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50 Mini Super Bowl Snacks Everyone Will Crave

mini super bowl snacks: mini chicken and waffles
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

When you shrink down game day food so it’s bite-size, it instantly becomes twice as cute and appealing. (Plus, you have an excuse to sample everything.) Sounds like our kind of touchdown. From mac-and-cheese bites to single-serving nachos, here are 50 delicious mini Super Bowl snacks to devour from kick off until the final whistle. Just add in some Super Bowl party games and you’re ready to go.

mini super bowl snacks: everything bagel pigs in a blanket
Katherine Gillen

1. Everything Bagel Pigs in a Blanket with Cheater’s Aioli

Baking soda is the secret to an easy-yet-impressive pretzel effect.

mini super bowl snacks: hanky pankies
Kelly Marshall/Sunday Best

2. Hanky-Pankies (Cheesy, Porky Caraway Bites)

If you’re not familiar with the delightful finger food that is a hanky-panky, allow us to introduce you. They’re basically pumpernickel squares topped with a gooey mix of cheese and sausage, and they’re sure to be a hit.

mini super bowl snacks: mini chocolate chip cookies
Katherine Gillen

3. Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Don’t forget the sweet side of your snacking fête. These bite-size cookies will disappear by the handful.

mini super bowl snacks: ina garten's chipotle cheddar crackers
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4. Ina Garten’s Chipotle Cheddar Crackers

The Contessa says these freeze-ahead bites are easy to make and ideal for entertaining, and what the Contessa says goes.

mini super bowl snacks: s'mores rice cereal treats
Amy Scott/Baking By Feel

5. S’mores Rice Cereal Treats

For airy, fluffy treats, try to not pack the mixture down into the pan too much.

mini super bowl snacks: mini nachos
Erin McDowell

6. Mini Nachos

Downsizing the nachos means you can finally get a perfect cheese-to-chip ratio in every bite.

mini super bowl snacks: baked mac and cheese bites
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

7. Baked Mac-and-Cheese Bites

You’re in it to win it, right? Welp, the crowd is gonna go wild for these cheesy bites, which come together in a mini muffin tin.

mini super bowl snacks: carrot pigs in a blanket
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

8. Carrot Pigs in a Blanket

If you have to have at least one veggie in your spread, make it these cuties. Store-bought pizza dough is the key to their crispy wrappers.

mini super bowl snacks: 15 minute buffalo chicken sliders
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

9. 15-Minute Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Shh, no need to tell anyone these start with rotisserie chicken.

mini super bowl snacks: crispy parmesan brussels sprouts
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10. Crispy Parmesan Brussels Sprout Bites

Aren’t you classy? Dish these up with tangy dipping sauce and cute toothpicks and watch them disappear like magic.

mini super bowl snacks: paleo almond butter stuffed pretzel bites
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

11. Paleo Almond Butter Stuffed Soft Pretzel Bites

You don’t even have to break your diet to enjoy the snack spread.

mini super bowl snacks: loaded baked potato chips
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12. Loaded Baked Potato ‘Chips’

Bring on all of the fixings—in this case, chives, bacon, cheddar cheese and sour cream. Baking the chips instead of frying them means cleanup is a breeze.

mini super bowl snacks: pimento cheese stuffed shishito peppers
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13. Pimento Cheese Stuffed Shishito Peppers

The heat will sneak up on you. (And if you can’t find shishitos, just used jalapeños.)

mini super bowl snacks: mini skillet funnel cakes
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

14. Mini Skillet Funnel Cakes

Let’s make dessert apps a thing, shall we? These fair-favorites are as easy to make as a batch of pancakes.

mini super bowl snacks: mini tortillas
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

15. Mini Tortillas

Load ’em up with your favorite toppings, like ground beef, cheese, salsa and shredded lettuce.

mini super bowl snacks: baked quinoa chicken nuggets
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16. Baked Quinoa Chicken Nuggets

Here’s a pro tip for breading the nugs: When you set up your dredging station, designate one hand for dipping in the dry ingredients and one for the eggs. You’ll avoid the usual mess that happens when the wets and drys mix together.

mini super bowl snacks: sweet potato crostini
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

17. Sweet Potato Crostini

Toasted bread is so last Super Bowl. This year, we’re all about the sweet potato.

mini super bowl snacks: brie stuffed pretzel bites
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

18. Brie-Stuffed Pretzel Bites

Oh, that noise? That’s just our stomach grumbling at the thought of melty Brie.

mini super bowl snacks: baby blooming onions
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19. Baby Bloomin’ Onions

Give the people what they want (and don’t forget the dipping sauce).

mini super bowl snacks: mini deep dish pizzas
Damn Delicious

20. Mini Deep Dish Pizzas

Caution: These will be gone way before halftime. The crust is actually small cutouts of flour tortillas—smart, right?

mini super bowl snacks: mini mozzarella bites
Erin McDowell

21. Mozzarella Bites

As we always say, never trust a person who doesn’t like fried cheese. These irresistible bites call for less than ten ingredients.

mini super bowl snacks: mini quesadillas
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

22. Mini Quesadillas

Don’t forget the guac and salsa, OK? (FYI, the shells are store-bought wonton wrappers.)

mini super bowl snacks: crispy cauliflower nuggets
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

23. Crispy Cauliflower Nuggets

Crunchy and crave-able (and kinda sorta healthy). Serve them with the accompanying lemon-pepper aioli for the full effect.

mini super bowl snacks: french onion cups
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

24. French Onion Cups

For a pinkies-out type of game watch, serve these soup-inspired puff pastry apps.

mini super bowl snacks: cranberry brie bites
Well Plated by Erin

25. Cranberry Brie Bites

New favorite party game: Gobble all of these up before anyone notices. The homemade cranberry filling comes together with just a few simple ingredients.

mini super bowl snacks: mini chicken and waffles
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

26. Mini Chicken and Waffles

With these around, it doesn’t matter who’s winning. Want to shortcut it? Use frozen waffles and don’t look back.

mini super bowl snacks: spicy glazed popcorn chicken
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

27. Spicy Glazed Popcorn Chicken

The spicy, sticky and sweet combo never gets old.

mini super bowl snacks: crab bake poppers
Foodie Crush

28. Crab Cake Poppers

Oh look, an excuse to open some wine. If you want to make these ahead, just warm them in the oven before serving.

mini super bowl snacks: cauliflower tater tots
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

29. Cauliflower ‘Tater’ Tots

Aka the low carb finger food everyone will love.

mini super bowl snacks: mini lasagnas
Erin McDowell

30. Mini Lasagnas

Add these to your Super Bowl party spread and get an A+ in the looks department. (Thanks again to those store-bought wonton wrappers.)

mini super bowl snacks: bacon wrapped dates with goat cheese
Pinch of Yum

31. Bacon-Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese

Simple but scrumptious is our favorite way to snack. These bites are just three ingredients, but the savory-salty-sweet combo is *chef’s kiss.*

mini super bowl snacks: homemade cheese crackers
Erin McDowell

32. Homemade Cheese Crackers

They’re so much better than the store-bought kind, and surprisingly easy to pull off. Plus, you can make them up to a week in advance.

mini super bowl snacks: eggplant parm bites
Erin McDowell

33. Eggplant Parm Bites

Vegetarian-friendly and ready in 30 minutes? Everybody wins.

mini super bowl snacks: garlic knots
Erin McDowell

34. Garlic ‘Nots’

Just try to resist these tasty morsels. (Psst: They’re so easy to make with store-bought dough as your starting point.)

mini super bowl snacks: italian pinwheels
PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

35. Italian Pinwheels

As it turns out, you can do a lot with frozen puff pastry.

mini super bowl snacks: crispy baked chicken burritos
PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

36. Crispy Baked Chicken Burritos

They’re baked to mini perfection. Even better, you can freeze these bundles for up to a month, so if you make a double batch, you’ll be well prepared for your next shindig.

mini super bowl snacks: spinach artichoke squares
PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

37. Spinach Artichoke Squares

Basically the dip, only better, thanks to puff pastry and Parmesan. They’re ready in 35 minutes, too.

mini super bowl snacks: buffalo chicken meatballs
ERIN MCDOWELL

38. Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

They’re small, so gobbling up three (or five) is a no-brainer. The real question is, will you dip in blue cheese or ranch?

mini super bowl snacks: beef empanadas
ERIN MCDOWELL

39. Beef Empanadas

Where have you been all our life? (Waiting for us to discover you can make empanadas from store-bought pie crust, we guess.)

mini super bowl snacks: prosciutto bites
ERIN MCDOWELL

40. Prosciutto Bites

Think of them like reverse pigs-in-blankets.

mini super bowl snacks: chicken katsu bites with chipotle gochujang sauce
PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

41. Katsu Bites with Chipotle-Gochujang Sauce

The five-ingredient dipping sauce is well worth the effort—and by effort, we mean stirring everything together in a bowl.

mini super bowl snacks: cheesy polenta bites
PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

42. Cheesy Polenta Bites with Brussels Sprouts and Pancetta

A gluten-free appetizer the whole fam will enjoy.

mini super bowl snacks: mexican street corn deviled eggs
PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

43. Mexican Street Corn Deviled Eggs

Whip up this Super Bowl snack in under an hour.

mini super bowl snacks: chicken parmesan bites
PHOTO: LIZ ANDREW/STYLING: ERIN MCDOWELL

44. Chicken Parmesan Bites

They’re fancy homemade chicken nuggets. Need we say more?

mini super bowl snacks: sun dried tomato pesto bites
WELL PLATED BY ERIN

45. Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Bites

The light and crispy phyllo shells won’t weigh you down. (Go ahead, have another.)

mini super bowl snacks: charcuterie board flatbread
Katherine Gillen

46. Charcuterie Board Flatbread

If a personal pizza and a cheese plate had a very delicious baby.

mini super bowl snacks: mini hasselback potatoes
Spoon Fork Bacon

47. Mini Hasselback Potatoes

Behold the three C’s: crispy, cheesy and cute. Use two skewers or chopsticks to guide your slices, so each spud stays intact.

mini super bowl snacks: mini chicken tostadas
What's Gaby Cooking

48. Mini Chicken Tostadas

Store-bought phyllo shells are your new BFF.

mini super bowl snacks: mini skillet pizzas with mushrooms and roasted tomatoes
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell

49. Mini Skillet Pizzas with Mushrooms and Roasted Tomatoes

The fancy-ish toppings keep these from venturing into kiddie territory.

mini super bowl snacks: cider cheese soup shooters in mini bread bowls
How Sweet Eats

50. Cider Cheese Soup Shooters in Mini Pretzel Bread Bowls

Honey, we shrunk the bread bowls (and we’re not mad about it). If the thought of making everything from scratch has you shuddering, break it up over a few days of work.


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Food Editor

From 2017 to 2019 Heath Goldman held the role of Food Editor covering food, booze and some recipe development, too. Tough job, eh?

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Senior Food Editor

Katherine Gillen is PureWow’s senior food editor. She’s a writer, recipe developer and food stylist with a degree in culinary arts and professional experience in New York City...