Dips and Spreads Recipes

Add these flavorful snacks, dips, and spreads to your Christmas appetizer buffet. From a rich and creamy wild mushroom dip to stuffed dates, herb-baked olives, and more, these festive dips and spreads are the perfect Christmas party snacks.

 
 
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Artichoke Dip with Pretzels

From Better Homes and Gardens

Whether you're tailgating or watching football on TV, this chunky artichoke dip makes delicious snacking.

Artichoke Dip with Pretzels

Savory Party Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

This delicious dip recipe can be prepared in 10 minutes. Make ahead to enhance the flavor.

Savory Party Dip

Mudslide Dip

From Midwest Living

Make this tasty, easy corn chip dip, which includes just two ingredients, for an appetizer at your next casual get-together.

Mudslide Dip

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread

From Better Homes and Gardens

We suggest serving this holiday spread with mini bagels for a sweet little snack or breakfast bread.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread

reuben dip

From Family Circle

What happens when you mix the ingredients for a Reuben sandwich in a casserole? You wind up with this yummy hot dip. Serve the appetizer with rye crackers or party rye bread.

reuben dip

Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make this game-day snack in a slow cooker. When the wings are cooked, place the cooker for guests to fill their plates.

Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese Dip

Dipping Sauce

From Taste of the South

Dipping Sauce

Honey Fruit Compote

From Better Homes and Gardens

This versatile holiday dessert goes great with other favorites such as shortbread, pound cake, seasonal breads, and ice cream.

Honey Fruit Compote

Spicy Curry-Ginger Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

This spicy dip recipe is a great choice to serve at your next party. Just follow the make-ahead directions and simply place it on the table with fresh vegetables before the party starts.

Spicy Curry-Ginger Dip

Peanut Fruit Spread

From Better Homes and Gardens

Customize this nutty spread with your favorite dried fruit. Serve on crackers for a snack or appetizer.

Peanut Fruit Spread

French Onion Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Caramelizing the onion adds a sweet taste to a homemade dip served with vegetables or chips.

French Onion Dip

Brie en Croute

From Better Homes and Gardens

Jalapeno pepper jelly adds zing to this show-stopping, buttery appetizer. The sweet-hot jelly accents the pastry-wrapped Brie and fruit.

Brie en Croute

French-Style Cream Cheese Spread

From Better Homes and Gardens

Herbes de Provence, a blend of herbs often used in French cooking, seasons this spread. You can find it in the spice section of your grocery store.

French-Style Cream Cheese Spread

Hot Spinach and Oyster Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

This hot dip recipe is easy to make thanks to a jar of cheese spread and canned oysters.

Hot Spinach and Oyster Dip

Parmesan-Artichoke Crostini Spread

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cheesy and addictive, this quick-and-easy spread features Italian parsley, also called flat-leaf parsley, that boasts a milder flavor than the curly leaf variety.

Parmesan-Artichoke Crostini Spread

Bell-Ringer Salsa Cheesecake

From Midwest Living

This savory cheesecake, topped with avocado dip, tomatoes, and cilantro, makes a great appetizer for a party. Serve it with tortilla chips or crackers.

Bell-Ringer Salsa Cheesecake

Creamy Artichoke Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this appetizer dip with a variety of fresh vegetable dippers. Use one of the artichokes as the serving container.

Creamy Artichoke Dip

Basil-Tomato Dip

From Family Circle

Sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil impart the taste of the Mediterranean to a homemade ranch-style appetizer dip.

Basil-Tomato Dip

Pumpkin Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this simple appetizer dip in a hollowed out pumpkin for a fun fall or Halloween party. Duplicate the magical pumpkin bowl or use a white or glass bowl to hold the creamy dip.

Pumpkin Dip

Salsa Dip with Veggies and Chips

From Better Homes and Gardens

Salsa makes a great base for dip; just add cream cheese and your favorite sour cream dip for added zing.

Salsa Dip with Veggies and Chips

Spicy Broccoli Spread

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make a broccoli-onion appetizer dip and scoop it up with whole grain crackers or veggie sticks for a healthy party snack. It's fast, easy, and tasty.

Spicy Broccoli Spread

Dressed-Up Onion Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Instead of serving purchased onion dip, make your own. It's great for dipping chips and fresh vegetables.

Dressed-Up Onion Dip

Praline-Crowned Brie

From Midwest Living

Brown sugar and pecans add sweetness and crunch to Brie. Serve the warm cheese on an appetizer buffet with unsalted crackers or grapes and apples.

Praline-Crowned Brie

Potted Pepper Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

The original spicy dip recipe, from 1978, was spooned in green peppers and served with tortilla chips. This up-to-date version calls for colorful, vitamin-loaded pepper cups and assorted dippers of vegetables, breadsticks, and crackers.

Potted Pepper Dip

Spinach, Sorrel, and Orange Pesto

From Better Homes and Gardens

Toss this fruity pesto with pasta for a lively side dish. You'll find the arrow-shaped leaves of sorrel in the salad section of your grocery store.

Spinach, Sorrel, and Orange Pesto

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