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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.

In this collection

  • Mediterranean Green Olive & Herb Hummus

    Mediterranean Green Olive & Herb Hummus

    This vibrant Mediterranean-inspired hummus combines creamy chickpeas and tahini with buttery Castelvetrano olives, briny Manzanilla olives, fresh parsley, cilantro, capers, jalapeño, garlic, and bright lemon. It falls somewhere…

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  • Texas Firecracker Crunch

    Texas Firecracker Crunch

    Texas Firecracker Crunch is a bold, savory topping inspired by classic Southern Fire Crackers and savory granola. Saltines are coated with butter, avocado oil, ranch seasoning, Worcestershire sauce,…

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  • Cowboy Candy Pickled Eggs

    Cowboy Candy Pickled Eggs

    Cowboy Candy Pickled Eggs combine two Southern favorites into one irresistible snack: tangy pickled eggs and sweet-heat candied Jalapeños. As the eggs rest in the brine, they absorb…

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  • Whipped Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread

    Whipped Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread

    Light, airy, and dangerously easy to overeat, this whipped strawberry cream cheese spread takes rich cream cheese and turns it into a silky, fluffy masterpiece with sweet strawberry…

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  • San Antonio Taqueria Refried Beans

    San Antonio Taqueria Refried Beans

    These San Antonio taqueria-style refried beans capture the rich, rustic flavor found in neighborhood taco shops throughout South Texas. Starting with deeply seasoned Instant Pot pinto beans, the…

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  • Citrus Maple Gingered Fermented Carrots

    These citrus maple gingered carrots are a bright, aromatic fermented vegetable with a balance of sweet, tangy, and warm spice flavors. Fresh citrus zest brings lively fragrance, while…

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  • Curried Fermented Cauliflower

    This curried fermented cauliflower delivers a bold, tangy crunch with warm spice from curry powder and aromatic garlic. The natural fermentation process develops a pleasantly sour flavor while…

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  • Dill Pickle Sauerkraut

    If dill pickles and classic sauerkraut joined forces for grilling season, this would be the result. Crisp cabbage is naturally fermented with a precise 2% salt ratio, then…

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  • Chamoy Pickles

    Chamoy Pickles are a bold Mexican-inspired snack combining the crunch of dill pickles with the sweet-sour-spicy punch of chamoy. Pickles soak in a tangy, chili-lime mixture, turning bright…

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  • Dill Pickle Popper Bagels

    Dill Pickle Popper Bagels

    Dill Pickle Popper Bagels – Creamy, cheesy, bacon-y, and tangy with pickles! Air-fried to bubbly perfection and finished with a drizzle of hot honey, these bagels are a…

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