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The 11 Best Christmas Party Food Recipes We Could Find on the Internet

The holiday parties are coming! And with them comes a need for new and creative holiday party finger food. It’s a tall order to come up with options that are delicious, creative, and relatively simple — not to mention nice to look at and easy to share. Old favorites (gingerbread, chips and dip) are great to fall back on, but new recipes are fun for you and for your guests. We've scoured some of our favorite food blogs for delicious, fun, and festive finger-ready treats. So check out these recipes and more on the sites we’ve linked to. Who knows? You just might find your new holiday party staple.

Image: Love and Lemons

by Samantha Jaffe

Maple Bacon Muffins

Nope. I'm not kidding. If this recipe from Domestic Fits doesn't scream "seasonal" then I don't know what does. Maple + calories = holiday season, am I right?

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Apple-Glazed Meatballs

Perfect party food = anything with toothpicks. This recipe from The Messy Baker also has the added benefit of a great wintery twist with the apple flavor.

Image: The Messy Baker

Baked Beet Chips

A healthy, colorful, and "I can't believe you made those yourself!" option for holiday entertaining: beet chips from Naturally Ella.

Image: Naturally Ella

Cranberry Crostini

Sweet, tart cranberry relish needs to be celebrated beyond its role as a turkey condiment afterthought. In this recipe from Cookie + Kate it tops nutty wheat bread and creamy goat cheese.

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Crispy Prosciutto Chips

In case you needed an even bigger "I can't believe you made those yourself!" reaction, Nom Nom Paleo brings you the Porkito, aka crispy prosciutto chips.

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Roasted Pecan & Acorn Squash Soup

Soup may not seem like a finger food but when you serve it in shot glasses or tiny espresso mugs it becomes portable and easy to sip. Though, with this Adventures in Cooking recipe featuring squash, honey, pecans, and chili powder, guests will likely wish they had a whole bowl.

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Marinated Brussels Sprouts Skewers

Soy sauce and honey give these wintery veggies a salty sweet glaze, and the portable skewers make them easy to graze on. Thanks, Naturally Ella.

Images: Naturally Ella

Butternut Squash Latkes

These hand-held latkes from Big Girls Small Kitchen swap out potato for butternut squash and integrate extra flavor with a cumin and Greek yogurt topping.

Image: Big Girls Small Kitchen

Mini Vegan Pumpkin Pies

Pumpkin pie is fantastic. Mini pumpkin pie? Even better. This vegan recipe from Love and Lemons is an awesome (if labor intensive) way to impress your holiday guests.

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Pumpkin-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

From Simply Scratch comes a pumpkin-ey (and thus holiday-ey) spin on oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Image: Simply Scratch

Mini Butternut Squash Pie Stacks

So, not only is there such thing as a mini pie stack, there's one from Climbing Grier Mountain that includes butter-and-sugar-roasted squash and MARSHMALLOW FROSTING PEOPLE.

Image: Climbing Grier Mountain

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