As we head into the warmer months, entertaining starts to heat up and we always love to find quick and easy entertaining ideas that are great party hacks and look a million dollars.

Cocktail and Finger Food party ideas are a quick solution. Modifying the dishes and the way the food is presented can add a whole new spin on the old classics. Here are a couple of quick and easy food ideas to make your finger food party a smash hit.

Using an array of mini dishes allows your guests to have a wide choice of food without you having to make large batches of food. Presenting food in smaller dishes can make some of the old classics look more appetizing and easier to handle. And with the recent Covid-19 pandemic, the less sharing of utensils the better. Place the mini dishes in rows on your buffet table or on cake stands to give it a professionally catered look.

Savoury Dishes

Using our simple flat clear dishes you can arrange sushi and other assorted savouries like cheese stacks into different shapes to give simple foods a classy look. Our Mini Triangular Dishes are perfect for bite size pieces of pork belly or cheese and olives. Anything that is a little bit saucy is perfect for a mini dish as it will hold the juice and not seep through a napkin.

Another great idea is to tart up simple cheese and tomatoes appetisers by using our Oval Mini Dishes - mix some bocconcini balls with marinated cherry tomatoes and some basil for garnish and you will have an explosion of colour on your platter. Keeping with the Italian theme, serve your favourite pasta in one of our Mini Glasses With Tray - holds 20 cone shaped mini dishes.

Sweets

Any dessert can be served in a mini dish – we have so many shapes and sizes to choose from. Think about what you are serving before you choose your shape.

No bake cheese cakes look great in our mini triangle wave dessert cups - with a big enough base to put a crumbling biscuit base and a nice wide opening to make it easy to eat the filling. Mini trifles look terrific in our Mini Square Dessert Cups.  And don’t forget your mini spoons – it’s hard for guests to eat these delicious desserts with their fingers.

Mini milkshakes look fabulous in our Mini Round Slanted Tumblers. Roll the top edge in chocolate flavouring and then sprinkle with hundreds and thousands, Fill the tumblers with your favourite flavoured milk and top with mini marshmallows. These are by far our most popular shaped mini dish.

Our large mini square dessert cups are perfect for mousses. Decorate with your favourite sprinkles to add some colour.

Try this easy white chocolate mouse and raspberry jelly dessert we have have recently made. It's extremely easy to make and perfect for beginners. Makes 12 mini dishes.

Ingredients

1 x pack of Raspberry aeroplane jelly

1 x Cup of whipping cream

1 x Cup of chopped white chocolate

250g of Philadelphia cream cheese

2 x Tablespoons of icing sugar

1 x Teaspoon of vanilla essence

1 x punnet of raspberries to garnish

Method

Prepare the jelly as per the packet instructions and pour evenly into our Tall Square Mini Dishes Pack of 12

Allow the jelly to set in the fridge for approximately 4 hours - the next day is even better.

Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks and set aside.

Melt the white chocolate in the microwave on 30 second intervals and mixing in between until the chocolate is completely melted.

Place the cream cheese and vanilla essence into a large mixing bowl and whip until the ingredients are mixed. Pour the melted chocolate into this bowl and mix and then fold the whipped cream in gently.

Pour the mousse into the mini dishes on top of the jelly and either serve immediately or place in the fridge to get a more solid consistency. Garnish with a fresh raspberry.

Whatever the style of your next cocktail party use mini dishes to serve your treats and nibbles and your guests will love it.

Mix up your coloured jelly to suit any event you may have - Blue for a Frozen themed party or Pink for a Princess themed party. The chocolate mousse is so delicious you will want it with everything.