—to create this party dip recipe. ...

Pikliz Pimento Cheese Is Our Go-To Party Appetizer

Learn how to make this Pikliz Pimento Cheese recipe by Honeysuckle Provision chef-owners Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate. ...

Herbed Goat Cheese Spread

In just minutes, you can whip up an irresistible Herbed Goat Cheese Spread that resembles something you'd have to pay for at an Italian restaurant! Serve this easy, herb-infused goat cheese recipe at your next party or potluck. ...

Sweet and Savory Saltine Cracker Recipes to Use Up the Rest of the Box

These saltine cracker recipes prove that the pantry staple is ideal for much more than pairing with soup or snacking on solo. Cook and bake your way through our best saltine cracker recipes like crab cakes, saltine-topped casseroles, no-bake cracker candy, and more. ...

How to Make Roasted Pepitas Two Ways

It’s not pumpkin season without its crunchy counterpart, pepitas. These dark green seeds have a nutty, mild flavor and are chock-full of valuable nutrients. Here are two ways to make roasted pepitas at home. ...

Roasted Corn and Crab Dip

Sure, you could used canned, but if you can find (and have time to shell) fresh crab legs, they would be especially tasty in this dip. ...

Easy Half-Sour Pickles

These fermented pickles are just on the edge of sour. And while you'll have to be patient for over a week for the best flavor, trust us when we say they'll be so much better than any pickles you can buy at the store. ...

Quick Garlic-Onion Jam

Spread this speedy garlic and caramelized onion jam over toasted bread topped with melty gruyere cheese. Appetizer perfection! ...

Homemade Sauerkraut

Cabbage, salt, and sugar (plus some time) are all that's required to make a standout homemade sauerkraut recipe. Serve this German sauerkraut recipe on brats or corned beef sandwiches. ...