The holidays are quickly sneaking upon us, and if you’re like me, you’re just starting to prepare for holiday entertaining on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. This year I’m serving a variety of little appetizers, along with honey baked ham sandwiches (on mini Hawaiian rolls!), instead of the traditional ham or turkey with all the fixins’. Am I taking the easy way out? Yes! But I’ve noticed that my family enjoys more “little bites”– like cheese & crackers, dips and puff pastries– and by the time we are done snacking, much of our big holiday meal is packed away as leftovers…which we never eat!
Sam’s Club has always been my go-to for holiday entertaining and if there is one thing I’m guaranteed to find, it’s elegant (and affordable!) appetizers that can be made in a snap!
Here’s just a few of the offerings that I found at my local Sam’s Club:
I left with 30 Mini Crab Cakes ($9.98), a 45-piece Gourmet Appetizer Collection ($12.98), a Double Sharp Cheddar Cheese Log ($5.98) and a Castle Wood Honey Sliced Ham ($17). I’m pretty sure I will be back this week for the Bacon Wrapped Scallops (12.98) and a Cheesecake Factory Red Velvet Cheesecake (16.98)!
Even though Christmas is not for another 5 days, I HAD to do a little pre-holiday taste test ๐
I love that Sam’s Club appetizers are made of high quality ingredients, yet they are simple to make– just a few minutes in the oven and you have gourmet hors d’oeuvres!รย They are also individually wrapped so you can pick and choose which ones you want to prepare.
I decided to try one of each!
20 minutes later I had a plate of small bites that I just couldn’t resist…
Shown on plate: 5 Mini Crab Cakes, 2 Four Cheese & Roasted Garlic Palmiers, 2 Raspberry &รย Brie Phyllo Roses, 2 Chicken & Feta Phyllo Cups, and 2 Three Cheese & Sweet Red Pepper Puff Pastries.
And neither could my family. They were gone in no time.
We enjoyed every little bite and I think we are all looking forward to more on Christmas day– Luckily, I have another trip to Sam’s Club planned this week!
Sam’s Club will make holiday entertaining a breeze for me this year. I love that, for once, I can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with the ones I love!
Are you preparing any apps in a snap this holiday? I would love to know what you are serving your guests ๐
I was provided with a Samรขโฌโขs Club gift card to purchase items for “Apps in a Snapรขโฌย. All opinions are my own.
