If there’s one thing we can all agree on, what makes Christmas especially joyful is indulging in foods you normally wouldn’t regularly consume. These easy Christmas snacks focus on the fun of Christmas and are incredibly easy for even the littlest hands to assemble.
Although Christmas is quite literally around the corner, there’s always time to tweak your Christmas menu to please all your guests. The following recipes utilise any ingredients you most likely already have in the fridge or pantry.
What makes these easy Christmas snacks some of our favourites is they’re tried and tested by our families, so we know they’re good! Here are 5 of the easiest Christmas snacks little hands will enjoy making and eating.
Easy Christmas Snacks: wreath biscuits
Delicious and festive, these Christmas wreath biscuits will be a hit for kids and adults alike, along with being an incredibly easy to make Christmas snack. Devine buttery treats fashioned into a festive wreath shape and drizzled with chocolate – what more could you want from an easy Christmas snack?
After styling the perfect Christmas table, we recommend placing one of these biscuits on the plate of each guest minutes before they arrive to ensure an emphasised “wow” from all. Accompany this sweet little gift with a milky beverage of choice to kick-off the best Christmas party ever!
But wait – we still haven’t told you the best part! This recipe makes 32 biscuits, so you can definitely treat yourself to a couple before or after the party without falling short (and your guests don’t even have to know there was more).
Easy Christmas Snacks: wreath fruit salad
Assembling easy Christmas snacks doesn’t mean tossing all the ingredients into a bowl. You can still create easy (and delicious) Christmas snacks beyond the average fruit salad served in a bowl with this amazing Christmas wreath fruit salad recipe.
Make it truly unique by using a cookie or sandwich cutter (that you most likely already have on hand) to cut fruits into festive shapes. Continue by assembling this fruit salad platter with festive-related shapes (e.g. watermelon slices arranged into a Christmas tree, rockmelon or apples cut into stars, strawberries to form angel wings, etc.) and finish with indulgent melted chocolate or dulce de leche dips on the side.
Easy Christmas Snacks: Grinch popcorn
Looking for an after dinner easy Christmas snack? A new take on the traditional chocolate popcorn, and ready in less than 15 minutes, this Grinch Christmas popcorn will be adored by kids of all ages.
Alternatively, place a large bowl filled with Grinch-inspired popcorn on the snack table during your Christmas party so your guests can dig in between meals as they desire.
Easy Christmas Snacks: Snowman doughnut sticks
This dessert tastes as good as it sounds! Doughnuts served stacked on top of each other on a platter is a nice easy Christmas snack dessert idea, however the thought and love that goes into these snowman doughnut sticks will be appreciated by all.
To make this easy Christmas snack even more affordable on your wallet, decorate with the sweets you have leftover from the grinch popcorn and wreath biscuits. For example, you could use the remaining MnMs as eyes, and mentos, hearts, or pearl balls as the buttons, and the leftover icing to adhere.
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Easy Christmas Snacks: star biscuits
These creamy stars fit in well with the festive decorum and easy Christmas snacks you will be serving. Unlike the wreath biscuits above, these Christmas stars make a great dessert option. Serve alongside fruit salad or as part of a dessert board to satisfy all your guests after a tasty main course.
We guarantee this recipe will become a staple easy Christmas snack in your household post-December. Tailor the colours to turn them into Easter or Halloween stars, or use the same recipe with alternate shapes for year-round treats.
To make your Christmas snacks even more special, encourage children and teens to get involved in the assembling process. And there you have it – easy peasy Christmas snacks for everyone to enjoy!
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