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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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  • Zucchini Fritters

    Zucchini Fritters

    Ingredients Vegetable oil 1/2 cup milk 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1 cup all-purpose flour 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 of 1-ounce package ranch-style dip mix 2 cups…

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  • Okra and Green Tomato Fritters

    Okra and Green Tomato Fritters

    Ingredients 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup self-rising cornmeal 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 pound okra, coarsely chopped 1 large green tomato, diced 1/2 onion, finely diced 1 large egg 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/3 vegetable oil Procedure In a large bowl…

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  • Smashed Fried Okra

    Smashed Fried Okra

    What a revelation! Use a meat mallet to smash okra and create more surface area for crispy-brown goodness. Try this at home. Ingredients 1 pound fresh okra 1…

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  • Sonic Extreme Tots

    Sonic Extreme Tots

    Sonic Extreme Tater Tots are a treat you are going to love preparing at home. So delicious and so easy to make, these will be a great addition…

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  • Spicy Bean Dip

    Spicy Bean Dip

    You could buy Fritos Bean Dip in the store but when you make it yourself, you don’t get any of those strange ingredients that you can’t pronounce! Plus…

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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. Ingredients 2 10-ounce packages…

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  • Black Olive Tapenade With Garlic, Capers, and Anchovies

    Black Olive Tapenade With Garlic, Capers, and Anchovies

    This famed olive spread from Provence is made from black olives, capers, anchovies, herbs, and garlic. Ingredients 1/2 cup pitted black olives, such as Niçoise or oil-cured olives…

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  • Traditional Provençal Tapenade With Capers, Anchovies

    Traditional Provençal Tapenade With Capers, Anchovies

    This recipe revives the original 1880 creation of Chef Meynier, celebrating the harmony of capers, briny fish, and olives in equal parts. It offers a rich, savory spread…

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  • Spinach Artichoke Dip

    Spinach Artichoke Dip

    The nice thing about spinach and artichoke dip is that you can use shortcuts with the vegetables. Thaw out some frozen spinach in the microwave and pop open…

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  • Baked Pita Chips

    Baked Pita Chips

    The best Baked Pita Chips that are crispy and full of flavor. Perfectly seasoned, these chips work great as a healthy snack. Ingredients 6 large pita breads  (white,…

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