The 74 Best New Year’s Eve Appetizers to Nosh on the Couch

The festivities might be looking a little different this year (read: waaay tamer), but that doesn’t mean the New Year’s Eve appetizers have to be. After all the holiday shopping, long-distance Zooming, and cookie-making, we’re going to be skipping the laborious dinner spreads in favor of couch-friendly grazing boards—topped with all the bits and bobs that’ll pair nicely with a couple glasses of bubbly. We’re talking about the snappy marinated cucumbers that are so puckery-good you’ll forget they’re just, well, cucumbers. The sweet and spicy peanuts that your great-uncle Jeff would describe as, “dangerous.” And the flaky, buttery cheese twists that are ideal for double-dipping in muhammara, spinachy-yogurt, or nutty nam prik. Here are all our best New Year’s Eve appetizers, which are where the real fireworks are going down this year.