Category: SNACKS

Banana Bread with Figs

Banana Bread with Figs

I love simple recipes, alas my blog name, but seriously we don’t need to complicate things.  This simple Banana Bread with Figs is delicious and easy and with most of the things you probably have in your kitchen just grab fresh figs from the store.  read more

Anna’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

Anna’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

Who can resist the joy of homemade cookies? While classic recipes hold a special place in our hearts, I assure you that these Brown Butter Anna’s Chocolate Chip Cookies take the experience to a whole new level. I can’t wait for you all to give read more

Charcuterie Snack Plates

Charcuterie Snack Plates

Charcuterie Snack Plates

When it comes to Charcuterie Snack Plates, the possibilities are truly endless.

You can easily put together a plate that suits your guests’ preferences, whether you have one or ten of them. It’s a great option, especially if you have vegetarian friends, as you can create a plate just for them in under 10 minutes.

I usually make these snack plates for my family or when I have friends over, but my kids often request them for movie nights or our mini sporting event watch parties.

Charcuterie Snack Plates

I make use of whatever ingredients I have on hand, even if I’m short on time.

Alternatively, I do a bit of planning to ensure my Charcuterie Snack Plates look just the way I want them to.

For this particular plate, I opted for quick combinations that complement each other. I included boiled eggs wrapped in prosciutto, a variety of cheeses, crackers, and, of course, pickles.

With that being said you can use whatever you wish and create your snack plates, but you can most definitely use my post and my plates as a guide to start if you do not know where to start.

I know one thing everyone loves them no matter what combo you use.

Charcuterie Snack Plates

Additionally, I sliced sweet mini peppers in half and filled them with delicious full-fat ricotta cheese, sprinkled with seasoning like everything bagel or Mediterranean Spice Blend. To add a finishing touch, I included salted nuts.

These snack plates are simple, elegant, and delicious. They are a perfect addition to any party or a delightful treat for yourself.

Who loves making them?

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Recipes you might like:

Movie Night Snack Plates

Waffle Breakfast Board

Loaded Sheet Pan Nachos

Oval Pizza Boats

Yield: PARTY FOOD

Charcuterie Snack Plates

Charcuterie Snack Plates

Charcuterie Snack Plates

Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • Hard boiled eggs
  • Two types of cheddar cheese
  • Mozzarella
  • Crackers
  • Sweet Peppers, sliced
  • Ricotta Cheese
  • Seasoning; Mediterranean Spice Blend
  • Prosciutto
  • Dry Salami
  • Kosher pickles
  • Nuts, walnuts, pistachio, etc.
  • Fresh herbs as decoration such as thyme, basil or rosemary

Instructions

  1. You can arrange whatever you want, and use whatever ingredients you want.
  2. I just wrote products that I used, and not necessarily brands. You can use brands that you love.

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Taco Biscuit Skillet Bites

Taco Biscuit Skillet Bites

Taco Biscuit Skillet Bites are not only tasty but super easy to make as well as a crowned pleaser. After making my Biscuit and Mozzarella Skillet Bites, I wanted to create something similar, but with so much flavor and flare. My family went crazy over read more

Movie Night Snack Plates

Movie Night Snack Plates

Entertaining is not my strong suit because I value my peace. You see, I’m a natural introvert as well, so I’ve long since quit forcing myself to attend social gatherings and parties. Or at least a partial one, because while I enjoy going out for read more

Carrot Cake Baked Donuts

Carrot Cake Baked Donuts

Carrot Cake Baked Donuts
Carrot Cake Baked Donuts

When it comes to sweet and tasty treats without spending too much time in the kitchen, these Carrot Cake Baked Donuts come to my mind. These are such incredible desserts, but also simple, versatile, and family-friendly.

Now that we have Autumn here, baking is one of the best activities in my opinion over this amazingly beautiful season. I partnered with Clabber Girl® Baking Powder and Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening for this post to showcase how I use these products in my recipes. You can check more recipes on the Baked at Home website.

Carrot Cake Baked Donuts

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Crisco is a versatile ingredient that adapts to your cooking style. Both Clabber Girl® Baking Powder and Crisco®’s Shortening are brands that we can surely trust. My daughter is the baker in our house, but my boys enjoy baking as well.

With that being said, this is such a fun way to get your kids in your kitchen and spend some time with them baking, laughing, and making memories!

Donut Recipe

If you decide to make my version of Carrot Cake Baked Donuts, please let me know in the comments or share it with me on social media such as Instagram or Facebook; @sandraseasycooking with the same hashtag #sandraseasycooking.

I get asked all the time what pan I used so here it is: I used Wilton 6-Cavity Doughnut Baking Pan.

I really love using this pan.

Carrot Cake Baked Donuts

 

Clabber Girl® Baking Powder and Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening have sponsored this post. All opinions, content, and images are mines.

Yield: 6 Servings

Carrot Cake Baked Donuts

Carrot Cake Baked Donuts
Delicious and Easy Carrot Cake Baked Donuts
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cup all-purpose flour, 9 Oz 250g
  • 2 1/2 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
  • 1/8 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar,
  • 2 large eggs, mixed
  • 1/2 stick Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 1 tbsp Spice Islands Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 3-4 medium carrots 140g/5 oz
  • 3 oz crushed pineapple
  • 4 oz pineapple juice
  • 2 oz pecans, plus extra for garnish
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp Spice Islands Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • Baker’s Joy® Non- Stick Baking Spray

Cream Cheese Glaze:

  • 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4-1 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 teaspoons milk

Garnish:

  • Chopped Pecans, or any other nut of your choice

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease donut pan using Baker’s Joy Non- Stick Baking Spray.
  2. In a small, microwave-safe bowl, melt Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening in the microwave and set aside to slightly cool down.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, Clabber Girl® Baking Powder, baking soda, and salt.
    To the flour add Spice Island’s cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, or use Pumpkin Spice by Spice Islands Spices.
  4. Shred carrots, chopped pecans, and crushed pineapple, then add to flour mixture. Mix well to coat.
  5. In a large bowl, egg, vanilla extract, and slightly cooled melted Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening. Whisk until well-combined. Pour in Pineapple syrup.

  6. Add dry ingredients to wet, and use a spoon to stir until just mixed.
    
Transfer batter to a piping bag (or disposable plastic bag and cut off one of the corners) and pipe batter into the prepared donut pan, filling rings 3/4 of the way full—this mixture will make exactly 12 donuts.

  7. Bake for 13-15 minutes at 350F.
  8. Cool the donuts in the donut pan for about 5 minutes, then turn donuts out onto a cooling rack to cool completely before glazing.
  9. Make the glaze by combining all the ingredients then spreading evenly over each baked donut.
  10. You can add crushed pecans on top for extra texture.

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Onion Dip with Cheese and Bacon

Onion Dip with Cheese and Bacon

Since school has begun, we have been making delicious snacks all the time, including this tasty and super-easy Onion Dip with Cheese and Bacon. This is perfect over the weekend or as an after-school snack. Perhaps you may even serve it when you watch football. read more

Chicken and Bacon Tortilla Pinwheels

Chicken and Bacon Tortilla Pinwheels

Chicken and Bacon Tortilla Pinwheels are easy, delicious, and the perfect snack or party food. It is always such a hit in my house that I keep making it at least once a week. You can, of course, use any type of chicken you prefer read more

Homemade Granola with Oats, Almonds and Dried Fruit

Homemade Granola with Oats, Almonds and Dried Fruit

Homemade Granola with Oats, Almonds and Dried Fruit
Homemade Granola with Oats, Almonds, and Dried Fruit

Granola! I do not think there is one person that I have met that does not like this delicious snack.

You can easily top yogurt with my homemade granola, perhaps eat it with your cereal, or pack it for your next hike. It gives you incredible energy and keeps you full as it is packed with terrific ingredients.

Homemade Granola with Oats, Almonds and Dried Fruit

We love packing it when we go on our family hikes. It is so much better than the store-bought version, and I must say it tastes even better.

Granola clusters are versatile. You can even make bars and carefully slice them but breaking them into smaller bite-size clusters is so much fun, and they look imperfectly perfect.

homemade snacks

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Since my son is sensitive to peanuts, this product was a perfect replacement for me to use in recipes where I usually would add PB2 Foods Powdered Peanut Butter.

Granola recipe

We love it in our baked goods, granola, cereal, or smoothies.

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PB2 Foods. All opinions are entirely my own.

Yield: 8 servings

Homemade Granola with Oats, Almonds and Dried Fruit

Homemade Granola with Oats, Almonds and Dried Fruit

Easy and tasty Homemade Granola with Oats, Almonds and Dried Fruit

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled old-fashioned oats (gluten-free)
  • ½ unsalted pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup flax seeds
  • 1 cup roasted unsalted almonds.
  • ¼ cup PB2 Foods almond butter powder
  • ½ cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup dried fruit; ginger, cranberry, mango, goji berries.

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven (with the oven rack in the middle) to 350°F. Line a rimmed sheet pan
    with parchment or use a silicone mat.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, almonds, and flax, and pumpkin seeds. You may use
    other seeds as well.
  3. Add almond powder and store to coat.
  4. Combine maple syrup and coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Whisk until creamy and
    smooth.
  5. Pour the mixture over the oat mixture. Use a spatula to stir until well combined and
    the oats are evenly coated.
  6. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and spread it into an even layer.
  7. Bake for about 30-35 minutes, stirring halfway through or until crisp.
  8. Break into clusters and store in glass jars or containers for the best taste.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving:Calories: 388Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 30mgCarbohydrates: 52gNet Carbohydrates: 42gFiber: 10gSugar: 33gSugar Alcohols: 0gProtein: 11g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate, but we try our best.

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Spread Rolls

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Spread Rolls

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PB2 Foods. All opinions are entirely my own Wouldn’t you agree that just about anyone would love to wake up to a freshly baked batch of Peanut Butter and Chocolate Spread Rolls? Mmhm! My read more