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Snacks

Snacks offer a smaller serving between meals or several bites to share. Chips, nuts, popcorn, stuffed breads, dips, and fruit treats bring different textures to this collection. Browse for something crisp, creamy, savory, or sweet, then choose a recipe that fits the portion and preparation you want for the occasion.

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  • Chips, Crackers & Crisps

    Pasta chips, beet chips, and other crisp preparations offer alternatives to a familiar snack. Browse crackers and chips for the base ingredient, seasoning, and texture that suit your serving.

  • Fries, Fritters & Crispy Snacks

    Fritters and crisp potato bites bring a browned exterior into a small serving. Pickle and onion preparations offer different flavors within snacks shaped by their batter, coating, or cooking method.

  • Nuts, Seeds & Granola

    Candied pecans, rosemary almonds, and granola bring nuts and seeds into small servings. Sweet and savory seasonings offer different directions for a snack or a component to share.

  • Pickled & Fermented Snacks

    Pickled eggs, jalapeño relish, and fermented carrots offer tangy snack preparations. Browse for the ingredients and method you want, following each recipe’s handling and storage guidance.

  • Pizza, Pastry & Bread Snacks

    Pizza pockets, bagel preparations, and bread-based bites gather a filling or topping into a snack-sized form. These recipes offer different combinations of dough, sauce, and savory ingredients.

  • Popcorn, Pretzels & Snack Mixes

    Toffee pretzels, flavored popcorn, and snack mixes bring several textures into a bowl to share. Sweet or savory additions give each preparation a different direction for a small serving.

  • Savory Bites, Rolls & Stuffed Snacks

    Deviled eggs, filled potato skins, and stuffed biscuit bites offer savory snacks with several components. Browse the filling, shape, and portion that suit what you want to serve.

  • Snack Dips & Spreads

    Cheese balls, almond poppy seed dip, and other spreads offer a snack to serve with a suitable partner. These preparations bring creamy or spoonable textures to a shared plate.

  • Sweet Snacks & Fruit Treats

    Banana quesadillas, oat squares, and chocolate-nut treats offer different forms for a sweet snack. Browse small servings that use fruit, grains, or confectionery ingredients in distinct ways.

  • Toasts & Snack Sandwiches

    Fruit-and-cheese toasts and small sandwiches bring flavor to a bread base. These snack servings offer contrasts between the toast, filling, and topping in a portion suited to the occasion.

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  • Pizza Monkey Bread

    Pizza Monkey Bread

    Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1 tablespoon Italian seasonings 2 cans Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Homestyle refrigerated biscuits 2 cups finely chopped pizza toppings…

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  • Autumn Spiced Chips: Two Ways

    Autumn Spiced Chips: Two Ways

    Fall is in the air—and in our coffee mugs, on our stovetops, and within our ovens, as well. The changing of the season means gorgeous burnt red leaves…

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  • Spiced Apple Chips

    potpourri, it’s Spiced Apple Chips! Delicious little morsels dusted with a combination of cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Ingredients 4 medium Honey Crisp Apples (or your favorite apple) 2…

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  • Green Goddess Hummus

    Green Goddess Hummus

    Ultra creamy, healthy hummus flavored with herbs! Use classic green goddess dressing herbs like me or change it up with other fresh, leafy herbs. (You’ll want to use…

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  • Fried Mac and Cheese Balls

    Ingredients 1 pound elbow macaroni 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 cups milk, warmed, plus 2 tablespoons for egg wash 1 pound grated Cheddar 1…

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  • Guacamole Shrimp Wonton Cups

    Guacamole Shrimp Wonton Cups

    Crisp wonton cups filled with guacamole and cajun grilled shrimp. A quick and easy appetizer sure to impress everyone! Ingredients 24 round won ton wrappers 1 pound medium…

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  • Crunchy Ranch Party Mix

    Crunchy Ranch Party Mix

    Ingredients Nonstick cooking spray 6 cups puffed corn cereal, crispy corn and rice cereal, and/or sweetened oat square cereal 4 cups chow mein noodles, bite-size cheese crackers, and/or…

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  • Cheese Bread

    Cheese Bread

    Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon celery salt 1 round loaf…

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  • Ham and Cheese Pretzel Bites

    Ham and Cheese Pretzel Bites

    Ingredients 1 package (1/4 oz) active dry yeast (or instant yeast) 2 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon packed brown sugar, divided 1/4 cup warm water (110-115 degrees F) 1…

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  • Corn Nuggets

    Corn Nuggets

    Instructions 1 (11 ounce) can creamed corn 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 egg white 2 tablespoons…

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