Let’s celebrate the holidays with these five simple and delicious appetizers that make stress free entertaining a wonderful time. Perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas or any party celebration, these recipes are easy to prepare, crowd pleasing, and sure to impress your guests!

Every month we pull together some great recipes from Canadian food bloggers around the web featuring one main ingredient. This month we are focusing on HOLIDAY APPETIZERS.

Adorable hedgehog cheeseball perfect for the fall holidays.

Delicious holiday party appetizers created by Canadian food bloggers are sure to bring tasty treats to your table: a hedgehog cheeseball with nutty flavors, flaky puff pastry pizza (who doesn’t love pizza?), cranberry goat cheese mini dips with walnuts and cranberries, festive and elegant brie stuffed mushrooms, and a refreshing dill and spinach dip perfect with fresh veggies. Explore these recipes and make them for your upcoming holiday celebrations!

Hedgehog Cheeseball with Almonds by West Coast

Adorable hedgehog cheeseball perfect for the fall holidays! Also, with its salty, creamy, and nutty flavors, this little guy makes a charming centerpiece for a baby shower, parties or any holiday appetizer spread. It is perfect to feed the crowd and it comes together quickly, is incredibly easy to make, and happens to be naturally gluten free.

Side view of the cheeseball on a buffet.

Puff Pastry Pizza by Maple and Mango

Puff Pastry Pizza brings together flaky, buttery pastry and all your favorite pizza toppings in the easiest way possible. Whether you need a quick weeknight dinner or a crowd pleasing party appetizer, this simple recipe offers endless delicious possibilities.

Hand holding a square puff pastry pizza topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, bacon, green bell pepper, mushrooms, red onion and black olives.

Cranberry Goat Cheese Mini Dips by In the Kitch

This is made with goat cheese, sweet cranberries, and crunchy walnuts. These cranberry goat cheese mini dips make an easy and festive Christmas appetizer everyone will love. Serve them in fun individual shot glass portions, completely non alcoholic, of course for a cute and convenient presentation. They come together in about 10 minutes and can easily be prepared ahead of time!

Goat cheese shots with mini breadsticks.

Stuffed Mushrooms with Brie by In Search of Yummy-Ness

These brie stuffed mushrooms are a lovely appetizer for busy holiday parties. They’re incredibly easy to make, can be prepped ahead, and always impress a crowd. The mushrooms get a quick saute in hot butter before being filled with creamy brie, garlic, capers, and Panko breadcrumbs. Then they’re roasted until perfectly golden and so delicious!

A large stuffed mushroom filled with a melted chunk of brie and topped with herby panko breadcrumbs.

Dill and Spinach Dip by Ilona's Passion

This dill and spinach veggie dip is made with plain Greek yogurt, fresh herbs, mayo, and a touch of garlic powder. Serve it cold with crisp vegetables or your favorite chips for a simple, refreshing snack or appetizer.

Cold spinach dip.

A big thank you to all our FBC Members who participated in this HOLIDAY APPETIZERS roundup.

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