Thanksgiving Appetizers and Snacks Recipes

Fix a spread your Thanksgiving guests will love with a variety of snacks and appetizers. Many of our appetizer recipes for dips, nuts, snack mixes, and even mini tarts and pastries can be made ahead, so you can have more time relaxing with your Thanksgiving guests.

 
 
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Gobble Good

From Better Homes and Gardens

Here's a fun and quick turkey snack that kids can assemble as they eagerly await Thanksgiving dinner.

Gobble Good

Haystack Snacks

From Better Homes and Gardens

Peanut-butter pieces make a tasty treat. This snack is filled with cornflakes and raisins. providing a crunchy and chewy combination.

Haystack Snacks

Savory Holiday Fritters

From Better Homes and Gardens

Savory fritters, filled with walnuts, Parmesan cheese, and rosemary, make for an appetizer that guests will remember.

Savory Holiday Fritters

Savory Nuts

From Better Homes and Gardens

Don't say we didn't warn you: Just a taste of these herbed nuts brings guests back for more.

Savory Nuts

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

Pepper-Glazed Pecans

From Better Homes and Gardens

Crushed red pepper kicks up the flavor of this super-easy snack. Share it at Christmas gatherings.

Pepper-Glazed Pecans

Simply Great Caramel Corn

From Family Circle

This super-easy family favorite recipe combines popped corn, pretzels, and cashews and makes a great food gift!

Simply Great Caramel Corn

Bear-Y Good Snack Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

This kid-friendly mix with dried cherries, raisins, and candy-coated milk chocolate pieces is an easy snack to put together.

Bear-Y Good Snack Mix

Sweet and Nutty Popcorn

From Better Homes and Gardens

A lightly spiced sugar syrup binds this snack mix. This appetizer or snack mix is lighter tasting and easier to make than caramel corn.

Sweet and Nutty Popcorn

Herb-Baked Olives

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make these rosemary-marinated olive appetizers up to 1 week in advance of your Thanksgiving gathering.

Herb-Baked Olives

Chili-Corn Snack Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

Adding chili powder and lime juice to high-fiber cereal and almonds makes this healthy snack appetizer a zesty choice.

Chili-Corn Snack Mix

Hit the Trail Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

Dry cereal and fruit snacks make up this easy after-school snack. Your kids will love to help prepare it.

Hit the Trail Mix

Fruit and Peanut Snack Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

Keep this salty and sweet snack mix on hand. It will be a hit with kids and adults.

Fruit and Peanut Snack Mix

Wasabi Party Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

Quickly toss these easy ingredients together for a fast snack mix or appetizer.

Wasabi Party Mix

Gobblers

From Better Homes and Gardens

Combine crackers, cheese spread, and a mix of yummy munchies for a turkey snack that kids can gobble.

Gobblers

Walnut-Feta Yogurt Dip

From Better Homes and Gardens

Yogurt cheese brings a hearty texture to this dip recipe when combined with walnuts, dried tomatoes, feta cheese, and oregano. It makes a great low-calorie and low-fat snack.

Walnut-Feta Yogurt Dip

Spinach Tart

From Better Homes and Gardens

Shape this appetizer tart freehand on a baking sheet for a casual, country-style look; for a chic, uptown spin, use a tart pan.

Spinach Tart

Apple Crunch Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

Package this simple snack mix for Christmas gifts or serve it at parties. There's a chocolate version that is scrumptious too.

Apple Crunch Mix

Wild Mushroom and Baby Arugula Bruschetta

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Light and flaky Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets make the perfect base for this enjoyable bruschetta topping made with sauteed arugula and wild mushrooms, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

Wild Mushroom and Baby Arugula Bruschetta

Maple-Soy Snack Mix

From Food & Wine

Savory snack mixes are typically flavored with soy sauce, Worcestershire, and butter. Grace Parisi prepares her crunchy mix with a little maple syrup for sweetness and Thai curry paste for heat.

Maple-Soy Snack Mix

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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

Artichoke and Cheese Tarts

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

This delectable tart is even easier to assemble if you make the artichoke-cheese filling in advance and thaw the puff pastry overnight in the refrigerator. Great for entertaining!

Artichoke and Cheese Tarts

Happy Trail Mix

From Better Homes and Gardens

This no-bake cereal snack recipe is easy for kids to mix up.

Happy Trail Mix

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