Today, I’m sharing some of our favorite homemade snacks. With kids in school and neighborhood friends always visiting, after-school and lunch snacks are kind of a big deal! Did you know you could make your own granola bars, fruit roll-ups, and even fishy crackers? Chances are that a homemade recipe is a whole lot healthier too:) These are some of our favorite snacks to buy….. but you can make them too!

Homemade Snack Hacks

1. Homemade Fishy Crackers

Goldfish crackers are a classic kid snack that is easy to make with simple ingredients such as butter, flour, and cheese. Find out how to make your own easily for a healthy homemade snack! Click here for the little fish cookie cutter

2. Homemade Gummy Bears

These homemade gummy bears are made with three simple ingredients for a super fun, guilt-free, tasty treat.

3. Homemade McNuggets

Skip the drive-through for chicken McNuggets, because these are the BEST chicken nuggets you can make at home!

4. Homemade Granola Bars

Wow! I love how cost-effective this is! They are just like Nature Valley Granola Bars… except healthier and cheaper!

5. How to make fruit roll ups

Look at how pretty they turn out!

6. Cake Mix Dinner Rolls

Here’s another recipe for it via Candace Piburn

7. Lazy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

These will be gone in no time! They are SO EASY to make.

8. Homemade Yogurt Melts

For babies! So much cheaper and healthier than graduates yogurt melts.

9. Chocolate Syrup Recipe

Eliminate the GMO’s and see how easy it is to make your own Hershey Syrup at home!

10.  Monster Cookie Balls

No-bake Monster Cookie Balls are a fun and yummy treat. This classic recipe is the BEST! Besides being delicious, these monster cookie balls are super easy to make too!

11. Homemade Jello Cups

Save money on pre-made Jello cups by making your own. Make a full batch of Jello and separate them into snack-sized cups.

12. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Have you tried the best chocolate chip cookie bars of all time? No? Well, now you can with The Blogette’s recipe for ultra-thick bakery-style chocolate chip cookie bars.

13. Costco Chicken Bake

How to make a Costco Chicken Bake at home! The fluffy dough is wrapped around rotisserie chicken, cheese, and bacon and drizzled with Caesar dressing. 

14. Homemade Uncrustables

How to make Homemade Uncrustables with any filling and without a special sealer! Learn how to make an Uncrustable using a simple kitchen cup.

15. Homemade Poptarts

Store-bought poptarts are fantastic on-the-go treats that are great for busy morning breakfasts and after school snacks.

16. Big Mac Sliders

Big Mac Sliders are the mini version of your favorite fast-food burger! Juicy little hamburgers with pickles, onions, lettuce, the “secret sauce”, and then surrounded by buttery buns.

17. Homemade Fruit Dip

The best Fruit Dip recipe you can make at home in just minutes! With just three ingredients, this cream cheese fruit dip recipe is perfect for a fresh fruit platter, as well as cookies, vanilla wafers, graham crackers, and other snacks.

18. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars double as either a breakfast or snack! The sky is really the limit when it comes to mix-ins for these breakfast bars. You can also make them in advance and freeze them for later! 

19. Homemade Hot Pockets

Homemade Hot Pockets are a perfect lunch or snack on the go. Hot pockets are a classic childhood snack of pizza-like dough wrapped around a warm, often cheesy filling.

20. Uncrustable Donuts

Uncrustable Donuts are a fun twist on traditional peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. Delicious, melty, gooey, homemade donut treats that are done in less than a minute! 

21. Homemade Samoa Cookies Recipe

Homemade Samoa Cookies are a copycat version of the Girl Scout Cookie! Big, thick, and packed with chocolate, caramel, and coconut.

23. Ranch Chex Mix

Ranch Chex Mix is an easy snack recipe made with Chex cereal, pretzels, and Cheez-Its! It’s wonderful for get-togethers any time of the year.