Great selection of Amuse Bouche Ideas! There is something for everyone.
Discover useful bite-sized hors d'Oeuvres, veg and non-veg recipes and tiny party food appetizers.
Get inspired by these cute and delicious little bites.
Don't know what amuse bouche are?
Read further below and learn how to use these amazing little bites to entertain your guests.
Back in Europe, my mum would always prepare delicious new New Year’s Eve appetizers, she had a great repertoire of amuse bouche ideas.
She would usually make canapé with caviar or salmon and my dad would take out the apéritif and the champagne or Prosecco.
The little lucky charms such as marzipan pigs, chocolate coins, horseshoes, lucky clover, and red mushrooms would have to wait until after midnight.
Then we would exchange wishes, enjoy the goodies and take in the rest of the night, always with various party foods somewhere nearby!
Since I can remember, my grandparents would honor us with their presence and we would celebrate the Silvester night together.
We would wander out into the icy snow-covered garden with our cold drinks at midnight.
While looking at the few fireworks in the sky munching on delicious amuse bouche.
We would play a round of Scrabble and enjoy another load of quick and delicious bite-sized appetizers until we would finally go to bed exhausted but happy.
So, what are amuse bouche?
Amuse Bouche is French and means, directly translated, to entertain the mouth.
With that, they mean to entertain the senses with a small bite-sized appetizer.
There is another similar word which means the same thing, Amouse gueule (which however sounds a bit rude as with gueule we mean an animals mouth), but you do better to stick to use the word amuse bouche.
Amuse bouche are tiny party foods that are meant to entertain the crowd before the main meal on a special occasion.
So you can also call them Hors d’Oeuvres as well.
Amuse bouche ideas that are the most popular, are very flavorful or eye-catching and super creative at the same time.
You should be able to hold the food bites with one hand, hence tiny mini food appetizers.
They can be canapés (bread or crackers topped with savory food), balls/croquettes, skewers, deviled eggs, savory cookies, food wrapped in bacon, etc.
Amuse bouche ideas can be endless, as you will see further below.
In fact, you will be surprised what can be turned into a savory Hors d’Oeuvres!
Nowadays an amuse bouche should not only taste good but amaze the crowd.
The beautiful food decoration and thoughtfulness of the amuse bouche towards a special theme or occasion is important.
That is why I thought it would be nice to share a collection of little amuse bouche ideas.
My food bloggers shared their ideas with me and I handpicked the best amongst them.
These Amuse bouche ideas can be prepared for any occasion, all year round.
Note: The post, Amuse Bouche Ideas, was first published on 29th December 2013 and has been updated ever since.
Amuse Bouche Ideas - Bite Sized Hors d’Oeuvres Recipes below:
Smoked Salmon Appetizer
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Quick Salami Party Appetizer
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Cranberry cheddar sausage bites
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Salmon Mousse
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Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies
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Stuffed Pizza Rolls
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Buffalo Hummus Stuffed Sweet Pepper Poppers
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Beef Liver Pâté on Crostini
![Beef Liver Pâté Recipe - How to make Easy Liver Pâté [Quick Appetizer] hors d'oeuvrespate version, prepared quickly and easily from scratch. For little breads such as on abaguette piece or on crispy Bruschetta. serve with an olive on top, capsicum, green pickles www.MalaHerb.com #pate #liver #appetizer #masalaherb](https://www.masalaherb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Beef-Liver-P%C3%A2t%C3%A9-Recipe-How-to-make-Easy-Liver-P%C3%A2t%C3%A9-Quick-Appetizer-3.jpg)
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Everything Bagel Cheese Ball Bites
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Antipasto and Cheddar-Pickle Skewers
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Easy Cheese Puffs (Gougères)
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Apricot Canapés with Goat Cheese, Almonds and Rosemary
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Olive Penguins
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Asian Meatballs
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Vegetarian Sausage Rolls
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Two-Bite Cheeseball Appetizers
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Jalapeno Deviled Eggs
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Mini Pizza Bites
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Caribbean Shrimp Stuffed Waffles & Mango Cilantro Dip
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Smoked Salmon Canapes
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Spinach and Artichoke Puff Pastry Swirls
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Raspberry Canapés with Basil and Balsamic Vinegar
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Lavash Crackers With Nigella Seeds
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Cream Cheese Bacon Puff Pastry
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Crostini with Ricotta, Fresh Cherries and Pistachios
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Rissoles
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Flank Steak Crostini with Horseradish Aioli
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Bloody Mary Shooters with Shrimp
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Spicy Avocado Crostini Bites
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Prosciutto-Wrapped Caprese Salad
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Salmon Lox Spread
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Easy Marinated Olives
Dear Reader, Which one of the Amuse Bouche ideas are you planning to make?
Please feel free to share your thoughts and ideas with us in the comment section further below!
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I often go to your site to read a new recipe, thanks for teaching me how to cook delicious and healthy food.
Hi Anne, Thank you for your comment. I'm so glad to read that you find my recipes useful. You made my day! <3
Helene, these recipes look great! It’s awesome to see so many delicious recipes in one place.
Nice collection of dishes. Would definitely try some of the recipes in my next hosting.
I always joke that "appetizers" are my favorite food - I love lots of different bite sized things. I would love any of these ideas from your list!!
What a great resource, thanks for sharing this. I like the French word for appetizers, sounds fancy:)
They all look so appetizing. I really like how colorful the red horseradish deviled eggs are.
All of these look amazing!! I also love to sit around and play games and snack on yummy appetizers as snacks!!! Gosh - I dont know which one looks the best!!! I like them all!
Oh wow. Such an amazing collection of Amuse Bouche!! Haven't hear many people use that word anymore around here. Love these ideas. Saving for later.
Amuse Bouche looks so delicious…
What a great roundup! I want to entertain my mouth with all of these delectable dishes!! Yummy! The only hard thing is to figure out what to start cooking!?
I am going to have to try these for my next tapas party! We often just have appetizers for dinner. Small bites and lots of them! This is a lovely collection!
These are perfect for any party during the year. From backyard BBQ to all the holiday venues....and on the weekends just because.
I needed ideas for New Years Eve and I'm so glad I found this post! I can't wait to make a few this year!
What a great compilation of appies! These look perfect for our New Years Party!
The Hungarians call new years eve Sylvester too! These small bites are beautiful, we are having some friends over and I plan to make a series of tapas for the evening.
These appetizers look so yummy! Great ideas! They would be perfect for a family gathering or New Year's Eve party!
I don't always have the patience to make amuse bouche, but they are adorable! I love eating them!! I'll have to work on my patience and make some for my next party 🙂
Your family's New Year's Eve celebration sounds perfect and peaceful, Helene. What a great way to welcome the new year! Thanks for sharing this wonderful round up of beautiful appetizers. Happy New Year to you!
Brilliant round up Helene, I shall bookmark this for a later date.
Happy new year (albeit a busy one!)
Janie x
Great ideas for starters. That antipasto looks so festive.
Happy New Years my dear!!! Goa would've been so beautiful on New Years, my cousins were there this year. Enjoy!!
Delicious round-up, Helene! Thanks for sharing...Happy New Year!!!
Wonderful and tasty ideas. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.... and making me hungry. 🙂 Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and wonderful New Year 2014!! Thank you for your friendship. 🙂
Happy New Year Helene!
Great collection of appetizers! That's what we always have on New Year's Eve - a nice collection of appetizers. And champagne. 😉 Fun post - thanks. And Bonne année et Bonne santé!
A very delicious and tempting roundup, Helene.
Happy New Year to you and your family!
Angie
Hi Helene, thanks for including our Prosciutto-Wrapped Caprese in this mouth watering collection. Happy New Year to you and yours!
Oh Helene, I've been thinking of you and that Goan music festival right outside your compound. Thankfully it won't be long before they've all gone home and life will return to normal. Fingers crossed that there's little environmental damage from all those people.
Your appetizers all look so good - even mine - thank you!
Happy New Year, my friend.
Thanks for including mine! These look so tasty I may stay in this year.
Great roundup of delicious recipes! Shared.
Lovely ideas! Everything looks delicious.
Have a great New Year's Eve!
Cheers,
Rosa