Gloriously Delicious Super Bowl Party Snacks Totally Worth The Effort

12. Bourbon Cocktail Meatballs

The View from Great Island has to be beautiful because all of Susan Lightfoot Moran’s recipes look like clean and colorful fashion models of the food world. This recipe would totally fit the requirement for parties to have something that people eat by stabbing through said items with toothpicks. Bourbon Cocktail Meatballs are meaty and saucy with a slightly spicy southern drawl.

Yes, this will involve squishing raw ground meat. I may not have tried this one yet, but I can definitely tell you that homemade meatballs are superior to the meat golf balls in the grocery store freezer section. Of course if you’re really pressed for time I suppose you could resort to those. I encourage you to go the extra mile and try making your own.

The sauce sounds delectable with a fruity base of apricot preserves, a little added sugar and spice, plus the little bit of bourbon you’ve been waiting to use up outside of Kentucky Derby season. From my read of the recipe, you should be able to make and bake the meatballs ahead of time. Just gently warm them in the sauce before serving, don’t let them boil to toughness. Plain toothpicks or fancy tiny plastic swords, your guests will love stabbing these snacks.