Holiday parties are coming up, which means you’ll soon be in need of a few easy, trustworthy appetizer recipes to serve to guests. See, appetizers are fun, but they’re also a great way to keep people from hovering in the kitchen and asking when dinner is ready. What’s more, there are plenty of easy-to-make options out there, including several that your kids would love to help out with.
The trick is to find recipes that look fancy but are actually incredibly simple. Then, you can let kids help out with the assembly, while you take care of any necessary cooking (like, you know, the actual entree — not to mention tasty three-ingredient dessert recipes, too!). The options below cover all your bases, from no-cook cold appetizers to oven-baked crescents and pinwheels that use store-bought dough. No matter what kind of party you have planned, you’ll want to invite these easy, kid-friendly, three-ingredient appetizers along.
Baked brie cranberry in bread bowl
You can’t beat a bread bowl, especially a bread bowl stuffed with melted cheese and sweet cranberry sauce.
Get the recipe from Feel Good Foodie.
Cranberry-brie phyllo turnovers
If your kids won’t go for the brie in these sweet-savory turnovers, substitute a milder cheese, like mozzarella or cheddar.
Get the recipe from Cookin Canuck.
Cheesy Pesto Crescent Rolls
Cheese and pesto pair so perfectly together and you can even make these ahead and freeze them until it’s time t o pop them in the oven.
Get the recipe from Mess for Less.
Baked ham and cheese roll-ups
Canned pizza dough is what brings this whole ham and cheese roll-up together.
Get the recipe from The Comfort of Cooking.
Caramel apple cream cheese spread
Part appetizer, part dessert—this sweet-savory cream cheese spread tastes great with apples, crackers, or slices of bread.
Get the recipe from She Wears Many Hats.
Spinach dip pinwheels
Pinwheels are beloved by kids and adults alike, especially ones made with spinach dip and cheese.
Get the recipe from Plain Chicken.
Crescent sausage bites
Kids can help spread cream cheese over the dough to assemble these easy crescent sausage bites.
Get the recipe from The Kitchen is my Playground.
Crockpot kielbasa bites
There’s not a whole lot of work to be done for these easy, sweet kielbasa bites. Kids can mix everything together at the beginning, then skewer the finished bites at the end.
Get the recipe from Cake’s Cottage.
Mini cheese balls
Cook up some bacon and let it cool, then let your kids to the dirty (literally) work of crumbling it and rolling it into cheese balls.
Get the recipe from Joy Filled Eats.
Cinnamon monkey bread
These mini monkey bread muffins are simple, crowd-pleasing, and fun to put together. If you’d rather go savory, swap out the cinnamon and sugar for grated parmesan and some dried oregano.
Get the recipe from Simple Play Ideas.
Ham and cheese apple wraps
These cute apple wraps may not look like much, but they’re delicious and very easy to put together. And, you don’t need to limit yourselves to just apples—throw carrot sticks, pear slices, and grapes into the mix, too!
Get the recipe from Momables.
Mozzarella, pepperoni, and olive bites
Don’t feel like cooking? Opt for these cheese, pepperoni, and olive bites instead. Kids can do all the assembly, and you can sub out olives for grapes if your family prefers.
Get the recipe from Num’s the Word.
Mozzarella Sticks
Who doesn’t love mozzarella sticks? No one. This is a crowd-pleasing appetizer that your kids will have a blast helping make.
Get the recipe from Mommy Savers.
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