New Year & Party Foods

Snacks & Nibbles For Any Celebration

By Caro

New Year & Party Foods – Sweet & savoury, quick & easy recipes for New Year or any celebration. Perfect party nibbles to snack on, even if you are a beginner baker.

Close partial shot of plated shortbread triangle biscuits with red tartan ribbon.

Partial shot of diagonal long platter of cheesy squares, circles & stars, with a cheese fork.

madeira cake with 2 slices cut on black slate board on pale blue background with drinks and red berries.

extra close shot of deep brown/red coloured smoked paprika almonds with salt and shinny highlughts.

Round plate of puff pastry swirls on a dining table.

cheese pastry twists after dipping in hummus and above the tub, on a pale blue table, next to a champagne bottle and glass of alcohol.

Perfect nibbles for parties and special gatherings. Not just for Christmas & New Year, suitable also for Superbowl Sunday, Valentine’s appetizers, 4th July, Thanksgiving or any occasion you need some easy sweet or savoury snacks.

SAVOURY BAKES & SNACKS

For New Year & Party Foods

TURKISH CHEESE BISCUITS/COOKIES

QUICK CHEESE PUFF PASTRY SWIRLS

Use shop bought ready-rolled puff pastry and make this much quicker.

EASY PEASY SMOKIN’ CHEEZE SQUARES (& Stars!)

Try these super simple and quick to make cheesy snacks – go to Easy Peasy Smokin‘ Cheezee Squares

New Year — *Easy Peasy Smokin’ Cheezy Squares*

CHEESPICY SMOKIN’ SQUARES – a spicy version

ROASTED SMOKED PAPRIKA ALMONDS

Really quick & easy snack made from Almonds & Smoked Paprika

Very close shot of lots of deep red brown coloured almonds coated in smoked paprika. — *Roasted Smoked Paprika Almonds*

SAVOURY TURKISH BISCUITS – Tuzlu Kurabiye

A very moreish savoury biscuit/cookie from Turkey – Go to Savoury Biscuits recipe

Bright shot with a Fall decorated table of ornaments and various small Fall shaped savoury cookies served.

Dark photo of Bat cookies flying on night sky.

QUICK CHEESY PASTRY TWISTS

Quick & simple recipe for making Cheese Pastry Twists, using shop-bought puff pastry. Perfect, quick bake, great for entertaining & sure to please your guests.

cheese pastry twists on a white rectangular plate, on a plale blue background with drinks dips, party poppers and green napkin. — *Cheese Pastry Twists*

ROASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS

roasted seasoned pumpkin seeds on 3 small square black slate pieces on wooden board, on top of pale blue backdrop, with xmas bell decorations in red and white, drinks, wooden decoraion and green napkin. — *Go to Roasted Pumpkin Seed recipe*

SPEEDY CHEESE SWIRLS

Speedy Cheese Swirls, are an easy, yeast-free cheesy snack, that’s ideal for entertaining.

cheese swirls in a crescent shape on dark warm wood background, with basil and cpring onion slices following the shape. — *Speedy Cheese Swirls*

CHEESE SCONES

My savoury version of our British Scones

EASY TEAR-&-SHARE CHEESE SCONES

CHEDDAR & MOZZARELLA MUFFINS

Single cheese muffin, showing mozzarrella ouzing out, with title. — *Go to Cheese Muffin recipe*

30 MINUTE EASY CHEESY BREAD

triangle slice of cheese quick bread with wooden board and rest of bread behind. — *30 Minute Cheesy Bread*

90 MINUTE REAL PIZZA

How about a 90 Minute Pizza, with white or wholemeal flour? You could even make mini ones.

3 different quick pizzas, loaded veg and meat, pepperoni and cheese with basil whole pizza and slices of cheese and tomato on blue and grey plates on a wooden table wth slices of tomato, parsley and hot pepers. — *Go to 90 Minute Yeast Pizza*

Nadiya Hussain’s Potato Rösti Quiche – A Recipe Review

Read my review on an alternative to a pastry case for this cheese quiche. Can easily be made gluten free.

slice of potato rosti with potato crust, on a white plate. — Go to Potato Rosti Quiche review

QUICKER ITALIAN BREADSTICK – A Recipe Review

Using a revolutionary new method for working with yeast dough, read my review. See my Savoury Lessons for more recipes.

soft large breadsticks stacked on top of eachother, with large salt pieces, in a wooden basket. — Go to 90 Minute Italian Breadsticks review

More Quicker Breads & Rolls

8 photo collage of easy breads and rolls and titled easy breads for thanksgiving. — Go to bread and roll recipes page

SWEET BAKES & SNACKS

New Year & Party Foods

AUTHENTIC SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

Traditional Scottish recipe by a Scot! And what we eat at Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve)

Or try the Cranberry, Orange & Nut version

Overhead of a party table with cakes, cookies and savoury nibbles and drinks and Scottish shortbread, with same title.

Close photo fo 2 sticks of Scottish shortbread cookies on a Xmas plate with whisky glass and bottle and party food behind.

CLASSIC MADEIRA CAKE

Another very Scottish food for New Year’s eve parties.

Overhread photo of a golden loaf cake with red fresh cranberries, on a chopping board with cranberries and roange halves, on a white table with xmas decorations and title cranberry orange Madeira cake.

Close shot of front on of a golden loaf cake with red cranberry pieces, and orange zest and halves on a wooden board - cake Madeira.

CHOCOLATE & COCONUT SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

Using my Traditional Scottish Shortbread recipe, I developed this chocolate and coconut version, with just a hint of anise!

scottish shortbread in round shape with half coated in chocolate and coconut, on a boege round plate, on a wooden table with christmas decorations and drinks. — Go to *Chocolate Coconut Scottish Shortbread* recipe.

EASY GINGERBREAD CAKE

Close overhead sho of gingerbread cake with white glaze drizzled thickly on top and with tiny crytallised ginger pieces. — *Easy Gingerbread Cake*

Classic Gingerbread cake (above), or why not try mini bundt gingerbread bundt cakes?

BROWNIE SHOWSTOPPER TOWER

Try one or all 3 of my popular Chocolate Brownie recipes to make this simple but impressive Brownie Stack. In the photo is my Chocolate Orange brownie, the Browned Butter Hazelnut Brownie, decorated with caramel & Hazelnut Spikes.

Chocolate Orange Brownie Tower stack with fondant orange segments on a party table with places forks and party poppers. — *Go to Brownie Tower recipe*

BRITISH SCONES

My very popular British Scones recipe lessons, as well as an almost real-time Scone video tutorial, will guarantee success. Go to the Cranberry Spiced Scones recipes, or check out the Cheese scones above. Make your own plum & orange jam, lemon curd or fig curd to pair with cream as a filling.