Sip champagne and nibble movie-themed snacks in this Awards Show Watch Party Spread. Your guests may not be up for best actor, but you’ll make them feel like a star!
Photograph by Kelsey Foster Photography for Spectacular Spreads cookbook
Save the Drama for This Mama!
Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the Emmys, I am here for them ALL. I love the glitz and the drama so much. And y’all know I love to entertain. All the stars come out for this glamorous and deceptively-easy Awards Show Watch Party Spread. Your guests can place their bets for best picture while sipping champagne, dipping fondue, and nibbling movie-themed treats. They’ll enjoy an unforgettable experience and you’ll take home this year’s award for best hostess. This spread is also perfect for hosting a fondue party — no awards show required! Just gather your fondue-loving friends and get to dipping!
Recipes in this Awards Show Watch Party Spread
Three Cheese Fondue
Swiss, Gruyère and Gouda, oh my! This Three Cheese Fondue is the stuff dreams are made of. Easy to make and irresistibly delicious, it’s perfect for a party appetizer or even a light meal.
Easy Chocolate Fondue
My Easy Chocolate Fondue transforms even the most basic snack into chocolate-dipped bliss. Five simple ingredients are all it takes to make sweet treats sweeter or elevate your salty snacks to a whole new level. Yum!
Bowtie Pasta and Cocktail Meatball Skewers
Add deliciousness and charm to your soiree with these Bowtie Pasta and Cocktail Meatball Skewers. Savory, saucy meatballs, al dente pasta and sweet, fresh basil make these appetizers an instant hit.
How to Set the Spread
First, make the popcorn and candy champagne flutes. Begin by filling each flute with ¼ cup popcorn, then ¼ cup caramel corn and then 2 tablespoons M&M’s candies. Set them on the spread table.
Next, prepare all of the sweet and savory fondue dippers. These can be prepared in advance and covered or stored in the refrigerator until you’re ready to add them to the spread table.
To Boil the Potatoes:
Add the potatoes to a saucepan and cover with water. Bring the water to a boil. Salt the water and simmer the potatoes for about 10 minutes, until just tender. Drain potatoes and return them to the pot to dry. Toss with a little olive oil to keep them from drying out.
To Parboil the Broccolini and Cauliflower:
Fill a saucepan 3/4 of the way full with water and bring to a simmer. Salt the water and then add the cauliflower for 2 minutes. Remove the cauliflower with a slotted spoon and add the broccolini to cook for 2 minutes. Remove the broccolini with the slotted spoon to a plate with the cauliflower.
Make the bowtie pasta and meatball skewers. Put them on a platter with the cheese tortellini, boiled potatoes, salami cubes, and pumpernickel bread cubes.
Then, prepare the fondues according to their directions and keep them warming over low heat.
Put all of the remaining fondue dippers in various bowls and serving dishes on the spread table and add the fondues in fondue pots or slow cookers to the spread table.
Finally, serve the spread with champagne and plenty of fondue forks for everyone to have one for the cheese fondue and one for the chocolate fondue. And ta-da! It’s showtime!
Spread Tips
- Encourage guests to spear the dippers with fondue forks then dip and swirl in the fondue of choice with a stirring motion.
- As the host, stir the fondues often and add additional wine to the cheese fondue or milk to the chocolate fondue to thin them out, if necessary.
Photograph by Kelsey Foster Photography for Spectacular Spreads cookbook
Got Leftovers?
Store leftover fondue in the refrigerator and reheat over low heat. Add additional wine to the cheese fondue or milk to the chocolate fondue to thin them out, if necessary.
Place leftover fresh dippers in sealed baggies and store in the refrigerator. Store leftover crunchy dippers and breads at room temperature.
Leftovers make great snacks and school lunches or turn them into another meal by using the veggies to make a salad or stir fry or the fruits in a salad or smoothie. Turn leftover cubed bread into croutons.
Spread the Love!
For more spreads inspiration, check out my Spectacular Spreads cookbook. This book is all about laying out a spread that you and your loved ones will enjoy and create memories with. Each spread features exciting and simple recipes with creative twists. I’ve done the creative thinking and detailed planning for you so all you have to do is bring it to the table!
If you make this Awards Show Watch Party Spread, be sure to snap a picture and share it with me or tag me on Instagram @thebakermama so I can see. 
I love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the recipes I share. Enjoy!
xoxo,
Awards Show Watch Party Spread
Description
Sip champagne and nibble movie-themed snacks in this Awards Show Watch Party Spread. Your guests may not be up for best actor, but you’ll make them feel like a star!
Ingredients
- Cheese Fondue (see recipe)
- Chocolate Fondue (see recipe)
- 10 Popcorn & Candy Filled Champagne Flutes
- Fill each flute with ¼ cup popcorn, ¼ cup caramel corn and 2 tablespoons M&M’s candies
- Sweet Dippers:
- 10 regular marshmallows
- 10 rice krispies treats, cut into star shapes
- 10 chocolate chip cookie dunkers
- 14 chocolate covered star cookies
- 12 strawberries
- 12 green grapes
- 2 mandarin oranges, peeled and separated
- 2 star fruit, sliced thin
- 2 thick slices of pound cake, cut into 14 cubes
- Savory Dippers:
- 8 star crackers
- 15 Ruffles potato chips
- 10 pretzel dipping sticks
- 10 yellow grape tomatoes
- 12 parboiled broccolini
- 12 steamed baby cauliflower
- 12 mini sweet peppers
- 16 lightly toasted French baguette cubes
- 16 lightly toasted pumpernickel bread cubes
- 1 (8 ounce) salame stick, cut into 16 cubes
- 15 boiled baby potatoes
- 15 al dente cooked cheese tortellini
- 10 Bowtie Pasta & Meatball Skewers (see recipe)
- Sparkling wine or champagne
Instructions
How to Set the Spread:
Make the popcorn and candy champagne flutes. Fill each flute with ¼ cup popcorn, ¼ cup caramel corn and 2 tablespoons M&M’s candies. Set them on the spread table.
Prep all of the sweet and savory fondue dippers. These can be prepared in advance and covered or stored in the refrigerator until you’re ready to add them to the spread table.
To Boil the Potatoes:
Add the potatoes to a saucepan and cover with water. Bring the water to a boil. Salt the water and simmer the potatoes for about 10 minutes, until just tender. Drain potatoes and return them to the pot to dry. Toss with a little olive oil to keep them from drying out.
To Parboil the Broccolini and Cauliflower:
Fill a saucepan 3/4 of the way full with water and bring to a simmer. Salt the water and then add the cauliflower for 2 minutes. Remove the cauliflower with a slotted spoon and add the broccolini to cook for 2 minutes. Remove the broccolini with the slotted spoon to a plate with the cauliflower.
Make the bowtie pasta and meatball skewers. Put them on a platter with the cheese tortellini, boiled potatoes, salami cubes, and pumpernickel bread cubes.
Prepare the fondues and keep them warming over low heat.
Put all of the remaining fondue dippers in various bowls and serving dishes on the spread table.
Add the fondues in fondue pots or slow cookers to the spread table.
Serve the spread with champagne and plenty of fondue forks for everyone to have one for the cheese fondue and one for the chocolate fondue.
Notes
- Encourage guests to spear the dippers with fondue forks then dip and swirl in the fondue of choice with a stirring motion.
- As the host, stir the fondues often and add additional wine to the cheese fondue or milk to the chocolate fondue to thin them out, if necessary.
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