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Recipes for a Rockin' New Year's Eve {Cocktails, Mocktails, Appetizers, & Sweets}

January 2, 2022 by · This post may contain affiliate links

The countdown to the New Year is on!

Recipes for New Year's Eve ~ Cocktails, Mocktails, Appetizers, and Sweets.

Whether you're throwing a New Year's Eve soirée, or you don't want to show up empty-handed to a gathering you're attending, or you're watching the ball drop from the cozy confines of your very own couch, I've rounded up an amazing collection of cocktails, mocktails, appetizers, and sweets that would be perfect for ringing in the New Year! So scroll down for tons of scrumptious, festive ideas.

And don't forget to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day for luck and prosperity in the year ahead!

Black Eyed Peas for New Year's with text overlay.

Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

Appetizers

Mini Cheese Ball Bites ~ easy appetizers featuring dried cranberries, blue cheese, toasted pecans, and pretzel skewers | {Five Heart Home}

Mini Cheese Ball Bites

Pimento Cheese and Bacon Mini Cheese Ball Bites with text overlay.

Pimento Cheese & Bacon Mini Cheese Ball Bites

Cheddar Jalapeño Jelly Thumbprints ~ these savory appetizers are bursting with sharp cheddar and filled with sweet and spicy jalapeño jelly for a fun twist on classic thumbprint cookies | FiveHeartHome.com

Cheddar Jalapeño Jelly Thumbprints

Artichoke Bruschetta {or} Hot Artichoke Dip ~ an easy appetizer or dip, depending on how fancy the occasion is | {Five Heart Home}

Artichoke Bruschetta OR Hot Artichoke Dip

Blue Cheese, Cranberry, & Pecan Crescent Roll Pinwheels with text overlay.

Blue Cheese, Cranberry, & Pecan Crescent Pinwheels

BBQ Chicken Tortilla Pinwheels ~ soft flour tortillas are slathered with a mixture of cream cheese, mozzarella, chicken, bacon, barbecue sauce, red onion, and cilantro, then rolled up tight and sliced in this flavorful, addictive appetizer recipe that's perfect for parties, potlucks, picnics, or game day! | FiveHeartHome.com

BBQ Chicken Tortilla Pinwheels

Marinated Cheese and Olives ~ a quick party appetizer or easy food gift in a jar | {Five Heart Home}

Marinated Cheese & Olives

Cran-Raspberry Jezebel Sauce ~ with its bold horseradish kick, this sweet and spicy, versatile sauce can be poured over cream cheese as an appetizer, served alongside holiday ham or turkey as a condiment, or given as a homemade food gift in a jar! | FiveHeartHome.com

Cran-Raspberry Jezebel Sauce

Chicken or Turkey Taco Crescent Ring with text overlay.

Chicken Taco Crescent Ring

Piece being lifted out of Pull-Apart Bread.

Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread with Bacon, Garlic, Cheddar & Swiss

Dips

Creamy Jalapeño Dip with text overlay.

Creamy Jalapeño Dip {Chuy's copycat}

Dreamy Dill Dip with Baked Pita Wedges with text overlay.

Dreamy Dill Dip with Baked Pita Wedges

Buffalo Chicken Dip with text overlay.

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Greek 7-Layer Dip ~ a Mediterranean spin on the beloved, classic recipe, with layers of hummus, dill-infused Greek yogurt, tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, red onion, and feta cheese! | FiveHeartHome.com

Greek 7-Layer Dip

White Spinach Queso ~ a creamy, addictive, effortless dip made with four simple ingredients: cream cheese, Monterey Jack, salsa verde, & fresh chopped spinach! | FiveHeartHome.com

White Spinach Queso

Roasted Garlic Hummus with text overlay.

Roasted Garlic Hummus

BBQ Chicken Dip ~ a creamy, zippy, decadent appetizer recipe that can be made in the slow cooker, on the stovetop, or in the oven, perfect for football tailgating or any party or get-together! | FiveHeartHome.com

BBQ Chicken Dip

Ultimate Mexican Street Corn Dip with text overlay.

Ultimate Mexican Street Corn Dip

Greek Yogurt Dip with text overlay.

Greek Yogurt Dip

Zesty Cheddar Cheese Spread with text overlay.

Zesty Cheese Spread

Snacks

Honey Chipotle Lime Cashews with text overlay.

Candied Cashews

Cinnamon Sugar Candied Pecans ~ great for snacking, salad topping, or holiday gift giving!| {Five Heart Home}

Cinnamon Sugar Candied Pecans

Brown Butter Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn ~ takes 5 minutes to make, tastes like a Snickerdoodle! | FiveHeartHome.com

Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Popcorn

Parmesan Ranch Popcorn ~ freshly popped popcorn is drizzled in real butter and sprinkled with a savory mixture of Parmesan, dried herbs, and spices for a perfect movie night treat! | FiveHeartHome.com

Parmesan Ranch Popcorn

Rosemary Parmesan Popcorn ~ freshly-popped popcorn is drizzled with rosemary- and garlic-inflused olive oil and sprinkled with grated Parmesan, minced rosemary, garlic salt, and black pepper, making this recipe a flavorful snack for parties, munching, or movie watching! | FiveHeartHome.com

Rosemary Parmesan Popcorn

Desserts

Fluffy Chocolate Fruit Dip with text overlay.

Fluffy Chocolate Fruit Dip

White Chocolate Cheesecake Fruit Dip ~ quick to make and quicker to disappear, this will become your new favorite fruit dip! | FiveHeartHome.com

White Chocolate Cheesecake Fruit Dip

Lemon Fruit Dip Recipe with text overlay.

Lemon Fruit Dip

Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Butter Fondue with text overlay.

Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Butter Fondue

S'mores Dip ~ melted chocolate and toasty marshmallows bake up in a skillet; scoop up with graham crackers for a perfect party dessert! | FiveHeartHome.com

Skillet S'mores Dip

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip with text overlay.

Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Dip

Valentine's Day Fruit Pizza ~ featuring a tangy cream cheese frosting on a heart-shaped sugar cookie crust topped by sweet, glossy berries and cherries, this is the perfect Valentine's Day dessert recipe! | FiveHeartHome.com

Fruit Pizza

Warm Chocolate Cobbler with text overlay.

Warm Chocolate Cobbler

Coconut Macaroons ~ a chewy, delicious, and easy to make recipe with just six simple ingredients and NO condensed milk! | FiveHeartHome.com

Easy Coconut Macaroons

M&M Chocolate Chip Cookies Bars ~ these thick, chewy, big-batch treats are simple to make, fun to share, easy to customize with different colored M&Ms, and always a huge hit! | FiveHeartHome.com

M&M Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Raspberry Swirl Brownies ~ fudgy brownies are studded with chocolate chips, topped with raspberry preserves, and sliced into wedges in this rich, decadent dessert, perfect for Valentine's Day or as an anytime sweet treat! | FiveHeartHome.com

Raspberry Swirl Brownies

Peanut Butter Cookie S'mores Pizza ~ melted chocolate and toasted marshmallows top a thick, chewy, homemade peanut butter crust in this fun and decadent dessert recipe that's perfect for summer parties or year-round special occasions! | FiveHeartHome.com

Peanut Butter Cookie S'mores Pizza

One-Bowl Coconut Cupcakes ~ these easy-to-make cupcakes are extremely moist (thanks to coconut milk) and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting and sweetened coconut flakes | FiveHeartHome.com

One-Bowl Coconut Cupcakes

{One-Bowl, Big-Batch} Monster Cookie Bars ~ loaded with chewy oats, decadent peanut butter, colorful M&Ms, chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips, this effortless recipe whips up in no time! It is then spread in a large rimmed sheet pan to yield a big batch of bar cookies, perfect for sharing or serving at parties. Even better, you can customize these yummy bar cookies for various holidays by using seasonal M&Ms! | FiveHeartHome.com

Monster Cookie Bars

Drinks

Cranberry Pomegranate Bellinis with Lime ~ can be made with champagne or seltzer, perfect during the holidays or for New Year's | {Five Heart Home}

Cranberry Pomegranate Bellinis with Lime (Cocktails or Mocktails)

Christmas Punch with text overlay.

Christmas Punch (also great for New Year's!)

Mexican Martini with text overlay.

Mexican Martinis {Trudy's copycat}

3-Ingredient Sparkling Apple Cider Sangria with text overlay.

Sparkling Apple Cider Sangria

Sparkling Strawberry Floats with text overlay.

Sparkling Strawberry Floats

Homemade Strawberry Syrup for Strawberry Soda ~ easy, 3-ingredient syrup can also be used in cocktails or drizzled over ice cream, pound cake, waffles, etc. | FiveHeartHome.com

Homemade Strawberry Syrup (for strawberry soda or cocktails)

Crock Pot Hot Chocolate ~ using a slow cooker is the easiest way to make a big batch of rich, decadent hot cocoa for a crowd, and four flavor variations make it extra yummy: regular, salted caramel, peppermint, and Mexican hot chocolate! | FiveHeartHome.com

Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate {for a crowd...with 4 flavor options!}

Caramel Apple Cider with text overlay.

Caramel Apple Cider

Enjoy, friends...and here's hoping that the year ahead is your best year yet!

Originally published on December 28, 2014.

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  1. Cathy

    My mouth is watering! Wow, this is amazing! I absolutely love the cheese ball bites with the pretzel stick, what a great idea and I will be having that tomorrow night! 🙂 I am PINNING this because its awesome! What a great round up, Samantha! Hope that you are doing great! 🙂
    Cathy

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Thank you so much, Cathy, for the sweet comment and the pin! I love those little cheese ball bites and hope you enjoy them...I think I'm going to have to make them again soon. 🙂 I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family and here's to all the best in 2015!

      Reply

  2. Joan

    Great list of recipes! Thank you!

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      You're so welcome, Joan...I hope you find a few good ones to try! 🙂 Happy (almost) New Year!

      Reply

  3. Lisa @ Cooking with Curls

    Wow, I want to come to your house for New Years!! What an awesome collection Samantha, now I want to throw a party so I can try them out. 🙂

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Thanks so much, Lisa! I agree...the hardest part is going to be figuring out which of these recipes to actually make... 😉 Too many good choices! Hope your holidays have been great and that 2015 is your best year yet!

      Reply

  4. Kelly

    Yum! I'm officially hungry 🙂 Thanks so much for including my chickpeas in the round-up. Happy Holidays, friend.

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Your roasted chickpeas look so yummy, Kelly...thanks for letting me include them! 🙂 Hope you've been having a fabulous holiday season!

      Reply

  5. Julie @ Tastes of Lizzy T

    Now this is some good lookin' food! Thanks, Samantha!

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Thanks so much, Julie! And I totally agree...lots of talented contributors to this round-up... 😉 Hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family!

      Reply

  6. Claire @ A Little Claireification

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, my friend! Thanks so much for including me in this awesome round up. I hope 2015 holds all the best for us. Pinned! xo

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Right back atcha', Claire...hope you've been having a wonderful holiday season! 🙂 Thanks for inspiring me with your yummy slow cooker punch, and thanks so much for the pin!

      Reply

  7. Gina

    These all look amazing!!!! I can't wait to try some. Thanks so much for including my jello- hope you had an amazing Christmas!!!

    Reply

    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      Thank you, Gina...I hope your Christmas was fabulous as well! And I was so happy to include your festive mock champagne jello shots in this round-up...my kids are going to love them! 🙂

      Reply

  8. Jen @ Yummy Healthy Easy

    Thank you TONS for including me in this roundup! What a beautiful roundup of yummy New Years Eve treats - pinned!

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    • Samantha at Five Heart Home

      You're so welcome, Jen...thank you for the pin! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family! 🙂

      Reply

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