Making your own snacks for the kids can save you loads of time and help you get the snacks into them that you really want them too have. No need for spending extra money on pre-packaged snack packs when you can make your own in just a few minutes. Not to mention you can make their snacks fun, which will make them a big hit too!
Check out these great ideas for fun snacks for the whole family! Looking for more ideas? Come check us out on Pinterest! We have tons of great ideas to save you time and money!
Chex Mix
You can save tons of money by making your own Chex Mix at home. It is easy and what is really nice is you can adjust the salt and seasoning to make it more kid friendly. Place about a 1/2 cup in a zippered bag and you are set. Once recipe can make enough snacks for the whole family for a week!
You can also check out our Pinterest page for some great ideas for flavored Chex Mix like Churro Chex Mix…YUM!
Cookies and More
Everyone knows that kids won’t pass up a a cookie but did you know that you can freeze your cookie dough for easy prep when you want them? Make a double batch of cookies at home bake some and freeze some. Just use an ice cream or cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough onto a cookie sheet.
Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for 4-6 hours and then place the frozen cookie dough balls in a zipper bag. Then when you need a snack, just pop a few frozen dough balls out of the freezer, place on a cookie sheet and bake.
How about homemade Black Bean Brownies! It may sound weird but they are healthier and taste yummy! Cut them into three inch squares wrap in plastic wrap and you are ready to go!
Homemade Nutella
If you have never tried this, then you are seriously missing out. It is great on toast, fruit, graham crackers and even over ice cream! The thing is it is expensive!
Nutella costs about $5 for a 16-ounce jar and other other brands range in price from $5.99 for 10 ounces to $8.99 for eight ounces. You can make your own at home for a lot less! I love to make a batch of any type of baked good and cut them into individual snack sizes and then freeze them.
Homemade Salsa
Homemade salsa is not only easy, it contains a lot less sodium and preservatives than canned or jarred. The most cost effective recipe we have found is from Ree Drummond at The Pioneer Woman. If you grab ingredients on sale, you can make this for under $5.00 and you will have a ton of it! To save money shop at your local ethnic market for ingredients! You can put salsa on everything from eggs in the morning to tacos or even make your own homemade pit chips for an ultra healthy snack!
