Keto Appetizers for Entertaining
Now that the holiday season is over that means events like Oscar parties and Superbowl! Time to come up with Keto Appetizers for entertaining!
Whether you call them tapas, finger foods, hor’s d’oeuvres or just plain Appies, these types of dishes are a staple of the holiday entertaining season, football parties and any social gathering of friends.
While at first I thought it might be a challenge to be on the Keto diet at parties, it is actually surprisingly easy to stay Keto compliant!
What are some of the best Keto Appetizers?
All those dishes that I used to avoid for being too high in fat? Well hello! On Keto, not only are these finger foods yummy and tasty, they are the perfect Keto appetizers for entertaining!
I’m talking Guacamole, full fat dips, cheese balls, walnuts smothered in blue cheese, jalapeno poppers, bacon wrapped scallops, do I need to go on!?
Not only are these delicious, they are the most easy to prepare! No trying to figure out low fat substitutions and fake versions of the real thing.
Just make real food. Simple.
Quick and simple low carb and keto appetizers for entertaining
Here are some simple and quick appetizers that you don’t even need a recipe for:
- Make guacamole and have veggies and/or Bacon puffs
for the keto and low carb people to dip
- Make jalapeno poppers with or without a wrapping of bacon. (I say with!)
- Take scallops and wrap with bacon and bake till done.
- Take walnut halves and put a teaspoon of blue cheese on each one
- Roll up salami slices with cream cheese and arrange on a platter with pickles and olives
- Make my Everything Bagel Seasoning Mix to mix with cream cheese for a delicious dip!
Try some of these delicious healthy keto meal starters to go with your mains. Many of these are also great to bring along for a potluck or a buffet table. Fast and zesty, this hot chicken buffalo dip disappears every time! No appetizer table is complete without a plate of wings! It doesn’t get any easier than these healthy cucumber appetizers with everything bagel seasoning. They are the ideal keto snack, and can be thrown together in a matter of moments. Looking for the easiest keto appetizer recipe? These zero-carb Keto Taco Cups are easy to make, unbelievably tasty, and so fun to eat! If you need a quick and easy appetizer stop right here. My Bacon Cheddar Mini Cheese Balls have only 3 ingredients but a ton of flavor. These cute mini cheese balls come together in just 5 minutes. This is the easiest Keto Appetizer – Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sliders are the perfect low carb appetizer to please any crowd! This wonderfully creamy, bright and savory cheese log is infused with fresh herbs and lemon zest then rolled in crunchy pecans for an utterly addictive spread that everyone will love. Serve this hot crab dip with veggies or keto crackers! This is the perfect keto appy I think! Leaving out the chips and crackers of course! These Bacon Pickle Fries make a perfect party appetizer, snack, or side dish to a meal. Easy to make and fun to eat! Ok, it's not technically an appetizer but what gathering of friends is complete without chili staying warm in the crock pot!? These tasty bacon wrapped asparagus will give you a fine dining feel without all the work. Healthy and delicious! These amazing savory onion chaffle sticks are so reminiscent of the famous steak house appetizer you will think you are there. Complete with the famous blooming onion dipping sauce! Serves 4 as an appy or serves 2 as lunch with a salad. Here are some other Keto and Low Carb Appetizers you will Love!
So, do I have your creative juices flowing? Is there really any reason to go off your Keto or low carb food plan with these sorts of foods to fall back on?
What about you? Do you have any keto appetizers for gatherings and parties?
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So many of these sound really good. I am a big app person, especially when I’m hosting get togethers!
Oh I like these, I may have to make these for Thanksgiving! I know the deviled eggs would be a hit
Great recipe. I agree with you not wanting to worry about weight during the holidays… its a losing battle!
Thanks for sharing those quick and easy appetizers.. I need them whenever we have some parties.
I love mushrooms! And eggs! I don’t know that I’d eat the top one while trying to lose weight (I’m 20 pounds down but I have a ways to go!), but the eggs would definitely make the cut! Yummy!
I already can’t believe it’s time for holiday cooking…
Haha! Speaking of holidays – better be careful what I eat now than think what I might eat on holidays – it helps to not gain too much weight, lol.
ya, I hear what you are saying. Its that time of year again, one party after another!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends. I don’t really have any appies that I do. Hubby usually does most of our Thanksgiving cooking at my house. :)
oh lucky you to have your own cook! :-)
YUMMM I love your appetizers.. soo many great ideas… sometimes I like to make many different appetizers and call that dinner… Thanks for sharing
Me too. We go to restaurants sometimes and just order a bunch of appies and share. A great way to try different things.
At times I think I could survive on appetizers alone. The hot peppers look great and so do the eggs. I don’t really follow a special diet, I just know what I love and try to eat in moderation. Thanks for the great information.
Your welcome! I love appetizers too and can call it a meal!
These look delicious. I love entertaining and am always looking for new healthy things to serve. I am sure my friends will thank you for giving me some new ideas. :)
Awesome, glad you like them!
All of your appetizers look and sound fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing my Crab and Artichoke dip!!
Your welcome! I get a lot of good ideas from your blog. I just Keto-ize them!
Oh so many delicious foods! The jalapeno poppers with the bacon wrap is my absolute favorite!
Ya, I could eat those as a meal. Wait, I did! :-)
I didn’t know that Canada celebrated Thanksgiving too. These look like some delicious appetizers for any family gathering. Deviled eggs are one of my personal favorites and I remember my godmother making them for all family events when I was growing up.
Oh yes Canadians love family gatherings too! Our Thanksgiving is just a whole month earlier!
Okay, now I am hungry! I love full fat anything and all of those sounded delicious.
I am quite happy with most any appetizer one should choose to serve! I love them because you can taste lots of different things but they’re small so you don’t have to feel badly. I’ll bet my boyfriend would really love those jalapeno deviled eggs!
I always thought devilled eggs were just ok, then tried with jalapeno. Hello! Now they are awesome!
I absolutely LOVE bacon wrapped jalapenos!!! I will have to try your recipe and the other ones of course too. They look amazing!
Ya, there’s not even really a recipe! Just stuff the jalapenos with cream cheese, put a little cheddar on top, wrap in bacon. Bake for 20 min then broil a bit. Enjoy!
I followed your board and will be looking more into the Keto diet. I’m such a believer in healthy fats!!
Thanks for following the board! I will be posting more recipes and ideas as time goes on. Congrats on your weight loss as well!
I love those fingers foods – they all look delish… My favorite holiday dish is my mother’s corn bread.
Oh no corn bread for me this year! :-( But enjoy!
I had never heard of this diet before. I will have to check out out by reading more on your blog.
Yes, please do! Any questions let me know!
these sound great i love the sound of the creamy cheesy stuffed mushrooms i love deep fried garlic mushrooms naughty but nice lol
I’ll be posting the recipe for those cheesy mushrooms over the next few days.
Happy Thanksgiving to you!! We have another month or so before we celebrate our Thanksgiving. My Hubs would love your jalepeno peppers. I have quite a few left in my garden too.
Oh you are lucky! I should try to grow my own next season, I have become seriously addicted to jalapenos!
Those do sound like really good appetizers – I especially like stuffed mushrooms and will probably try the variations above. I also love to stuff mushrooms with crab meat–Yummy Yummy!! Will I worry about weight gain this holiday season-probably not -but I still will have to worry about sugar intake.
ohhh, mushrooms with crab meat. I like it!