The remoulade sauce is on a plate with mini crab cakes and a spoon. Lemon wedges are scattered around and green onions sprinkled on top.

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Browse dozens of incredible appetizers and snacks perfect for a fun book club party or taking to your next potluck. These easy munchies are fun for cocktail hour right on your own patio!

From the light and refreshing Strawberry Bruschetta made with Homemade Crostini to rich and hearty Swedish Meatball Dip with Tater Tot Dunkers, you're sure to find a new appetizer favorite for your family and friends today!

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The white serving bowl is filled with sweet and sour meatballs in a rich glaze.

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A tiered sandwich tray has several finger sandwiches on display.

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The remoulade sauce is on a plate with mini crab cakes and a spoon. Lemon wedges are scattered around and green onions sprinkled on top.

Spicy Remoulade Sauce for Crab Cakes

A serving bowl of square pretzels that have been baked and seasoned.

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Several containers of different dipping sauces are laid out for shrimp.

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A plate of bruschetta pomodoro with a bowl of the tomato topping.

Italian Bruschetta al Pomodoro

A photo collage shows several cold dips for parties.

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A blue bowl filled with chicken enchilada dip.

Chicken Enchilada Dip

A serving dish filled with boiled shrimp with caraway seeds.

Seasoned Boiled Shrimp

A plate of layered Asian dip is served next to butter crackers.

Oriental Chicken Layer Dip

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Easy Hot Appetizers

A filled baking pan of mini ham sliders with butter dripping off the top and a sprinkle of poppyseeds on each one.

Gooey Hawaiian Roll Ham and Cheese Sliders

A white baking dish with golden brown hot crab dip has a spoon serving up a portion. There are butter crackers all around the dish.

Make Ahead Hot Crab Dip

A white platter filled with Bisquick sausage balls made with just three ingredients

Bisquick Sausage Balls {3 Ingredients!}

A white platter filled with reuben pinwheel bites and a cup of Thousand Island dressing.

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Saucy little hot dogs are in a slowcooker being stirred by a spoon.

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A blue bowl is filled with a 2-ingredient fruit dip on a platter of fresh strawberries.

Easy Fruit Dip

A photo collage shows several cold dips for parties.

20 Cold Dips for Parties to Make Ahead

A white bowl with vanilla yogurt has been topped with carrot cake granola.

Carrot Cake Granola

The photo collage shows a photo of lots of basketballs next to easy recipes for snacks to enjoy while watching the March Madness tournament.

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A big bowl of creamy pickle dip has toasted bread crumbs and chopped fresh chives sprinkled over the top.

Fried Pickle Dip

A skillet is filled with Swedish meatballs and creamy gravy.

Swedish Meatballs in Gravy

A white bowl filled with corn salsa has chopped cherry tomatoes stirred in.

Chunky Corn Salsa

A white bowl is filled with seasoned saltine crackers.

Alabama Fire Crackers

A white bowl is filled with homemade sourdough starter crackers.

Sourdough Discard Crackers

A block of cream cheese on a plate has pepper jelly spooned over the top with a sprig of fresh rosemary. A plate of crackers is in the background.

Cream Cheese with Pepper Jelly

A festive holiday nut bowl is filled with rosemary roasted cashews.

Rosemary Cashews

A platter of sausage swirl appetizers is ready to be served.

Sausage Crescent Roll Swirls

The finished savory apple pizza has a golden brown crust, sliced apples, and fresh arugula scattered over the top.

Harvest Apple Pizza

The remoulade sauce is on a plate with mini crab cakes and a spoon. Lemon wedges are scattered around and green onions sprinkled on top.

Spicy Remoulade Sauce for Crab Cakes

A platter of cranberry turkey sliders show the melted cheese and poppy seeds on top.

Cranberry Turkey Sliders

A photo collage shows several last minute Thanksgiving appetizers that are easy to assemble.

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A white platter has squares of Mongolian beef flatbread.

Mongolian Beef Pizza

A platter filled with cranberry brie bites has a sprig of rosemary in the back.

Cranberry Brie Bites

Pretzel nuggets have drizzled chocolate over them and orange and yellow candies.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites

A brick of cream cheese has caramel and chopped pecans on top. Sliced apples are all around it on the platter.

Caramel Apple Spread

The golden brown roasted potatoes are on a serving platter.

Ranch Roasted Potatoes

A blue bowl is filled with homemade Chex Mix with cereal, pretzels, M&Ms candies, and chocolate chip teddy grahams.

Sweet and Salty Chex Mix

The photo collage shows several easy football party appetizers like raw veggies and dip, taco bites, buffalo chicken dip, and a bowl filled with meatballs and cocktail picks.

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A pie plate holds a pile of baked fluffy pretzels with chunks of kosher salt sprinkled over the top.

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A plate of nachos has sour cream and salsa on the top.

Microwave Nachos

A homemade chicken pesto pizza on browned parchment paper.

Chicken Pesto Pizza

A crostini toast has diced peaches, blueberries, and fresh thyme leaves on a blue plate.

Peach Blueberry Bites

A baking pan has thinly sliced apple circles sprinkled with cinnamon ready for baking.

Dehydrated Apples in the Oven

A football-shaped jalepeno popper cheeseball has a sour cream decoration for the laces and is surrounded by Wheat Thin creackers.

Jalapeño Popper Cheese Football

A blue bowl filled with homemade tzatziki sauce has fresh cherry tomatoes, pita chips for dipping, and a sprig of fresh dill.

Tzatziki Sauce for Gyros

A bowl of homemade salsa has a spoon on the right and a pile of restaurant style tortilla chips on the plate around it.

Easy Homemade Salsa

Several snack bags of homemade trail mix are lined up before a road trip.

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A container of homemade taco dip has a spicy cream cheese filling and is topped with shredded cheese and lettuce. A serving spoon has scooped a portion out.

Spicy Taco Dip

Saucy little hot dogs are in a slowcooker being stirred by a spoon.

Crock Pot Little Smokies

The white bowl filled with pineapple salsa.

Pineapple Salsa for Tacos {Fish or Chicken}

A bowl of strawberry mango salsa has a blue spoon and cinnamon pita chips on the plate next to it.

Mango Strawberry Salsa

A photo collage shows a peach pizza on top, sausage swirls, beef crostini, and pimento cheese on bottom.

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A white platter filled with reuben pinwheel bites and a cup of Thousand Island dressing.

Puff Pastry Reuben Roll Ups

A pan of Irish nachos made with potato chips and corned beef.

Irish Nachos with Corned Beef

Several containers of different dipping sauces are laid out for shrimp.

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