Enjoy warm or cold: The best finger food recipes for an unforgettable New Year's Eve party

Not everyone likes sitting at a large table with guests on New Year's Eve. Raclette or fondue are particularly popular because the meal lasts longer and people usually sit together until shortly before midnight. But well-made finger food is a great appetizer for any small talk. We havesmall, fine New Year's Eve selected that are easy to prepare and taste good both cold and warm. This leaves more time for conversations and less stress in the kitchen. In addition, finger foods can easily be enjoyed in small portions without having to sit at the table all the time.

Perfect for every New Year's Eve party: 5 finger food recipes

1. Feta skewers

The spicy skewers with feta and cucumber are the ideal starter.

a pack of feta
1 Tbsp Sesame
1 tbsp lemon juice
Zest of a lemon peel
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 cucumber
Olives (number depending on the number of skewers)

By the way: Party snack: Caprese skewers.

Cut the feta into cubes. Mix a marinade of sesame seeds, lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, salt and pepper. Roll the feta cubes in it and put the bites in the fridge for four hours. Cut the cucumber into small cubes and skewer the feta, the cucumber cubes and an olive each onto a wooden skewer.

2. Tarte flambée snails

The usual pizza snails are swapped for a great alternative with bacon and onions.

200 g pizza dough
150g ham
200 g sour cream
1 bunch of chives
1 bunch of spring onions
Salt and pepper

Roll out the pizza dough on a baking tray lined with baking paper and preheat the oven to 200°C. Now dice the ham and finely chop the spring onions and chives. Then spread the dough with sour cream, leaving a small border. Top the pizza dough with the ham and onions and season everything with salt and pepper. Now roll up the pizza dough lengthwise and cut it into slices. Spread the tarte flambée snails on the baking tray and bake the bites for about 12 minutes. Then sprinkle the cooled snails with chives.

3. Chocolate cream sticks

Delicious and sweet chocolate sticks made from puff pastry are quick to make and the ideal dessert.

2 rolls of puff pastry
3 THE Schokocreme
1 No
Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Roll out a puff pastry on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Warm the chocolate cream so that it is easier to spread, then spread the cream on the dough and roll out the second puff pastry on top. Now cut strips about 1-1.5 cm wide lengthwise and twist them in a spiral. Whisk the egg in a bowl and brush the sticks with it.

Preheat the oven to 180°C and place the baking tray in the oven. Place an ovenproof bowl of water in the oven to prevent the dough from drying out. Bake the chocolate cream sticks for 10-12 minutes until light yellow. After cooling, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

5. Ice Cream Penguins

In our (almost)healthy chocolate penguinsEveryone likes to bite, they are really cute and a fun surprise. The recipe is very simple and can be prepared in just a few minutes:

½ cup dark chocolate drops or couverture
¼ cup white chocolate drops or couverture
orangene M&M’s
3 bananas
Chocolate flakes or sugar eyes
wooden spatula

Melt the dark chocolate in a sturdy container in the microwave, halve the M&M's and melt the white chocolate.
Now cut the bananas in half in the middle and dip the round end into the dark chocolate to create the “penguin look”.
Place the bananas on the back and attach the M&M's to form a beak in the chocolate. Attention: Stick the beak on as quickly as possible while the chocolate is still liquid.
Then drizzle white chocolate over the eyes and place a round chocolate flake on each. Alternatively, you can also use ready-made sugar eyes from the supermarket. Dip the halved M&M's lightly into the white chocolate and attach them to the bottom as feet.
Now just place the decorated bananas in the freezer for 20 minutes and then place them on wooden spatulas. The icy penguins are ready. Snacking is allowed and even encouraged.