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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

  • Zucchini Oven Chips

    Breaded, oven-fried zucchini chips taste like they’re fried, yet they are baked and amazingly crispy. These chips make a healthy substitute for French fries or potato chips. Ingredients…

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  • Zucchini Fritters with Feta and Dill

    The word fritter usually conjures up something heavy and deep-fried, but these zucchini pancakes are as light and delicate as can be. Shredded zucchini is combined with eggs,…

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  • Crispy Green Bean Fries

    Breaded and fried golden brown. Served with a Cucumber-Wasabi Ranch dip. Ingredients For the Dip: 1/2 cup ranch dressing 1/2 cup peeled, seeded,chopped cucumber 1 tablespoon horseradish, drained…

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  • Crisp Cucumber Salsa

    Crisp Cucumber Salsa

    Here’s a fantastic way to use cucumbers. You’ll love the creamy and crunchy texture and super-fresh flavors. Ingredients 2 cups finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber 1/2 cup finely…

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  • Fried Green Tomatoes

    The search for the perfect crunch is over! These classic Fried Green Tomatoes get it right with a cornmeal-and-flour crust. Ingredients 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/2 cup…

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  • Chunky Guacamole

    Chunky Guacamole

    2 medium plum tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped ¼ of a small red onion, finely chopped 1 – 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon olive oil ¼ teaspoon salt…

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  • Royce Mitchell’s Honey Roasted Cashews

    Judy Mitchell shared Royce’s delicious recipe for honey roasted cashews with me after I’d eaten them at their house last weekend.  Without any doubt they are the best…

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  • Almond Cracker Treats

    48 Keebler Townhouse Crackers 1½ cups slivered almonds 1 stick butter ¾ cup granulated or turbinado sugar Arrange crackers on baking sheet touching each other. Sprinkle with almonds.…

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  • Grands! Barbecue Cups

    Grands! biscuits make great cups for these barbecue treats! 1 pound lean (at least 80%) ground beef, cooked, drained ¾ cup barbecue sauce 1 10.2-ounce can Pillsbury Grands!…

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  • Chili Mac Pasta Pies

    Looking for a delicious dinner? Then check out these cheesy pasta pies made using Pillsbury Grands! biscuits, chili – perfect if you love Italian cuisine. 1 7¼-ounce box…

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