37 Easy No Bake Thanksgiving Appetizers You Can Make Ahead

This Thanksgiving charcuterie board is a display of meats, cheeses, nuts, crackers, fall fruit and seasonal treats. A super easy yet impressive appetizer that is sure to be a hit at your Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving gathering.

Serve this pumpkin-shaped Everything Bagel Cheese Ball appetizer and watch everyone go crazy and ask for the recipe. Best of all, it’s easy to make ahead in 15 minutes, chill, and have ready for your gathering.

Dress up antipasto into an eye-catching, festive wreath! Mix and match different types of meat on each skewer, pairing it with mozzarella pearls, basil, cherry tomatoes, olives, and artichoke hearts. There are endless options to choose from!

With just a few elevated ingredients, you can put together this restaurant-quality appetizer. The combination of sweet and savory flavors is delicious.

Fresh Cranberry Salsa is an easy holiday appetizer that is a little sweet, and a little spicy. It’s easy and perfect for serving at holiday parties all season long, with crisp tortilla chips or crackers!

Homemade Pimento Cheese and Bacon Crostini combine rich and tangy pimento cheese spread with crusty slices of baguettes for a delicious party appetizer.

When you can’t decide what kind of crostini to make, create a Crostini Bar instead! I don’t know what I love more - the variety of options, or how beautiful it looks.

Mini cheese balls are a bite-sized version of the classic party appetizer - cheese balls! The cheese balls are served in individual portions rolled in nuts and bacon and topped with salty pretzel sticks!

Deviled Eggs with Bacon and Chives are a fun, elevated twist on the classic recipe. And I don’t know about you, but deviled eggs are one of my absolute favorite appetizers!

Crockpot Cranberry BBQ Meatballs are the easiest holiday appetizer you will ever make! Simply dump everything into the crock pot and peace out while it cooks, then watch your guests gobble them up.

This delicious Pumpkin Hummus has just 5 ingredients and is ready in 5 minutes flat! Filled with the comforting, savory flavors of pumpkin and sage, it’s an ideal and easy Thanksgiving appetizer or holiday hors d’oeuvre. It can even be made ahead!

Turn the flavors of jalapeno poppers into Jalapeno Popper Cheese Ball! They’re mini cheese ball bites with bacon that taste delicious on top of crackers or baguette slices.

With only 4 ingredients and 5 minutes of hands-on time, Chicken Apple Sausage Appetizers make the best party snack! Start with Aidells chicken apple sausages , cover in a ridiculously delicious maple mustard glaze, then warm in the slow cooker. Serve with toothpicks for an easy finger food.

Fun and festive cranberry jalapeño dip is sweet, spicy and oh-so flavorful! It is super easy to make and only takes 5 minutes from start to finish, and will look really pretty on your table.

Cranberry Pecan Goat Cheese Rolls are made with four ingredients in just 15 minutes. Sweet, tangy, crunchy sliceable rolls that are a pretty party appetizer for easy holiday entertaining.

This quick 5 minute Olive Salad is packed with flavor and very easy to make. Serve it on top of whipped feta dip with pita chips, alongside a charcuterie board or cheese platter, or on its own.

Made popular from the viral TikTok trend, a butter board is a fun new way to serve up flavored butter for snacking. Kind of like a butter charcuterie board, butter is served up with other flavorful ingredients for dunking and dipping. This recipe comes together in just minutes and makes it a perfect fast and easy appetizer for Thanksgiving.

Salami Rollups with cream cheese and fresh herbs are easy to make and fun to serve! Make them into a cornucopia shape for a fun Thanksgiving finger food idea, or add them to your next meat and cheese tray.

Creamy, easy to make Paprika Dip only requires 5 ingredients! It's packed with vibrant flavors from feta cheese, roasted red peppers, lemon juice, olive oil, and paprika. Serve with pita bread or chips, or your favorite flavored crackers.

This Bacon Cheddar Cheese Ball is just as delicious as it sounds. Basically a giant ball of cream cheese and cheddar rolled around in bacon, it’s always a crowd-pleasing snack when served with a variety of crackers. You can't go wrong!

Toasted Ravioli are a wildly addicting Olive Garden copycat recipe. Cheese ravioli get breaded then fried (or air fried) until golden brown and crispy. These taste so much better than the restaurant version and are surprisingly super simple to make!

Cranberry Hummus Bites combine sweet and savory in one super easy, festive bite. With just a few simple ingredients, you can whip these up in minutes.

Cheese balls make the perfect holiday appetizer and can be conveniently made into individual, bite size portions. Here are three different, festive versions, including cranberry pistachio cheese balls, bacon chive, and flavor-packed Italian cheese balls.

This easy Burrata Appetizer recipe has fresh burrata cheese drizzled with balsamic reduction and surrounded by pears, prosciutto, dates, jam, toasts, and nuts. It only takes minutes to put together and it’s a total crowd pleaser.

This 3-Ingredient Cheese Ball Recipe is a classic, easy appetizer made with cream cheese, ranch dressing mix, and chopped walnuts. It takes just 5 minutes to make and is perfect for serving at Thanksgiving alongside crackers, apples, veggies, or bread slices.

White Bean Hummus is packed with festive holiday flavors! Loaded with dried cranberries, infused with garlic and rosemary olive oil, and topped with crunchy chopped pecans. The unique addition of orange juice offers a burst of tart citrus flavor that brings it all together.

If you need an easy appetizer for the holidays, this Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip will do the trick! Just three ingredients including cream cheese, cranberry sauce and sugar, it can also double as a dessert.

Bloody Mary deviled eggs take the concept of traditional eggs and add in rich ingredients like slaw dressing, pickle juice, tomato paste, paprika, and more, to make a unique gourmet deviled eggs with a Bloody Mary feel.

Who says veggie trays have to be boring? Kids (and all your guests) will have fun snacking on this adorable Turkey Veggie Tray.

With creamy whipped goat cheese topped with roasted squash, crispy shallots, toasty walnuts and pumpkin seeds, this whipped goat cheese and squash dip is sure to impress. Serve it with baguette slices, pita chips, or your favorite crackers.

These adorable Turkey Deviled Eggs are sure to be a hit! You can even have the kids help assemble them for a fun project.

This super quick light and creamy Everything Bagel Goat Cheese Dip is such an easy and fun appetizer. Make your own everything bagel seasoning (or buy a bottle at the store) and top the dip with capers, dill, and shaved carrot "lox" to make it a showpiece!

The quintessential Italian version of a cheese board, this Antipasto Platter is the ultimate ‘no cook’ appetizer. It looks stunning, and is completely customizable for your favorite ingredients.

Whipped Feta Dip with Hot Honey is the perfect combination of savory and sweet. It combines tangy feta cheese with spicy sweet honey for an irresistible flavor explosion.

Perfect for picky eaters, this kid-friendly Turkey Charcuterie Board is easy to make, tasty, and uses inexpensive and easy to find ingredients.

Crispy on the outside and moist on the inside, Zucchini Fritters are a delicious vegetarian and inexpensive appetizer or side dish.

The hottest thing since charcuterie boards, Butter Boards are the new viral TikTok trend flooding the internet. In this version, softened butter is whipped together with sweet honey and warming cinnamon to make a fun and delicious cinnamon honey butter board.