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Party Food 101: List of Finger Foods for Parties

  • Cheese cubes or slices and various types of crackers
  • Cut up apples and caramel sauce to dip in
  • Vegetables such as carrots, raw broccoli and cauliflower, and celery along with a ranch dip
  • Chips and salsa or guacamole (Guacamole can either be store bought or home with numerous different recipes.)
    • Here is one simple recipe: Combine 1 medium ripe avocado (peeled and mashed), 1 tablespoon salsa, 1 clove garlic (peeled), and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Amounts can be varied due to taste preference and add lime or lemon after combining in order to keep it fresh.
    • Can also make a bean dip to go along with the chips that can combine beans, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
  • Mixture of shelled nuts such as walnuts, almonds, cashews, peanuts, etc. (Not sure whether this is good or not since many people are allergic to nuts.)
  • Fruit salad or just a platter with fruit that is easy to pick up.
  • Pineapple, strawberries, grapes, etc. can be picked up with toothpicks so that is an easy way for people to eat it.
  • Cookie platter, either store bought or homemade.
  • Small, bite size sandwiches. (Just make a regular size sandwich and then cut it into four pieces and put a toothpick through the middle so it will stay together for easy pick-up.)
    • Make a variety of types…turkey, ham, cheese, what ever is easiest.
  • Shrimp and cocktail dipping sauce
    • Cut up baguette and bruscetta to put on top.
  • Large stores such as Costco or Smart and Final have a huge variety of party foods that they keep in the frozen food section and they are all pretty easy to serve. The food is usually precooked and just needs to be heated up in the oven.
    • Mini quiche
    • Vegetable or egg rolls
    • Chicken skewers with peanut or teriyaki sauce
    • Mini pizza bites
    • Pigs in a blanket: These are little mini hotdogs that are rolled in a type of dough and again you just stick them in the oven and they are good to go
    • Mini quesadillas
    • Mozzarella cheese sticks with marinara sauce

PartySafe@Cal is a program of University Health Services in collaboration with other campus and community organizations.
The mission is to reduce harm associated with drinking in the campus area.
To volunteer or for more information call 510-642-7202 or email hp@uhs.berkeley.edu.