Fun Christmas Food Ideas

Make your holiday season extra magical with these Fun Christmas Food Ideas! From peppermint kiss cookies to adorable cheese balls in the shape of Christmas trees, these easy Christmas treats are perfect for Christmas morning, Christmas Eve gatherings, or adding to your holiday spread.

Fun Christmas Party Food.

The festive season is here, which means it’s time to fill your table with festive flavours, fun treats, and recipes everyone will love.

Whether you’re hosting Christmas Eve dinner, planning finger foods for a Christmas party, or looking for easy recipes to make Christmas morning feel extra special, this roundup has you covered.

From Christmas-tree-shaped appetisers, salads in the shape of candy canes and reindeer peanut butter cup sweet treats, these fun treats are perfect for family gatherings, holiday spreads, and everything in between!

Reindeer Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

Make the holidays extra sweet with these adorable Reindeer Cookie Cups! Easy, kid-friendly, and perfect for Christmas parties, cookie exchanges, or leaving out for Santa.

Peppermint Kiss Pretzel Bites

You won’t believe how easy (and cute!) these Peppermint Pretzel Bites are. Perfect for last-minute holiday prep, cookie exchanges, and snack boards.

Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread Rolls

This golden brown Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread is the perfect holiday appetizer! Made with store-bought pizza dough, mozzarella sticks, and brushed with garlic butter, it’s simple, cheesy, and delicious!

Peppermint Kiss Cookies

These Peppermint Candy Cane Kiss Cookies are the perfect holiday treat! Soft, buttery sugar cookies topped with festive peppermint kisses. A must-have for cookie swaps, gifts or cozy winter nights in. Quick and easy to make!

Reindeer Cinnamon Rolls

Make Christmas morning magical with these adorable Reindeer Cinnamon Rolls! Quick, easy, and kid-friendly. Perfect for a festive breakfast or holiday party treat. Save this idea for your Christmas baking!

Christmas Tree Cheese Ball Appetizer

Make this adorable Christmas Tree Cheese Ball for your next holiday party! Bright, colorful, and simple to prepare, this holiday appetizer is guaranteed to wow guests at every Christmas party!

Christmas Charcuterie Cups

These Mini Christmas Charcuterie Cups are the cutest holiday appetizer ever! Filled with salami, cheese stars, fresh fruit, and rosemary, they’re easy to assemble and perfect for parties, potlucks, or Christmas Eve gatherings.

Easy Christmas Pasta with Burrata Snowmen

This Christmas pasta is a total win – easy to make, super delicious, and topped with the most adorable burrata snowmen. Fun, festive, and perfect for the holiday season!

Christmas Tree Deviled Eggs

If you love deviled eggs, wait until you see them dressed up for Christmas! These Christmas Tree Deviled Eggs are creamy, colorful, and made with avocado instead of mayo.

Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board

Celebrate the holiday season with a stunning Christmas tree charcuterie board made with simple ingredients you can find in your local grocery store. It’s ready in just 10 minutes and will look amazing on your holiday table!

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats 3 Ways

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats 3 ways: In a rush this holiday season? 3 ways to turn store-bought Rice Krispie Treats into Christmas goodies.

Easy Christmas Cheese Ball

Bring on the party with this easy make ahead Christmas cheese ball. Serve it as is for any occasion or use a few strategically placed items to turn it into Rudolph!

Pesto Puff Pastry Christmas Trees

These cute trees are flaky, cheesy and loaded with delicious herby punch. Make them quickly and easily using store-bought pastry, then layer 2 different pestos for color contrast and big flavor. The spiraled folds bake up crisp on the edges and tender inside, so every bite hits that salty sweet tomato note against bright basil.

Pesto Puff Pastry Christmas Trees

These Christmas Bugles are the perfect no-bake holiday treat, combining crunchy Bugles corn snacks with colorful candy coatings and festive decorations. Each Bugle is transformed into an edible Santa hat, cute elf hat or charming Christmas tree with candy melts, sprinkles and a touch of imagination.

Chocolate Strawberry Birds

This easy 4-ingredient recipe makes the most adorable little chocolate strawberry birds. They really are super-sweet, both to look at and to eat! Fresh strawberries play the starring role here, and then you will also need chocolate, sprinkles and candy eyeballs.

Christmas Tree Cookie Board

Deck the halls with a festive variety of holiday cookie favorites arranged in a tree-shape for all to enjoy! A mix of store-bought and homemade treats make this Christmas Tree Cookie Board so easy and delicious.

Kid’s Christmas Tree Snack Board

Kids (and kids at heart!) will love making this adorable Christmas Tree Snack Board. It’s an activity that’s easily made with simple ingredients everyone will enjoy snacking on.

Easy Snowman Cheese Ball

This easy, festive, and super adorable Snowman Cheese Ball is the perfect appetizer made with two different kinds of cheese for the body and fun add-ons for the face! It’s a simple, cost-effective way to delight your friends and family during the holiday season!

Snowman Cupcakes

Fun and easy Snowman Cupcakes are super cute and perfect for Christmas or any other wintertime celebration! These are made with a chocolate cupcake base and simply decorated with marshmallows and frosting.

Christmas Charcuterie

This Christmas Charcuterie is the perfect cheese board recipe to make as an appetizer for a party. It’s the easiest board you’ll ever make and it’s so pretty too!

Chicken Cobb “Christmas Tree” Holiday Salad

The beloved, classic chicken Cobb salad gets a holiday twist! Hearts of romaine lettuce are perfectly suited to become a “Christmas tree,” complete with tomato-ornaments, a golden pepper-star … even packages under the tree!

Easy Christmas Appetizer “Hummus Wreath”

So quick to make, but this Easy Christmas Appetizer “Hummus Wreath” is guaranteed to impress everyone at your holiday party! Even better? It can be made completely ahead – total bonus during the busy holiday season!

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I'm a crafter, blogger and paper enthusiast living in the North West of England.

Gathering Beauty is the place where I share craft tutorials and diy inspiration. I started this blog back in 2013 as a way of sharing all the things I love and make. I share paper crafts, clay crafts, origami, printables and desktop wallpapers as well as the odd crochet and weaving project. I hope you find something here that inspires you.