30 Delicious Snacks and Easy Appetizers
These 30 delicious snacks and easy appetizers are perfect for those times when you’re entertaining. Whether you enjoy having appetizers before a special meal or snacks for game day, these are all crowd pleasers. I’ve made all of these for a variety of occasions, from game day events to snacking on movie night.
Many of these easy appetizers are finger foods, so you don’t have to use a lot of utensils. Whether you like hot, cold, or room temperature snacks, you’ll find something here to enjoy.
Good times are even better with the perfect mix of yummy treats. A delicious appetizer, or two or three, is the best way to get the party started. I love it when someone asks me to bring one or more of these treats to a get-together.
Special Occasion Appetizers or Game Day Snacks
Here are some of our favorite snacks that are easy but delicious:
1. Easy Taco Dip Deluxe
Serve this taco dip with tortilla chips, pita chips, crackers, and vegetables such as carrots, celery, and green and red peppers.
2. Slow Cooker Marinated Mushrooms
Marinated mushrooms are easy to make in your slow cooker, and they’re a great option for a party food. They’re delicious as an appetizer, side dish, or add-on to any of your favorite savory dishes.
3. Oven-Baked Buffalo Wings
Finger-licking oven-baked Buffalo wings are the perfect food for any party, sports event, or family dinner. They’re easy to make and delicious. You can also serve them as a main dish with a side of potato chips and this easy broccoli slaw, one of the best broccoli salad recipes ever.
4. Zucchini Fries
These zucchini fries are easy to make and so delicious for a snack or side dish! You’ll enjoy the delightful crunch and savory flavor as you munch on these tasty fries. Make them in your air fryer or oven.
The best appetizers are often the least expected. Sprinkle a few fresh herbs from your kitchen garden to make them even better.
5. Roasted Pecans
Roasted pecans are not only delicious to snack on, but they also make great toppings on salads, casseroles, side dishes, and desserts.
6. Chex Party Mix
This Chex party mix is a delicious treat you’ll enjoy at get-togethers or when you want to stay home and watch TV. This version is gluten-free.
7. Spinach Dip
Most people who like cream cheese spread will like this dip even more.
8. Pumpkin Butter
Pumpkin butter is delicious in the fall, but you can have it any time of year. I love the fact that you can find canned pumpkin on grocery store shelves all the time now. I like to stock up when it goes on sale.
9. Spicy Hot Fire Crackers
These spicy hot fire crackers are the perfect treat to put on the snack table at any party. My husband and I enjoy the heat, but if you bring this to a party, you need to warn folks before they take a big bite.
10. Cinnamon Crisps
My grandmother and great-grandmother made these when I was little. I thought of it as a delicious treat. But now I understand that it was their way of saving money by not letting scraps go to waste.
11. Strawberry Butter
One of the restaurants I went to with my parents offered this with the basket of bread. Then my mother figured out how to duplicate it. So easy!
12. Oven-Fried Plantain Chips with Zesty Dip
They’re super easy to make, and if you bake them in the oven, they’re low in calories.
13. Creamy Cool Fruit Salad
This creamy cool fruit salad is actually more of a dessert than pre-dinner course or appetizer. But it has fruit, so you can call it a salad if you want.
14. Roasted Parmesan Cauliflower
Roasted Parmesan cauliflower is one of those snacks that are surprisingly delicious on any snack or appetizer table.
15. Roasted Tomatoes with Fresh Basil
While you’re roasting veggies, go ahead and add some tomatoes to the pan. These easy roasted tomatoes with basil add a delightful element to your meals. I like to serve them as an appetizer, side dish, or an ingredient in any Italian food. You can also use these as toppers over crispy potato skins for a delightful flavor sensation.
16. 3-Layer Mexican Dip
This is a quick and easy recipe that I throw together when I’m in a hurry. Or when I have a little more time, I turn this into a 5-layer Mexican dip. This is always a favorite snack when bring it to Super Bowl parties.
17. Baked Sweet Potato Chips
The sweet and salty combination is a delightful treat for any occasion. Make a batch of these and watch how quickly they disappear! I also like to add a tiny bit of lemon juice or black pepper to add depth to this delicious treat.
18. Juicy “Caramel Apple” Grapes
These caramel apple grapes don’t actually have apple in them. But they look like little green caramel apples, so we call them that.
19. Buffalo Chicken Dip
I like to serve it during game night, before a holiday dinner, or any time I want something zesty.
20. Slow Cooker Ranch Nuts
These slow cooker ranch nuts offer a great payoff for very little work. All you have to do is mix everything, walk away while it cooks, and enjoy the results.
21. Sweet and Salty Snack Mix
This is a great combination of sweet and salty snack mix that’s perfect for when you want to munch but don’t know what you want. I like to make several batches and vary the ingredients according to the occasion.
22. Stuffed Mushrooms with Sausage
Although this is officially an appetizer or snack, I’ve been known to make a meal out of them.
23. Mini Stuffed Peppers
I like to make these mini stuffed peppers whenever I’m asked to bring a finger food to a get-together.
24. Fruit Kabobs with Yogurt
Sometimes simple is the best way to be. I’ve discovered that most kids love eating food off of a stick, so I like to bring these to church potlucks.
25. Buttery Flavored Popcorn Without Butter
I discovered this recipe by trying out different ways of popping corn. It’s amazing how rich it tastes with an unexpected ingredient.
26. Cheesy Kickin’ Corn Dip
Many of my friends are amazing cooks! Here’s a delicious dip made by Carlee from Cooking with Carlee.
27. Pulled Pork Quesadillas
My friend Jennifer from Plowing Through Life makes these yummy barbecue pork quesadillas. As a matter of fact, I want to grab one right off the screen. Yum!
28. Southern Style Pimento Cheese
If you like pimento cheese sandwiches, this one is for you! But it’s so easy, you don’t need to buy it ready-made.
29. Light and Fluffy Cloud Bread
This easy cloud bread recipe has been around for quite a long time, and there’s a good reason. It’s easy to make, it’s delicious, and it’s the perfect bread for low-carb diets. Serve it with any topping or filler with your snacks and appetizers.
30. Jalapeno Corn Muffins
There’s nothing like a kick of spice to make corn muffins pop! In our family, this is comfort food.
I could totally live on appetizers and snacks. I wish all of these were laid out on a buffet table so I could taste a bit of each. Instead I will have to get a plan to make them all!