Healthy Snack Recipes

A perfect spicy snack for the holidays.

Cayenne pepper gives these slightly sweet walnuts a piquant kick.

Craving something crunchy? These spicy roasted chickpeas will give you healthy satisfaction without too much salt or saturated fat.

This quick and easy treat is ideal for a warm summer night.

Papaya has a slight muskiness that makes it a good partner for both mild and assertive ingredients. Coupling it with mint gives this quick-to-fix smoothie a bright, clean taste.

Bright-hued sweet vegetable pickles are a welcome change from typical sandwich toppers. Paper-thin zucchini ribbons are tender-crisp.

No cooking these bars; all you need is a food processor.

A sneaky spoonful or two of flaxseeds is enough to help this morning smoothie make you feel like a star.

Two morning favorites get even better when combined into one delicious -- and healthy! -- smoothie.

Enjoy this tartine for breakfast or a healthy snack. The strawberries are roasted to concentrate their flavors. Maple syrup enhances the fruit's natural sweetness, while olive oil adds healthy fats. Be sure to spoon on the juices leftover from roasting—they're not only delicious, they are full of nutrients like vitamin C. Extra roasted berries make an excellent topping for yogurt, oatmeal, and waffles.

Whether you're looking to improve a salade nicoise, perfect your deviled egg recipe, or you're simply searching for a quick and protein-packed snack, we've got the easy technique for the perfect hard-boiled egg.

Protein-packed and so versatile, canned chickpeas are a pantry must-have that can make a meal in minutes. Try this easy idea for serving up these super staples.

This is the only granola recipe you need. While some recipes are too sweet and others don't bind into those super-satisfying clusters, our approach solves for these snafus and also allows for improvisation: You can swap in any nuts, seeds, or dried fruit you have handy, and adjust so yours is higher in protein or lower in sugar.

Although the term "hard-boiled" is more commonly known, "hard-cooked" is more accurate because the eggs should not be cooked at a boil.

This gently spiced, vanilla-scented pudding is so velvety you'd never suspect that it's made with skim milk instead of regular. It can also be served warm. This recipe was submitted by Samuel Shaffer of New York City.

Meet your new go-to breakfast. A light dusting of cinnamon adds just the right finish.

Roasting the eggplant in its skin steams the flesh, turning it soft and silky—great for a dip to serve with pita wedges as an appetizer.

This is a refreshing drink with a gingery zing to it.

Start your morning with this zingy, antioxidant-packed smoothie.

Sip this broth throughout the day for optimal effect.

Replenish your zest for life with this sunny citrus smoothie that blends two peeled oranges with milk and vanilla to recreate a more fiber-rich version of an Orange Julius. 

They're better tasting and better for you. We've made over the bran muffin using maple syrup for delicate sweetness, plain yogurt for moisture, and two forms of bran (cereal and wheat) for structure and fluffiness. At long last, this wholesome hero is stepping into the spotlight.

If Kirby cucumbers are unavailable, English or other long seedless cucumbers may be substituted.

Your morning routine just became portable. Creamy peanut butter and banana come together with espresso powder in this smoothie that packs a punch.