Snack Recipes

Orange-almond biscotti, the crisp Italian twice-baked cookie scented with fresh orange zest and almond, studded with slivered almonds. Made for dunking in coffee, tea, or a glass of vin santo.

Old-fashioned cake doughnuts use buttermilk and a touch of nutmeg for that classic diner flavor. Lower in sugar thanks to a sugar substitute blend, fried golden in hot oil.

Crisp bacon muffins fold finely chopped crispy bacon and a spoonful of bacon drippings into a tender cake-flour batter. Savory breakfast muffin with golden bacon flavor in every bite.

Microwave coffee cake bakes a cinnamon-sugar topped tender crumb cake in just 6 minutes, then finishes under the broiler for a caramelized crackly top. Coffee break ready.

Classic zucchini bread with grated zucchini, cinnamon, and a moist oil-based crumb. Bakes two 8x4 loaves at once, freezes well, and only gets better the next day.

Homemade chicken nuggets with ground breast meat, cheddar cheese, and thyme get breaded and fried golden, served with creamy chive-spiked dip.

A deep fried fish with bread crumbs and served with potato chips.

Baked French toast sticks with whole wheat bread, butternut squash, and cinnamon. Make-ahead breakfast for busy mornings, freezer-friendly.

Fruit and nut snack mix with salted Spanish peanuts, seedless raisins, and chopped dates. Three ingredients, zero cooking, and packed with energy for hiking or snacking.

Garlic buttered nuts pan-fried in butter, oil, and crushed garlic until golden and crisp. Blanched almonds and skinned peanuts finished with rock salt for a warm party snack.

Invite vampires you know over for dinner so they can try this delicious dish made with garlic, popcorn and shredded cheddar cheese.

Indian gobhi samosas stuffed with grated cauliflower, peas, cumin seed, garam masala, amchoor, and asafetida, then deep-fried until golden and crisp. A spiced vegetarian snack perfect with chutney.

Great gorpies are trail mix cookies loaded with chocolate chips, peanuts, and raisins in a chewy brown sugar dough. A grab-and-go snack cookie inspired by classic gorp.

Holiday crescent rolls filled with chopped cranberries, orange zest, ginger, and cracker crumbs. A quick, festive appetizer or snack using store-bought crescent dough.

Homemade easy doughnuts are baking-powder doughnut drops fried golden in hot oil and rolled in sugar while warm. No yeast, no shaping, no special equipment needed for this old-fashioned breakfast treat.

Homemade honey Cracker Jacks with popcorn and peanuts coated in a honey-butter glaze and baked until crispy. A 4-ingredient caramel corn snack that beats the boxed version.