Easy Christmas canapé recipes (2024)

A whimsical and sweet Christmas canape, filo pastry encasing cranberries and goat's cheese. Simple to make, and so fun to look at.

Trt this Cranberry Christmas Crackers recipe here

Inject some north African flavour into your Christmas day feasting, with these delectable little pastry bites. The mixture of chicken, preserved lemon with soothing spices like cinnamon, ginger and coriander - is to die for.

Try this Morrocan chicken puffs recipe

A savoury twist on the classic sweet shortbread, these parmesan and salt-sprinkled biscuits are the perfect Christmas party food. They look beautiful on a wooden serving board, especially washed down with some mulled wine.

Try this rosemary shortbread recipe

Vegetarians will love this canape. Salty goat's cheese marries perfectly with sweet beetroot and papaya chutney. For even more of a festive flavour, replace goat's cheese with creamy brie and sprinkle with walnuts.

Try this goat's cheese tartlets recipe

Earthy, salty and bursting with flavour, artichokes seem to be the perfect accompanyment to soft and buttery pastry. Just bigger then bite-size, guests will love these and being very quick to make? You will too.

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A flavour-packed Mediterranean take on the crostini, we love this idea as a pre-meal nibble.

Try this Mediterranean vegetable crostini recipe

These are a very modern version of that old party food classic, the sausage roll. They look a lot prettier, and the apple and chutney make them taste a lot fruitier, but there is a certain comfort in their warmth and buttery meatiness, and in the familiarity of this Christmas recipe. Serve them warm and they’ll be gone in seconds.

Try Pip McCormac's sausage pinwheels recipe

Pudding canapés are the best canapés. Try this little cream and caramalised banana-stuffed pancakes.

Try this mini banana cream pancakes recipe

These tasty crisp little puff pastry canapés are a savoury version of the French sweet pastries of the same name. They are also good as an accompaniment to vegetable soups.

Try these parma ham and Parmesan palmiers

This super quick and easy salmon paté makes a great canapé for a drinks party. Serve up with melba toasts for a charming retro feel.

Try Lisa Faulkner’s smoked salmon pate recipe

These quails eggs will be sure to delight your guests, especially with an added drizzle of rich truffle oil. The dipper is just a delicious salty mix in which to roll the eggs – a simple yet very satisfying canapé.

Try the soft boiled quails eggs recipe

Christmas isn’t complete without some classic pigs in blankets. These juicy, bite-size sausages wrapped in bacon will get the party going.

Try this pigs in blankets with sage recipe

A great way to get through any lingering Christmas nuts, this simple recipe transforms them into a real treat.

Try this toasted herby nuts recipe

Put your Christmas cheese platter classics to good use with this light starter. The salsa that tops these blinis not only tastes good with Stilton but with cheeses including Brie, Camembert and Leicester.

Try this blueberry and stilton blinis recipe

Serve this crostini hot or cold, although the beef needs to be slightly rare to truly enjoy it at its tender, succulent best.

Try this beef, red onion and horseradish crème fraîche crostini recipe

Even crisps can be festive and a little bit special. These homemade parsnip, celery and beetroot crisps have an amazing flavour that beats any you can buy from the shops.

Try Mark Hix’s vegetable crisps recipe

Impress your Christmas party guests with these quick and easy canapes from Mary Berry. Our top tips are to buy the goat’s cheese in a tub (not a roll) and use vacuum-packed Parma ham, as you need evenly cut slices.

Try Mary Berry’s asparagus goat’s cheese and parma ham filo rolls recipe

Light and cheesy, these tasty French goujeres make a perfect pre-dinner snack or will fill a party platter for the Christmas work do.

Try this emmental goujeres recipe

Swapping a tortilla wrap for a large lettuce leaf transforms this spicy beef wrap from Gordon Ramsay into a light snack or Christmas party appetiser.

Try Gordon Ramsay's chilli beef lettuce wraps recipe

Pork scratchings are a British staple and this simple recipe will keep you crunching throughout the festive season.

Try this pork scratching recipe