Grown-up party food ideas

Saganaki cheese with figs, honey and thyme

Saganaki means any dish prepared in a small frying pan – especially a fried cheese appetiser. With a sweet side of figs and honey, it's decadent and delightful.

Mini ham quiches

It might be old fashioned but a good quiche is gob-smackingly good. These ham and cheese mini makes are perfect for cocktail parties and after-school snacking.

Beef and zucchini skewers

This 5-ingredient beef recipe takes sausages from boring to barbecued beauties! Served with pita bread and tzatziki, sausages are grilled with zucchini & mint.

Espresso martini Tim Tam brownie

Impress everyone with this decadent, dessert-style brownie with Espresso Martini Tim Tams, coffee and chocolate ganache. This is one scrumptious cocktail hour.

Sweet potato and cashew dip

Enjoy this sweet potato recipe as a homemade party dip. Or, whip it up and divide it into containers to take to work as a healthy arvo snack with carrot sticks.

Bocconcini, mint and tomato canapes

These Italian-style canapes are deliciously easy. Follow our step-by-step video and serve these cheese, tomato and mint skewers at your next party celebration.

Beetroot relish canapés

These colourful canapés are the perfect party starter – mini crisp breads are topped with cream cheese, chives, dill and balsamic beetroot. Bite-sized beauties!

Vegetable crudité shots with two dips

Ideal for big parties or when entertaining, these little veggie shots are full of delicious dips and are an easy, pick-up-and-go cocktail party snack!

Minted strawberry punch

With vodka and vermouth rosso, this cocktail blends with lemonade, fresh strawberries and mint leaves to produce a beautifully refreshing summertime sipper.

Grilled zucchinis & artichokes with marinated mozzarella

Smoky yet sweet, charred Mediterranean vegetables are the finest pre-feast snacks. Served with a beautiful baguette or crackers, it's a real party pleaser.

Irish cream chocolate truffles

The portion-sized chocolates are festive and fun! They are great to serve up at Christmas-time celebrations with friends, as well as make lovely edible gifts.

Strawberry champagne cupcakes

Strawberry and champagne cupcakes? We'll take two. Forget the hundreds and thousands, these are the grownups' party favours you'll be stuffing your face with.

Satay pork skewers

Why not get creative with all that leftover peanut butter in the pantry and make delicious satay pork skewers?

Stuffed & grilled vegetable bites

These delicious vegetarian tapas bites are filled with creamy ricotta, sundried tomatoes and basil - a perfect dinner party nibble.

Smoked paprika prawn skewers

Healthy and packed with summer flavours, these paprika-spiked prawn skewers are based on pintxos - the Basque version of tapas.

Grown-up banoffee pie

Classic British dessert banoffee pie gets an adults-only makeover thanks to a rich rum-spiked chocolate layer. Sorry kids, this one is just for the grown-ups!

Chocolate-filled doughnuts with Baileys glaze

These baked chocolate-filled donuts with Baileys glaze are deliciously indulgent. Enjoy them as an afternoon treat with a cup of tea, or serve as a pudding.