30+ after school snacks that are quick and easy to make. Includes healthy snacks, veggie snacks, dips, fruit snacks and so much more!
Snack Recipes
Everyone loves a good snack, especially kids! These snacks are better for you than chips and cookies, and they are easy to make and delicious too.
Looking for something crunchy? Check out my Chipotle Lime Roasted Peanuts.
How about something sweet? You can't beat homemade Raspberry Frozen Yogurt.
Maybe you want healthy? This Queso Dip has a hidden veggie your kids will NEVER notice!
Banana Bread
Easy, delicious, and full of banana flavor, this banana bread recipe is a simple way to use up those overripe bananas. Just a few basic ingredients and 50 minutes are all it takes to enjoy this delicious treat! The age-old problem of what to do with overripe bananas is something I am constantly facing in…
Queso Dip for Smart Snacking
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Mission ®. All opinions are entirely my own. Cheesy, creamy, and most of all delicious, this Queso Dip has so much flavor, it is no problem to hide a veggie in there to notch up the smartness of this snack! What are your goals…
Pretzel Bites With Olives and Parmesan
Easy, no-yeast recipe for creating soft pretzel bites, with yummy green olives and Parmesan cheese baked right in! Who loves soft pretzels? I do, I do! 🙂 I wanted to make soft pretzel bites, but I wanted it to be quick and easy with only a few steps and a brief ingredient list. To me,…
Creamy Ranch Tortilla Pinwheels with Roasted Red Peppers
We love these Creamy Ranch Tortilla Pinwheels with Roasted Red Peppers. They are so easy to make and perfect for summer since they involve NO HEAT whatsoever. I am so excited to be participating in my first full #SundaySupper event with my super-tasty Creamy Ranch Tortilla Pinwheels! This week the event is all about summer’s best…
Cilantro Lime Dip
WARNING! This dip is completely addictive! I can’t stop eating it. I rue the day I had the idea to make a dip perfect for serving with tortilla chips and margaritas. This recipe turned out better than I ever imagined it would be! Not only is it amazing with tortilla chips, but just try putting…
Chipotle Lime Edamame
Edamame. It probably wouldn’t win a Most Popular Veggie contest! Or even a Most Popular Bean contest. But I really like edamame. And I like it even more when it is seasoned nicely! The chipotle and lime in this recipe really create a flavorful side dish. However I admit that, even with the seasoning, Thing…
Raspberry Frozen Yogurt
Yes, you can make your own fruity frozen yogurt! Recently, Thing 1 told me about a method of making your own banana ‘ice cream’, just by using a frozen banana and running it through the blender or food processor. I tried it, and it really works! So I thought, hey, this could be done with…
Jalapeno Garlic Basil Pickles
It is so easy and fun to make your own pickles! Have you ever tried it? I have seen some different methods, but this is by far the easiest, quickest, and so yummy! I wanted to use basil, because I have two hydroponic basil plants that grow so fast, I cannot keep up with using…
Chipotle Lime Roasted Peanuts
Chipotle Lime Roasted Peanuts are crunchy, spicy, and totally addictive. Luckily, this snack can be whipped up in minutes and is guaranteed to impress your guests! I ordered a whole bunch of raw peanuts a while back so I could make Sweet Nutty Crunch, a totally delicious and addictive snack recipe. They were incredible! Y. U. M….
Chickpea and Black Bean Snack Mix
Here is a delicious, guilt-free, crunchy, healthy, inexpensive, and easy snack. Do I have your attention? 😀 Where has this snack been all my life? I have no idea. All these years I could have been munching on healthy legumes instead of junky carbs! Are you worried about the upcoming big game munchfest derailing your New…
Sweet Nutty Crunch
You guys, I MUST share this recipe with you right away! I am not waiting until my usual Thursday morning publishing time. You deserve to have this recipe in your life, and I am not going to keep it from you for one more minute than I have to. (OK well, there was a slight delay…
2 Minute Apple Pie Crunch
How fun is this? I love these little apple pie-like snacks that you can make in 2 minutes! They are so cute and delicious, and they are a blast to eat. Have you been trying to get your kids to choose fruit instead of chips or cookies? Here is the perfect solution! And the kids aren’t…
Tortilla Bowls
I have a special surprise for you today! This post is more than just a regular recipe post…it is a video tutorial! I have been hearing more and more about bloggers branching out into video, and so I thought I would just get my feet wet a little bit. This video is more of a…
