These festive season holiday buffet menu ideas roundup features a few of the appetiser recipes, main course, easy cake recipes and delicious cookie recipes beloved by my family and friends over the festive season holidays.
These buffet menu recipes are suitable for Christmas, New Year, Eid, Easter or year end parties and many can be made ahead and completed on the day.
Holiday Buffet Menu ideas for the Festive Season
This video below is from the year end party I held for my staff two years ago, and included many of the items mentioned below.
Best holiday appetizers
Italian cured Meat and Cheese Platter (Antipasto board)
An Italian cured Meat and Cheese platter or Antipasto board is a quick first course or meal and includes cured meats, cheese, nuts, vegetables and bread.
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Caramelised onion, fig and brie tart appetizer
A sweet and savory tart with the subtle warmth of caramelised onions, the fragrance of figs, orange and sage and the crunch of walnuts.
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Main course buffet menu ideas
Cape Malay Pepper Steak Pie
This home made Cape Malay Pepper Steak Pie is flavorful tender steak cubes in a rich onion and mushroom gravy between layers of buttery flaky pastry.
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Celebration cakes
Decadent Chocolate Cake with ganache frosting
This delicious decadent chocolate cake with ganache has a light, yet moist sponge and beautifully smooth and shiny chocolate ganache topping.
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Spiced Boiled fruit cake
This old fashioned alcohol free spiced boiled fruit cake is a moist, dark rich fruit cake recipe that is delicious for afternoon tea or served with custard for dessert.
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Carrot and beetroot cake
Lightly spiced, moist and flavorful tender cake packed with carrots, beetroot and pecans and topped with a decadent cream cheese frosting.
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Best holiday cookies
Crispy Oat and Coconut Crunchie recipe
These Crispy Oat and Coconut Crunchies with golden syrup are the most delicious golden treat.
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Cranberry, Macadamia and White chocolate cookies
These festive Cranberry, Macadamia and White chocolate cookies are packed with nuts, fruits and chocolate.
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Pecan Snowball cookies
Melt in the mouth crumbly shortbread pecan snowball cookies rolled in confectioner's sugar.
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Easy cold holiday desserts
Peppermint Crisp Caramel Mousse
Peppermint Crisp Caramel Mousse is a decadent dessert with layers of chocolate coconut flavored cookies, caramel cream, banana and mint chocolate.
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Whipped Yogurt Mousse with jelly and evaporated milk
This refreshing and light but luxurious whipped yogurt mousse is studded with fresh fruits and elevated by the addition of whipped evaporated milk and fresh cream.
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Easy warm holiday desserts
Cape Malay Potato pudding recipe
Potatoes get a new lease on life in this Cape Malay Potato Pudding recipe with hints of almond extract, cardamom and cinnamon and is delicious with stewed dried peaches or without.
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Brioche bread and butter pudding
Traditional bread and butter pudding using brioche, and flavored with cinnamon and cardamom for flavor.
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10 Comments
jk
December 5, 2019 at 4:31 pmEverything here looks so good. I always need lots of inspiration to prepare my holiday menus. Looks like I’ve found the right place.
Nicole Escat
December 4, 2019 at 2:46 pmCaramelized onion sounds really great, thanks! Your blog is so nice, I find so many food ideas here.
Miljana
December 4, 2019 at 2:42 pmAmazing recipes! Looking delicious, but also good for the eyes! 🙂 So helpful!
Erik the Hungry Traveller
December 4, 2019 at 2:00 pmOh my gosh you provided a lot of food options I could die of food comma! Im very interested to make the pepper steak pie and the desserts all look divine!
Melanie Walsh
December 3, 2019 at 10:50 pmThe holidays are all about what I’m eating! These recipes all look like they’ll be delightful additions to our celebrations. Dessert is my favorite, so I’m so glad there are lots of options.
Laura
December 3, 2019 at 7:20 pmThese recipes look amazing and just what I need. Thank you x
Laura
Kiwi
December 3, 2019 at 1:53 pmFeasting for the holidays. I love a good buffet and looks like a lot of options.
Sundeep
December 3, 2019 at 11:16 amThanks for sharing so many options. This festive season I am going to try few new dishes and trust me I never tried Caramelised onion, fig and brie tart appetizer I am going to try this for sure. Recipe looks easy and doable
Rosey
December 3, 2019 at 7:44 amThat steak pie recipe would make my grown kids happy. There are good choices here.
Cityrocka Perry
December 2, 2019 at 10:25 pmThank you! Your blog post feels like a gift. All of these wonderful recipes are going to be put to good use for sure and everything looks so super yummy indeed 🙂