Make a Snack Board For Your Next Family Game Night With These Essential Snacks

This trail mix has all the sweet and memorable flavours of a butter tart, rolled up with the nutrients of nuts and seeds. This take on the traditional snack has all of the good stuff – cashews, pepitas, pecans and raisins. It’s all been roasted together with a layer of buttery brown sugar, giving you a sweet and savoury option with each grazing handful.

What’s a snack board without a little salty crunch? Make the most out of fall veggies like beets and sweet potatoes with this colourful medley of veggie chips. They come together in about an hour in the air fryer but then last in an airtight container for up to two days. That makes them an easy addition to family snack boards all weekend long.

Everyone loves Turtles, AKA that classic combination of caramel, chocolate and pecans. But Turtles with an Orville Redenbacher buttery-flavoured popcorn twist? Well that’s downright indulgent. This show-stopping, no-bake morsels are incredibly easy to assemble, plus they come together in a matter of minutes with the help of a microwave.

Cheese and crackers are nice, but cheese-stuffed dates with a drizzle of honey is downright magical. If you’re looking to up the wow factor in your snack board, consider these simple-to-assemble apps. Each date is stuffed with ricotta, pistachios and lemon, transforming each bite into a bright and unexpected hit of flavour and texture.

Looking for more low-calorie snacks? Why not make the veggies in your snack board truly pop by pairing them with smoked butter? Molly Yeh’s hack to elevate butter requires wood chips, but it doesn’t require an actual smoker. Whip some up and store it in the fridge until you’re ready to use it, pairing the butter with radishes, crackers or any other snack box item of your choice.

The Pioneer Woman’s delightful low-carb snack concoction of olives, chorizo and cheese adds a delicious elegance to any snack board. It’s fancier than your typical olive bar selections, and each addictive bite offers a slightly different twist than the last. Stock up on ingredients and marinade them in the olive oil-sherry vinegar concoction the day before, allowing the flavours to really come together.

Craving something sweet and salty with just a hint of spice? This Orville Redenbacher popcorn mix has you covered. The recipe combines sugar, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, sea salt and chocolate-covered pretzels for the ultimate snacking mix that’s bound to satiate any and all snacky appetites.

The best charcuterie boards also offer up sweet treats, so why shouldn’t a snack board? Well these frosted cookies from our favourite baker, Anna Olson, certainly deliver. The sugar cookie base is delightful, but we also love how the frosting and colourful sprinkles add that extra hit of fun.

Sure, you could buy a flavoured goat cheese at the grocery store and it would be a fine addition to your snack board. Or, you could whip up your own fresh herbed cheese in a matter of minutes and customize it to be exactly what you want. Ree Drummond’s take on fancy goat cheese encrusts a regular roll of fromage with aromatic dill. You could do the same at home with any fresh herbs, fruits or nuts, crafting the ultimate cheesy snack.

What would any portable charcuterie board be without pickles? Crunchy, vinegar-infused cucumbers are always a welcomed texture, but there’s something even more special about pickles when you make them yourself. Valerie Bertinelli’s recipe for quick pickles is an easy and delicious new way to enjoy cucumbers on the go, and we especially love how they can be ready in as little as two hours.