NoFancy a three-course mealor just no time for complicated recipes? Surprise the family with delicious finger food and prepare delicious appetizers for New Year's Eve. We have 13 recipes for simple snacks that even complete beginners will succeed. These uncomplicated treats are guaranteed to earn you compliments and will also be ideal as finger food for parties once the Corona crisis comes to an end.
Midnight snack for New Year's Eve: skewers of beef and fries
First of all, we will tell you how to prepare beef and chips appetizers. You need the following ingredients:
- 500 g beef fillet, around 6 mm thick
- 2 tsp olive oil, extra virgin
- 1 teaspoon fresh chopped rosemary
- 1 TL Dijonsenf
- 2 TL Worcestershiresauce
- Sea salt
- freshly ground pepper to taste
- Potatoes for fries, hard-boiling
- Gravy
Preparation:
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into finger-thick strips.
- Pour water into a pot and bring to the boil. Add 1 teaspoon sea salt.
- Add the fries to the boiling water and cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove the fries from the pot and drain.
- Place the olive oil, rosemary, Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl and mix well.
- Place the beef fillet on a baking sheet and pour the marinade over it. Chill and let marinate for 30 minutes to an hour.
- Fry the fries in a hot air fryer until crispy.
- Grill the beef fillet and cut into 4 cm thick strips.
- Wrap 3-4 fries with a strip of beef, thread them widthwise onto skewers and serve with gravy.
Party appetizers for New Year's Eve: Stuffed mushrooms
Be with the next recipeCheese loverget their money's worth. For the delicious mushrooms with a crispy filling you need the following ingredients:
- Mushrooms
- 1 TL Butter
- 2 cloves of garlic, pressed
- 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
- Sea salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tsp cream cheese, soft
- 4 teaspoons Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp thyme, chopped
Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Clean and clean the mushrooms, remove the stems and chop them into small pieces.
3. Put the butter in a pan and let it melt over medium heat. Fry the chopped stems for 5 minutes. Add the garlic cloves and sauté for 1 minute, then add the breadcrumbs and sauté for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, remove the pan from the heat and let the filling cool.
4. Remove the filling from the pan and mix it with the cream and Parmesan cheese in a large bowl. Season with the parsley and thyme.
5. Fill the mushrooms with the cheese and spice mixture.
6. Grease a baking tray, spread the stuffed mushrooms on it and bake for 20 minutes.
Cold finger food for New Year's Eve: Prosecco grapes
Next we present you an Italian oneFinger food recipe: Grapes with Prosecco. You can serve these grapes with cheese as cold appetizers. Here are the necessary ingredients (the recipe contains alcohol):
- 1 kg white grapes
- 15 toothpicks
- 1/2 bottle of Prosecco
- 150 ml Vodka
Preparation:
- Stick the grapes lengthwise on toothpicks and spread them on a baking sheet.
- Pour Prosecco and vodka over the grapes and chill. Place in the fridge for an hour.
- Remove the grape skewers from the baking tray and place them in a freezer bag. Place the filled freezer bag in the freezer for 3-4 hours.
Simple appetizers for New Year's Eve: crispy ravioli
Goodbye mozzarella bites, welcome crispy ravioli! The next recipe is super easy and tastes wonderful. You need the following ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 80 ml milk
- 150g Italian breadcrumbs
- 40 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- freshly ground pepper
- 500 g ravioli, frozen
- Sauce of your choice
- Vegetable oil of your choice
Preparation:
- Place the eggs in a large bowl and whisk, stir in the milk.
- In another bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese.
- Gradually dip the ravioli first into the egg mixture and then into the breadcrumbs.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper and spread the ravioli on it. Place in the freezer and leave there for 30 minutes.
- Put the vegetable oil in a deep pan and heat it up. Remove the ravioli from the freezer and fry for 3-4 minutes on both sides until they turn golden brown.
- Remove the ravioli from the pan and sprinkle with grated Parmesan.
- Serve with sauce of your choice.
Prepare midnight appetizers for New Year's Eve: potato gratin in a small format
The potato gratin is one of themtastiest quick meals. You don't need much other than potatoes and cheese to make a delicious dinner. The next appetizers reinterpret the concept and turn the popular casserole into finger food. Here are the ingredients for a small-format potato gratin.
- 1kg potatoes, cut into thin slices
- 1 pack of milk (1 liter)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons thyme, finely chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 75 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- 75 g Gruyère (French cheese)
- 2 slices of bacon, fried until crispy and cut into small pieces
- Parsley, fresh, chopped, for garnish
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and grease a baking tray for muffins.
- Mix the spices in a small bowl.
- Place a potato slice in the bottom of a muffin cup, sprinkle with the spice mix and garnish with Parmesan. Continue until the muffin tin is almost full.
- Cover the muffin cups with baking foil and bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove the baking foil, garnish with the bacon and gruyere and bake until the cheese melts and the potatoes turn golden (about 20 minutes). Then remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley and carefully remove the potatoes from the mold. Serve warm.
Party appetizers for New Year's Eve: bacon crackers
The next idea comesat partiesparticularly good. The small party snacks are also very popular with children and are therefore also suitable as finger food for the children's table. These are the necessary ingredients:
- Bacon strips, smoked
- 32 pcs. crackers, rectangular (for example from Tuc)
- 75 g Parmesan, grated
- Pepper, freshly ground
- Ranch dressing for salads
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Place the crackers on the baking paper and sprinkle with Parmesan.
- Wrap the bacon strips tightly around the crackers and sprinkle with more Parmesan.
- Bake for 40 minutes until the crackers are golden brown and the bacon strips are crispy.
- Season with pepper and serve with ranch dressing.
Simple New Year's Eve appetizers with shrimp
The next snacks with shrimp are guaranteed to earn you compliments. And best of all: the recipe is super quick and easy. These are the necessary ingredients:
- 6 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
- Juice of three limes
- 2 TL Honig
- 2 cloves of garlic, pressed
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- Sea salt
- 500 g shrimp, frozen
- Guacamole
Preparation:
- Defrost, peel, devein and clean the shrimp.
- Place the remaining ingredients except the guacamole in a bowl and mix well.
- Place the shrimp in a pot, pour the marinade over them and chill for two hours.
- Remove the marinated shrimp from the refrigerator and fry over medium heat.
- Serve with the guacamole as a dip.
Cold appetizers for New Year's Eve: antipasti vegetable skewers
If you want to prepare healthy snacks for New Year's Eve, then the next recipe is for antipasti vegetable skewers. You need the following ingredients:
- marinated artichokes from a jar
- Cherry tomatoes
- Mozzarella balls
- Parsley
- olive oil
- Salt
Preparation:
- Place an artichoke, a mozzarella ball, a leaf of parsley and a cherry tomato on a wooden skewer.
- Drizzle the antipasti vegetable skewers with olive oil.
You can vary the recipe as you like and put a mozzarella ball, a cherry tomato and a leaf of basil on a skewer and drizzle with a dash of balsamic vinegar.
Midnight snack for New Year's Eve: artichokes in puff pastry
Canapes with puff pastry are among the absolute classics for Christmas and New Year's Eve. The next recipe is very versatile and can be varied as desired. These are the necessary ingredients at a glance:
- 1 pack spinach, frozen
- 150 g canned artichokes, drained weight
- 200 g cream cheese, soft
- 150g mozzarella, cut into small pieces
- 70 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 cloves of garlic, pressed
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pack of puff pastry
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease muffin tins.
- Mix the spinach, artichokes, garlic cloves, cream cheese, Parmesan cheese and mozzarella. Salt and season with pepper.
- Roll out the puff pastry on a floured work surface and cut into 24 squares.
- Place the puff pastry squares in the muffin cups and fill with 1 tablespoon of the cheese-spinach mixture.
- Bake for 15 minutes until the puff pastry turns golden brown.
Recipes for New Year's Eve snacks: Skewers with Brussels sprouts and bacon strips
For the next recipe you only need two ingredients: Brussels sprouts and bacon strips. It's super easy and even inexperienced home cooks can do it. The skewers can be served to start the evening. Both wine and beer go well with this. The perfect finger food not only for New Year's Eve, but also for a TV evening with the family or a game evening with friends. These are the necessary ingredients:
- 500 g Brussels sprouts
- 500 g breakfast bacon
- Sea salt
- Pepper, freshly ground
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Grease a baking tray
- Clean and wash the Brussels sprouts. Bring water to the boil and add the vegetables. Cook for about 7 minutes. Then drain the water and place the florets on baking paper.
- Thread the bacon strips and the Brussels sprouts alternately onto a wooden skewer, then place them on the baking tray and let them cook in the oven for 10 minutes, until the bacon is golden brown and crispy.
Party Baguette Bites: Two variations
If the prepared snacks have already been eaten by 10 a.m., creativity is required. We offer you several recipe ideas for delicious baguette snacks.
Caramelized onions and bacon
- Peel and dice an onion. Pour vegetable oil into a pan and heat it up, then fry the onion until translucent.
- Add a tablespoon of brown sugar, stir in the onions and once the sugar melts, add another spoonful of brown sugar.
- Drizzle with soy sauce (about 3 shots), stir and simmer. When the liquid evaporates, remove the pan from the heat.
- Cut the baguette into slices. Put the olive oil in a pan and heat it up. Fry the baguette slices for 1-2 minutes, then serve with the onion and bacon.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and place the filled baguettes on a baking tray. Bake the baguettes until the bacon becomes crispy.
Baguette bites with mushrooms and herb cream cheese
- Slice the baguette and toast it.
- Slice the mushrooms and fry them in a pan with a little oil until browned and cooked through. Season to taste and set aside.
- Spread herb cream cheese on the baguettes and spread the mushrooms on top.
- Sprinkle with fresh herbs and place on a nice serving plate.
Tortilla rolls with bacon and cheddar
You can also use flour tortillas for quick midnight snacks. They can be rolled up into pretty wrap snacks that look great and taste wonderful. You can basically top the tortillas with whatever you want. How about a filling made with cream cheese, bacon, cheddar, ranch dressing and fresh herbs? This is how it works:
- In a small bowl, mix together softened cream cheese and ranch dressing until smooth.
- Stir in cheddar cheese, bacon and finely chopped chives.
- Spread the mixture generously on soft flour tortillas.
- Roll the tortillas tightly and cut into 2 cm rolls and serve.
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