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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

  • Stove Top Skillet Fritters

    1½ cups Stove Top Cornbread Stuffing Mix ½ cup Flour 1 8-ounce cream-style corn 1 4-ounce chopped green chiles, undrained ¼ cup chopped onion 1 Tablespoon Oil Mix…

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  • Herbed Lima Bean Hummus

    This dip was inspired by a recipe for bissara, a garlicky purée from Egypt made from dried broad beans, in Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean Cookery. 2 10-ounce packages frozen…

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  • Nacho-Style Triscuit Crackers

    20 Triscuit Crackers ¼ cup salsa ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded ¼ cup sliced black olives Arrange crackers in single layer on microwaveable plate. Top with remaining…

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  • Triscuit BLT Snackers

    2 oz. (¼ of 8-ounce package) Cheddar Cheese, cut into 8 slices Triscuit Crackers 4 slices bacon, fully cooked each cut into 4 pieces Cherry tomatoes, each cut…

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  • Philadelphia and Fruit-Topped Ritz

    5 Ritz Crackers 2 Tablespoons Philadelphia Pineapple Cream Cheese Spread ½ cup sliced fresh fruit, such as strawberries, kiwi, apple and pineapple Spread crackers with cream cheese spread.…

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  • Fruit-Topped Crackers

    8 Honey Maid Low Fat Honey Grahams, broken in half (16 squares) ½ cup Philadelphia Fat Free Cream Cheese 4 Kiwis, peeled, thinly sliced Spread grahams evenly with…

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  • Cheesy Cracker Melts

    2 Triscuit Crackers Cracker Cuts Sharp Cheddar Cheese 1 teaspoon PLANTERS Pecan Pieces Top crackers with cheese and pecans. Place on microwaveable plate. Microwave on high 10 seconds.…

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  • Creamy Cranberry-Stuffed Celery

    ½ cup Philadelphia ⅓ Less Fat than Cream Cheese ⅓ cup dried cranberries 4 stalks Celery Mix reduced-fat cream cheese and cranberries. Press into hollow centers of celery.…

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  • Pesto Crostini

    ⅓ cup Italian vinaigrette dressing 3 cups fresh basil leaves ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, grated Baguette slices (¼ inch thick), toasted 1 8 ounce package cream cheese spread…

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  • No-Bake Cashew Brittle Bars

    No-Bake Cashew Brittle Bars

    1¼ cups old-fashioned oats 1 cup (about 5 ounces) salted cashews 1½ ounces (3 tablespoons) unsalted butter ½ cup packed dark-brown sugar ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons…

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