30 New Year’s Eve Recipes

New Year's Eve Recipe Collection including appetizers, drinks, main dishes, and dessert.

Festive appetizers, succulent main dishes, fun cocktails, and sweet morsels help ring in the New Year right. You’ll find favorite New Year’s Eve Recipes for everyone.

Popular New Year’s Eve Recipes

It’s time to ring in the new year; whether you’re having a big party or enjoying the evening at home with family, these new year’s eve recipes will help make your celebration extra delicious.

Appetizers

New Year’s Eve is synonymous with appetizers and tasty morsels. Here are our favorite go-to recipes to share with friends and family.

Hot Spinach Artichoke Dip

No party, big or small, is complete with a really good artichoke dip.
7-Layer Mexican Dip

Whether or not you’re doing a Tex Mex theme, this boldly flavorful dip is always a favorite.
Easy Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip

This super easy buffalo chicken dip is perfect with tortilla chips, crackers, or crostini.
Easy Crostini Recipe

Try this easy crostini with classic prosciutto, brie, apples, or any other favorite toppings!
Homemade Nacho Queso Dip

Finally – a queso that actually stays smooth, velvety, and creamy!
Easy Bruschetta Recipe

This simply delicious bruschetta recipe instantly elevates any gathering.
Easy Asian Glazed Meatballs

Amp up the flavors of your meatball appetizers this year – it’s easy, yet absolutely not boring.
Caramelized Onion Dip Recipe

All caramelized onion lovers will devour this flavorful dip.
Hot Imitation Crab Dip

This one is a classic favorite of our readers, for good reason – delicious over crostini and crackers.
Brie en Croute

Cheese and brie lovers will unabashedly go back for seconds of this impressive yet super easy recipe.
Lentil Hummus

Lentils are said to be lucky New Year’s Eve food. They’re absolutely delicious in this hummus recipe.

Main Dishes

If a New Year’s Eve dinner is what you’re after, these main dishes are our favorites for celebrating the year.

Cioppino Recipe (Seafood Stew)

This one is my favorite stew of all time; I order it at restaurants every chance I get. Homemade is hands-down the best!
Sheet Pan Roast Pork Tenderloin with Potatoes

This pork tenderloin comes out super tender and packed with flavor.
Easy Seafood Paella

Whether you’re serving this to guests or the family at home, this dish is both impressive and satisfying.
Shrimp Scampi Pasta

Seafood and noodles are popular choices for New Year’s Eve, and this dish combines them amazingly.
Miso Glazed Salmon – Healthy and Easy

Here’s a umami-packed way to serve up tender, flavorful salmon to start the new year right.
Mussels in Lemon Butter Wine Sauce

Mussels are often an appetizer, but we love this so much, we serve it as a main-dish with crusty French bread.

Cocktails and Drinks

These are the best cocktails to mix up, as they’re easy and most can be prepared ahead of time, so you can mingle with friends and family instead of playing bartender.

Champagne Punch

Make New Year’s Eve extra festive with this deliciously easy champagne punch.
Pomegranate Apple Sangria

We love this one for the holidays, all the way through New Years Eve.
Sparkling Cranberry Prosecco Cocktail

Delightfully crisp, bubbly, and refreshing!
5-Ingredient Paloma Cocktail Recipe

Citrus lovers will adore the flavors in this paloma.
Easy Madras Cranberry Orange Cocktail

A cocktail as festive as this one can’t help but elevate the celebration.
Best Sangria (Which Ingredients and Wine to Use)

This classic sangria is our all-time favorite sangria to share at parties.

Desserts

January may mean healthier eating, but a New Year’s Eve gathering still deserves a few really good treats.

Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bites

These cheesecake bites are absolutely going to disappear the minute you bring them out.
Soft Funfetti Cookies

Make these festive cookies, which both kids and adults adore.
Unforgettable Tiramisu

This no-bake, easy dessert is impressive and tastes incredible.
Chocolate Kahlua Cake

Here’s a great way to use some Kahlua; the moisture and flavors are phenomenal.
Boston Cream Cupcakes

These are guaranteed to get devoured, with their moist and tender crumb.
Snickerdoodle Oreo Cookie Balls

Use golden Oreos to ring in the new year!
Key Lime Pie Bars

If you can’t find key limes, use regular limes in this deliciously refreshing dessert.

New Year’s Eve Recipes | Grape Jelly Meatballs

These super easy Grape Jelly Meatballs are made extra-delicious with honey BBQ sauce!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Amerian

Diet Gluten Free

Method Crockpot, Slow Cooker

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 5

Servings

Calories 83kcal

Author Amy Dong

Ingredients

50 Meatballs Store-bought or homemade, fully cooked
18 oz Grape Jelly
18 oz Honey BBQ Sauce
Optional Garnishes: chopped chives or parsley

Instructions

In the slow cooker, combine the grape jelly and honey BBQ sauce. Stir until well combined. Add frozen meatballs. Stir to fully coat meatballs with sauce.
Cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 5 hours, occasionally stirring midway. Garnish as desired and serve warm.

Notes

Use your favorite brand of Honey BBQ sauce, such as Sweet Baby Ray’s.
Meatballs can be kept on “warm” setting in slow cooker throughout the party.
Meatballs can be made 1-2 days ahead of time and gently reheated in the slow cooker.
Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in fridge for up to a week.
Serve meatballs with Easy Dinner Rolls, Creamy Caesar Salad, or Garlic Herb Roasted Potatoes.
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