8 Asian-Inspired Appetizers for New Year's Eve

Going to a New Year’s party or hosting your own? Here are 8 fancy-schmancy, but easy, Asian-inspired appetizers to help you and your guests ring in the New Year!

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Asian appetizers are great finger foods for any occasion. You and your party guests will be drooling over these recipes: Baked Brie in Puff Pastry, Mini Thai Crab Cakes, Gluten-Free Baked Coconut Shrimp, Wasabi Seared Tuna, and more! Click on the links to the recipes. Then, put on your bling bling outfit, break out the cocktails, crank the music, and get the party started!

So many choices! Pick one, or all of these easy Asian appetizer recipes to serve on New Year’s Eve!

Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Shrimp

Here’s the great thing about these Vietnamese Spring Rolls — you can fill them with just about anything! These are filled with shrimp, which is always a hit. Your dinner guests will be bragging on you for days!

Spicy Scallop Ceviche

This is a super easy and impressive appetizer! Succulent, Spicy Scallop Ceviche cook themselves in citrus juices. Serve them in a scallop shell for the full effect!

Gluten-Free Baked Coconut Shrimp

These super tasty, Gluten-Free Baked Coconut Shrimp will have you drooling for more! Golden brown and done in just 10 minutes, serve these with a sweet chili dipping sauce for the most perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer.

Mini Thai Crab Cakes

Want to impress your party guests? These crispy, golden Mini Thai Crab Cakes with Spicy Aioli are packed with flaky fresh lump crab meat, red Thai chili peppers, and Panko bread crumbs for texture, then dipped in a Sambal aioli for a bit of heat. It’s the perfect seafood appetizer!

Baked Korean Chicken Wings

These Baked Korean Chicken Wings are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser! And, man oh man, are these three Korean sauces good!

Wasabi Seared Tuna

This Seared Wasabi Seared Tuna is a blog favorite, and so easy to prepare! It's elegant and incredibly delicious, and will surely impress your party guests!

Sweet and Spicy BBQ Meatballs

These are the best Asian-inspired, Sweet and Spicy BBQ Meatballs you’ll ever put in your mouth!  They’re made with ground pork and ground turkey, herbs and seasonings, and brushed with a super simple glaze of classic flavors.

Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

Perfect for the holidays this Baked Brie in Puff Pastry is an impressive dish that's so hard to resist, especially for those cheese lovers out there, like me! The baked-in apple cider ginger jam is to die for!