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This appy’s are so simple – and we really, really mean it. Think refrigerated dough cut into squares and then tucked into a mini muffin tin. Add a slice of Brie and a spoonful of mango chutney, pop into the oven, garnish with mint and done. Didn’t believe us when we said it was easy? We’d never lie to you! Now, let’s get cooking.

What You’ll Need:

• Refrigerated Premade Dough
• Brie
• Mango chutney
• Mint leaves
• Mini muffin tin
• Cooking spray

Brie Bites with Mango Chutney

Firstly, preheat oven to 350°. Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray and then spread the dough onto a counter or cutting board (you may need to sprinkle some flour to prevent sticking) and then roll out the dough. Cut the dough into 24 squares.

Place dough squares into the muffin tin slots.

Cut the Brie into small slices and then place inside of the dough squares.

Top each square with a spoonful of mango chutney.

Bake for 10-15 minutes.

We recommend topping each Brie Bite with a mint leaf. Unfortunately, due to supply shortages in the times of COVID, we did not have any mint available to add to our tutorial!

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Brie Bites with Mango Chutney

These Brie Bites made of fluffy pieces of golden pastry, topped with mango chutney, and a mint leaf make for a tasty appetizer that are a guaranteed crowd pleaser. They are the perfect passed appetizer for New Year's parties – elegant, tasty and easy to make!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword appetizer, brie, mango, minty, new years

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 24 bites

Calories 93kcal

Cost $25

Equipment

• Cooking spray
• Mini muffin tin

Ingredients

• 1 tube Refrigerated Pastry Dough Crescent dough, pizza dough or pie dough will all work for this recipe
• 1 wheel Brie
• 1 cup Mango chutney
• 24 Mint leaves

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray
• Spread the dough onto a counter (you may need to sprinkle some flour to prevent sticking) and roll out the dough
• Cut dough into 24 squares
• Place dough squares into the muffin tin slots
• Cut the Brie into small slices and place inside of the dough squares
• Top each square with a spoonful of mango chutney
• Bake for 10-15 minutes
• Top each bite with a mint leaf and serve warm

We hope you loved these Brie Bites. If you’re looking for more New Year’s party ideas check out our Pink Whitney Champagne Cocktail, Confetti Backdrop and then our New Year’s Countdown Clock.

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Remember to give these out as your family and friends arrive or before the ball drops! They add fun and excitement when the clock strikes 12!

What You’ll Need to Make Your Own Sparkler Cards:

• Printer
• Free Sparkler Cards template
• Card stock
• Scissors or craft knife and ruler
• Sparklers

To start, print the Sparkler Cards PDF Template onto cardstock paper

Use either a ruler and craft knife or scissors to cut out each sparkler card,

and then cut two small slits into the cards – one on the top and one on the bottom.

Slip two sparklers into the slits and get ready to celebrate!

We hope you have an amazing New Year’s Eve and love these sparkling favors as much as we do! If you’re looking for more ways to ring in the New Year check some of our other celebratory posts – Champagne Cocktail with Pink Whitney, Shooting Stars Kids Crafts, and our Easy Confetti Backdrop.

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Some years, we don’t decide our New Years plans until the last minute – this year will be a bit different. Some of us will be gathering for the first time since hunkering down in isolation at home. And here’s a great way to make the night festive on New Year’s: create your own Countdown Clock, a fabulous photo backdrop, make some delicious appy’s and mix some drinks! Let’s get mixing!

What You’ll Need:

• Pink Whitney Vodka
• Champagne
• Raspberries
• Champagne flutes

Pink Whitney Champagne Cocktail

Firstly, pour one shot of Pink Whitney Vodka into a champagne flute.

And then top off the glass with some chilled champagne.

Add raspberries to your hearts content!

All done, enjoy!

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Pink Whitney Champagne Cocktail

Are you ready to toast 2020 goodbye and conquer the new year? We know we are, and what's better than doing it with a beautiful Pink Whitney Champagne Cocktail in your hand?

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword champagne, cocktail, Drink, raspberry, vodka

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 2 cocktails

Calories 255kcal

Cost $40

Equipment

• Champagne flutes

Ingredients

• 1 shot Pink Whitney Vodka
• 3-4 oz Champagne Chilled
• Handful Raspberries

Instructions

• Pour the Pink Whitney and chilled Champagne into a flute
• Garnish with raspberries
• Enjoy!

We hope you loved this Champagne Cocktail as much as we do! If you’re looking for more New Year recipes, crafts and DIYs, certainly check out our other New Year ideas:

• Sparkler Cards with FREE Printable
• Shooting Star Kids Craft
• Ultimate List of New Year’s Eve Recipes
• Brie Bites with Mango Chutney
• Champagne Celebration Cake

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It being the end of 2020, you’ll probably be celebrating at home this year with limited or even no guests, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something special to say goodbye this dumpster fire of a year! And since welcoming 2021 should be as easy as possible, we made this cake with boxed cake mix – don’t worry though – no one will ever guess.

What You’ll Need:

• Box of vanilla cake mix
• Eggs
• Champagne
• Powdered sugar
• Vegetable shortening
• More champagne
• An electric mixer
• Two 6 or 8 inch baking pans

New Year’s Celebration Champagne Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 and then grease the two cake pans. We used two 6 inch pans for our cake – two 8 inch pans will work well here as well.

Place cake mix, eggs and then champagne into a mixing bowl and mix for 1-2 minutes until combined.

Bake for 20-30 minutes (follow the recommended timings on the cake box for the size of pan you are using).

Beat together the sugar and shortening until combined and smooth.

Add the champagne, a bit at a time, until the proper consistency is reached (thin for icing the cake and medium for piping the decorations).

Use a long knife to cut the tops off of the baked cakes.

Add a layer of icing on top of one cake and then place the second cake on top of the icing.

Ice the cake by covering the entire cake in a thin layer of icing (the crumb layer), and then follow this with a second layer of icing until smooth.

Decorate the cake with varying sizes of rosettes and stars, glitter sprinkles, and silver balls.

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New Years Celebration Champagne Cake

Champagne cake is a great dessert for any celebration – but its especially good for New Years Eve. There is just something about champagne that screams celebration! It pairs best with a buttercream icing and we've included an adapted version of our almond buttercream which is perfect with this cake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cake, champagne, dessert, icing, new years

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Icing and Decorating Time 30 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 6 Slices

Calories 351kcal

Cost $17

Equipment

• Mixer
• Two 6 or 8 inch baking pans
• Icing spatula
• Icing bag and tips

Ingredients

Champagne Cake

• 1 box Vanilla cake mix
• 3 Eggs
• 1 1/4 cup Champagne

Buttercream Icing

• 4 cups Powdered sugar
• 1 cup Vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup Champagne

Instructions

Champagne Cake

• Preheat the oven to 350
• Grease the two cake pans
• Place cake mix, eggs and champagne into a mixing bowl and mix for 1-2 minutes until combined
• Bake for 10-15 minutes (follow the recommended timings on the cake box for the size of pan you are using)

Buttercream Icing

• Beat together the sugar and shortening until combined and smooth
• Add the champagne, a bit at a time, until the proper consistency is reached (thin for icing the cake and medium for decorating)

We hope you loved this Champagne Cake recipe! If you need some more New Year party inspirations, check out our Countdown Clock, Shooting Star Kids Craft, and our Pink Whitney Champagne Cocktail.

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What You’ll Need:

• 12” Wood clock base
• Paint brushes (one broad and one fine tipped)
• White and Black paint
• Gold sparkle ribbon or ribbon tape
• Clock kit
• White transfer paper
• Pencil
• Free printable template (click here)

Paint face of your clock black. 

Cut your template out, following the black circle outline. This will allow you to align the template to the outside edge of your clock base. Lay a sheet of the transfer paper out onto your clock base and then place your template on top of the transfer paper, aligning the edge of the paper with the clock base.  Use a pencil to trace over each letter which will leave a chalky outline.

Following the pattern you made with the transfer paper, use the white paint and your fine tipped brush to fill in the letters on your clock face. A paint marker would work well for this too.

Attach ribbon or ribbon tape around the outside edge of the clock.

Add the clock hands and motor, while most kits include threading the motor shaft through the centre of the clock and attaching the hands with the bolts provided, follow the directions on your kit.

Finally, add some batteries to the countdown clock and party the year away, happy crafting!

Liked this project? Try another of our New Year’s ideas here.

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