Here's a list of no bake snack recipes! If you're looking for quick and easy snacks (that are also homemade) to make for your family, here are some of our favorite easy ideas for you.
The Best No-Bake Snacks
Kudos to all of you "no-snack families" out there! Because that is not us 🙂 I love a good snack. And so does our daughter. So today I'm making a list of our favorite snack recipes that don't require an oven to make them!
If you were to look into our kitchen at any given time, you'd likely find at least one of the following treats. No-bake balls are probably the most common snack I make. Another one we like is Deviled Eggs!
And just to give you a little context, we are a Mennonite family living in the Midwest. We make all sorts of Mennonite and Midwestern-style comfort foods, like Poor Man's Steak and Mashed Potatoes.
I also love to garden, and preserve my garden harvests by water bath canning and freezing. (I haven't purchased a pressure canner yet, hopefully someday!)
So if this is sounding like your style, we'd love to have you follow along! That way you'll be of the first to find out when a new snack recipe hits the fan 🙂
Hot Pepper Jelly Cheese Ball
Cheese ball and crackers is a super easy snack idea; this cheese ball especially is very quick to whip up! And it tastes great. The cream cheese cools the hot pepper jelly, so children can enjoy this one too!
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Chill time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour + 10 minutes
Cheddar & Sour Cream Seasoned Pretzels
Cheddar & Sour Cream Seasoned Pretzels are just regular pretzels seasoned with a mixture of cheddar and sour cream flavors! It’s my favorite way to zhuzh up a bag of common pretzels and turn them into a fun snack. Also check out our Ranch Seasoned pretzels recipe!
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Rest time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour + 5 minutes
No-Bake Protein Balls (with Rice Krispies)
Easy No Bake Protein Balls are yummy little snack balls made with basic ingredients. They're great with your morning coffee or as an afternoon pick-me-up when you're needing a quick boost of energy! These particular balls contain crispy rice cereal, so they're the least healthy of the 3 no-bake balls recipes you'll find on this page. (But maybe the most fun? I love that little crunch the crispy rice gives them! 🙂
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
Cheddar Sour Cream Vegetable Dip
Veggies and dip! Vegetables and dip are a great snack idea. Easy, quick, healthy, all the things. Cheddar Sour Cream Veggie Dip is a simple cheddar and sour cream and onion flavored vegetable dip. Also check out our Quick Ranch Dip Recipe (with cream cheese) and our Ranch Veggie Dip Recipe (no cream cheese).
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 5 minutes (unless you figure in prepping all the veggies, then it'll take a little longer!)
Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles
Super easy and so fun for summer! Easy strawberry yogurt popsicles are fun to make (and eat!) and my favorite part - they're healthy! I like to use homemade raw milk yogurt to make these. Also, you can customize them with your favorite fruit, or use whatever's in season. I think fresh peaches would be delish in these:)
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Chill time: 6 hours
- Total time: 6 hours + 10 minutes
Healthy Homemade Gummies
It only takes three ingredients to make your own gummies! And you can customize the flavors with your favorite juice. Skip the pre-packaged, filled-with-who-knows-what gummies from the store, and make you own with this super easy recipe!
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Melt & fill time: 15 minutes
- Chill time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1.5 hours
Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Balls
Protein balls are one of my favorite snacks ever 🙂 So easy to make and perfect for quick snacks throughout the day! The texture of these is a little chewy with just enough chocolate sweetness to feel like a treat.
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
Ham & Cheese Pinwheels
Another favorite snack of ours - pinwheels! I love how easy and quick tortilla pinwheels are to prepare, and they're always a hit! Ham and cheese is probably my favorite, though another bonus to making these is they are very customizable! For example, you can add any of your favorite vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions, peppers, or even another deli meat, such as shaved turkey or beef. Also see our Taco Pinwheels and Vegetable Ranch Pinwheels recipes!
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Chill time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1.5 hours
Creamy Salsa Bean Dip
And now for a warm one (and don't worry, this is a stovetop only recipe)! This Creamy Salsa Bean Dip might just be your new favorite, if you enjoy a warm, creamy, and just a little bit spicy dip to dip your tortilla chips into. It's just three ingredients - cream cheese and beans with a vibrant kick of salsa, mixed together to create a dip that’s satisfying with every scoop.
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
Healthy Chocolate Bark
Our Easy Healthy Chocolate Bark Recipe is quick and easy to make with all good-for-you ingredients! It's the perfect sweet (and healthy!) snack to enjoy throughout the day. And I am someone who really, really likes chocolate, so I was a little skeptical of this stuff at first. But no, it's good! Just make sure you use high quality cocoa.
- Melt time: 10 minutes
- Chill time: 10 minutes
- More chill time: 1 hour
- Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
4-Ingredient Oatmeal Balls
Another protein ball recipe... and this one is super simple - only four ingredients! I use this recipe when I want a fast snack that doesn't call for special ingredients.
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
White Trash Snack Mix
This easy recipe contains a perfect combination of pretzels, Rice Chex, Cheerios, and M&M’s coated with a delicious white chocolate drizzle resulting in a sweet and salty White Trash Snack Mix! Use any color of M&M's to make it perfect for your party. Not healthy at all, but it is delish every now and then 🙂
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cool time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 45 minutes
Pumpkin Spice Popcorn
More of a fall snack idea, popcorn spice popcorn is just regular classic popcorn drizzled with a lovely homemade sweet pumpkin spice glaze. Yum 🙂
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cool time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
The Ultimate Protein Energy Balls
The popular OG fiber ball recipe here on Small Town Scratch! These balls are the ultimate fiber protein energy balls. They are packed with goodies like coconut, ground flaxseed, chia seeds and more! These are no-bake balls, unless you use the oven to toast the coconut first, before adding to the mixture.
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes (if you want to toast the coconut first - which you should - it will take a little longer than this!)
Jello Marshmallow Pinwheels
This easy recipe features classic, colorful jello and marshmallows rolled up in a pinwheel! All you need are 3 simple ingredients and a little bit of patience to make this delicious, eye-catching treat 🙂 it's perfect for children.
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Chill time: 30 minutes
- Roll time: 5 minutes
- More chill time: 55 minutes
- Total time: 1 hour + 40 minutes
Rice Krispies Treats Nests
Cute and fun to make, Rice Krispies Treats Peeps Nests are little nests with a few mini eggs inside and a marshmallow peep perched on top! Back in the day, I remember someone treating these at school several times, so I had to try it 🙂 Perfect for children!
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cool time: 10 minutes
- Assembly time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
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'til next time, we love you and we'll be praying for you,
-Julie
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