25 Perfect Beach Snacks

Best-Ever Southwestern Black Bean Dip is a party in a bowl! Fresh and crunchy, it will become a staple on game day and at parties.

Gluten-Free Chex Mix is salty, crunchy, and totally addicting. Just like the original, only gluten-free, and easily made dairy-free, too!

Now that melons and berries are in season, I enjoy preparing fruit bowls for my familyto enjoy as a healthy snack or as a side for lunch or dinner.  Having fruit washed, cutand ready to eat makes it so much easier to make healthy choices. 

Graham Crackers, chocolate, marshmallows, and smoke; all the tasty requirements that makes s’mores so irresistible in trail mix form.

Handful-friendly peanuts tossed in an addictive mixture of chili, fresh lime zest, turbinado sugar, and salt then roasted to a deep golden brown. Dairy and gluten free!

Enjoy a late afternoon treat with this Parmesan Popcorn recipe. Air-popped popcorn topped with parmesan cheese and dried parsley. Perfect for an afternoon treat!

Homemade Popcorn drizzled with hot butter, then sprinkled with my favorite cinnamon sugar mixture. You are going to love this one!

Easy, no-yeast recipe for creating soft pretzel bites, with yummy green olives and Parmesan cheese baked right in!

Seasoned oyster crackers are the perfect snack to set out at your next party. You won’t be able to stop snacking on them. Perfect with a cold beer!

 Cowboy Cookies in a no bake ENERGY BITES form! Yes, the best of both worlds. No baking, vegan  energy bites that taste like cowboy cookies! Soft, chewy, and loaded with a variety of flavors. Oats, dark chocolate chips, coconut, almond or peanut butter, maple syrup, chopped walnuts, and a hint of cinnamon coconut sugar (my personal addition).

Spicy candied cajun trail mix made easy in the instant pot! What’s not to love? This candied cajun trail mix is the perfect quick and healthy snack and total crowd pleaser.  Cajun Spices, maple syrup, nuts, seeds, and chickpeas all cooked together then mixed with dried mango for a sweet touch. It’s vegan friendly and naturally grain free!

Crispy homemade potato chips tossed in a spicy barbecue seasoning are easier to make at home than you think! Recipes for baked potato chips and fried potato chips provided.

Chipotle Lime Roasted Peanuts are crunchy, spicy, and totally addictive. Luckily, this snack can be whipped up in minutes and is guaranteed to impress your guests!

This Watermelon Feta Bruschetta is the easiest appetizer you’ll ever make! Watermelon, cucumber and feta cheese are skewered together and topped with a sweet Balsamic Reduction that’ll blow your mind!

These Vegan Cookie Dough Bites are stuffed with peanut butter and are full of chocolate chips! You would never know they’re secretly healthy, gluten free and only 65 calories!

Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas are a great snack for the whole family and can be made sweet or spicy or even plain with a drizzle of olive oil. They are vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and offer you fiber and protein.

Perfect for your next backyard BBQ or summer picnic, this Greek pasta salad is filled with crunchy vegetables, creamy feta and tangy kalamata olives

For savory banana chips sprinkle with salt.  For a sweeter chip use cinnamon and riper bananas.

These Starfish Cookies are silly and fun, and all of the sprinkles on top hide the fact that they are made with 100% whole wheat! 

 Frosted Animal Cookie Muddy Buddies:  White chocolate covered Chex cereal coated in crushed animal cookie crumbs and lots of sprinkles.  You might want to make a double batch of this.  One for you and one for everyone else.

These Funfetti Cake Batter Muddy Buddies (aka Puppy Chow) are super easy to make and are like eating cake on the go!