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15 Classic Holiday Appetizers Made With 5 Ingredients or Less

PN Priya Nair Markets Reporter August 13, 2026 2 min read № 027
15 Classic Holiday Appetizers Made With 5 Ingredients or Less

From cheese straws to deviled eggs, baked brie to sausage balls, these easy, classic appetizers deserve a place on your holiday table. Devan Grimsrud is a Berlin-based writer, editor, and recipe developer originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. After working in television production with James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern, she relocated to Berlin and became the managing editor at Kitchen Stories, an international digital cooking platform with millions of active users. No matter what you’re putting on your holiday table this year,great appetizersare a must. And these classics are guaranteed crowd-pleasers, with recipes like Million Dollar Deviled Eggs, Easy Baked Brie in Puff Pastry, and Sausage Balls. What’s even better is these recipes come together with five ingredients or less (not including basics we all have on hand like salt, pepper, and oil). They’re easy to whip up alongside more involved mains and delicious enough to be well-worth a spot on your holiday menu. Join MyRecipesto save, search and sort recipes all in one place! To start saving, click on a recipe below, then tap the heart 🩷 icon. Million Dollar Deviled Eggs “Since deviled eggs are a party food, I usually try to make the filling ahead of time and assemble the eggs right before serving. I will spoon the filling into a heavy-duty Ziploc bag or into a piping bag fitted with a star tip (which is then stored in a larger Ziplocbag) and then leave it in the fridge up to 24 hours ahead. Once I’m ready to assemble, I snip the edge off the corner of the bag and pipe it into the half eggs before serving.” —Irvin Lin, Recipe Developer Brussels Sprouts in a Blanket “Don’t skimp on the bacon. My family uses Wisconsin-madeNueske’s applewood-smoked baconbecause it has got a great fat-to-meat ratio and a delicious

From cheese straws to deviled eggs, baked brie to sausage balls, these easy, classic appetizers deserve a place on your holiday table.