Best New Year’s Eve Recipes
If you are looking for easy and festive holiday recipes, the hunt stops here!
1. Baked Brie
Bring your guests in from the cold and warm them up with this hot Baked Brie! It is commonly paired with toasted baguette slices and fruits but is equally appropriate with plain crackers and fruit jams. I like to serve mine with crostini and grapes. The acidity of grapes brings…
Ingredients for Baked Brie:
250 – 500g / 8 – 16 oz Brie
2 tbsp Honey
1 sprig Fresh thymeFOR SERVING:
Crostini
1 bunch Grapes
2. Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Ingredients for Mexican Shrimp Cocktail:
1 pound Shrimp
Salt
1 cup Red onion
1 cup Cucumber
½ cup Celery
1 Jalapeño pepper
1 (15-ounce) can Whole peeled tomatoes
½ cup Ketchup
¼ cup Cilantro
2-3 tbsp Lime juice
1 to 4 tbsp Hot sauce
1 cup Clamato juice
1 Avocado
3. Duchess Potatoes
Ingredients for Duchess Potatoes:
2 lbs Potatoes
Salt
¼ cup Heavy cream
4 tbsp Unsalted butter
¼ tsp Ground nutmeg
½ tsp Black pepper
3 Egg yolks
4. Best Cocktail Meatballs
Ingredients for Best Cocktail Meatballs:
FOR MEATBALLS:
1 lb Ground Beef
2 Large eggs
½ cup Bread crumbs
¼ Onion
¼ cup Parsley
Kosher Salt
Black pepperFOR SAUCE:
2 cups Cranberry sauce
1 cup Barbecue sauce
½ cup Sweet chili sauce
2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
pinch of Red pepper flakes
Kosher Salt
5. Roast Chicken Legs with Lots of Garlic
Ingredients for Roast Chicken Legs with Lots of Garlic:
4 (about 2½ lb. total) Chicken legs
Kosher Salt
4 heads of Garlic
1 Lemon
1 Chili pepper
3 Bay leaf
Black pepper
½ cup Olive oil
6. Best Buffalo Chicken Taquitos
Ingredients for Best Buffalo Chicken Taquitos:
12 Tortillas
8 oz Cream Cheese
⅛ cup Buffalo sauce
2 cups Chicken
Fat free Ranch dressing
7. Baked Biscuit Wreath Dip
Ingredients for Baked Biscuit Wreath Dip:
1 can Refrigerated biscuits
Olive oil
½ cup plus 1 tbsp Parmesan cheese
2 cups Mozzarella
1 cup Ricotta cheese
¾ cup Spinach
¼ cup Mayonnaise
2 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Kosher SaltFOR GARNISH:
Red pepper flakes
8. Gruyere, Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Bites
Ingredients for Gruyere, Mushroom & Caramelized Onion Bites:
4 tbsp Salted butter
2 tbsp Vegetable oil
5-6 oz Button mushrooms
2 Yellow onions
¼ tsp Dried thyme
1 tbsp Sugar
1½ tbsp Balsamic vinegar
¼ tsp Garlic powder
Salt
Black pepper
4 oz Gruyère cheese
1 package (1 lb) Frozen puff pastry
1 Eggs
9. New Year’s Star Bread
Ingredients for New Year’s Star Bread:
FOR THE DOUGH:
2½ tsp (1 packet) Active dry yeast
½ cup Water
½ cup Whole milk
1 Large eggs
¼ cup Butter
1tsp plus ¼ cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
3¼ to 3¾ cups All-purpose flourFOR THE FILLING:
1 Large eggs
2/3 cup Sugar
1 tbsp CinnamonFOR DUSTING:
1 tsp Confectioners’ sugar
10. Easy Champagne Cupcakes
Ingredients for Easy Champagne Cupcakes:
1 box White cake mix
1 cup Champagne
2 sticks Butter
2-3 tbsp Champagne
4-5 cups Powdered sugarTO DECORATE:
Gold sprinkles