New Year & Party Foods

9 photo collage of celebration and party foods with title celebration recipes.

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.


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


CHEESPICY SMOKIN’ SQUARES – a spicy version


ROASTED SMOKED PAPRIKA ALMONDS

Really quick & easy snack made from Almonds & Smoked Paprika


SAVOURY TURKISH BISCUITS – Tuzlu Kurabiye

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


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.


ROASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS


SPEEDY CHEESE SWIRLS

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


CHEESE SCONES

My savoury version of our British Scones

EASY TEAR-&-SHARE CHEESE SCONES

CHEDDAR & MOZZARELLA MUFFINS


30 MINUTE EASY CHEESY BREAD


90 MINUTE REAL PIZZA

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


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.


QUICKER ITALIAN BREADSTICKA Recipe Review

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


More Quicker Breads & Rolls

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


CLASSIC MADEIRA CAKE

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


CHOCOLATE & COCONUT SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

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


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.


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.


MINI MINCE PIES OR JAM PIES


CHRISTMAS MINCEMEAT SLICE

A variation on my popular Paradise Coconut Slices, this is a good way to us eup left-over mincemeat


SPEEDY MINCE PIE SWIRLS

An alternative to mince pies and quicker to make


Rhubarb Pie With A Twist

Use my recipe for your favourite filling and make an impressive pie, that is easier than a lattice topped pie. Can be nade in stages and frozen too.

Fig & Anise Curd


BRANDY SNAPS – A Recipe Review

Here’s a review of Mary Berry’s Brandy Snaps recipe. A British classic!


BUTTERED BRAZILS

Buttered Brazils are whole Brazil nuts encased in smooth butterscotch caramel, they are ideal as a gift at any time of the year and easy to make too.


CHOCOLATE ORANGE YULE LOG – That Just Happens To Be Gluten & Flour Free Too

Traditional for Christmas, I want to make this an all-year-round cake. Would look great on a New year’s table!


INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE TARTS

Thorough recipe & quick video tutorial


EASY CHOCOLATE DIGESTIVE BISCUITS – The Classic British Cookie


SIMPLE BOILED FRUIT CAKE

If you didn’t make or receive a Christmas fruit cake this year, why not try this quick British fruit cake?


CHOCOLATE VICTORIA SANDWICH CAKE

My version of a Chocolate British popular cake, or try the classic vanilla Victoria Sandwich Cake recipe.



Mini Carrot Bundt Cakes


LEMON POPPY SEED DRIZZLE BUNDT CAKE

Large bundt cake lemon drizzle cake with poppy seeds, or go to the mini lemon drizzle bundt cake version.


Go to more Cake Recipes

Go to Biscuit & Cookie recipes


NO BAKE RECIPES


PROTEIN POWER-BALL’ CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Try my easy no-baking required, Chocolate Truffles. Includes how to easily make ganache and these perfect gifting treats.


COCONUT ICE

Coconut Ice – the no-bake, quick sweet treat


HONEYCOMB & CHOCOLATE DIPPED HONEYCOMB

New no-bake recipe, for honeycomb, that is ideal for food gifting this holiday season. Make with or without a chocolate coating.


PEANUT BRITTLE – Recipe Review

Read Mrs D’s review of this no-bake sweet treat, ideal for gifting.


EASY, QUICK MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE FUDGE


SOPAPILLAS – A Recipe Review


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