50 Super Bowl Snacks That Just Might Disappear Before Halftime

From potato skins to pigs in a blanket, these game day snacks won’t last long once kickoff hits.

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Food & Wine / Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling Claire Spollen

Whether you're hosting a fun football (or halftime show) watch party or looking for the perfect dish to bring to one, we have a bounty of unforgettable snacks from which you can choose. Starting with simple nuts and trail mix and progressing to popcorn, chips and dips, French fries, and pretzel sticks, there's something salty, cheesy, or protein-packed here for every fan. Or you can snack on dishes that are more substantial, like quintessential chicken wings, playful Frito pie, and crispy chorizo-filled potato skins. Get game day-ready with these and more irresistible Super Bowl snacks.

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Pickled Crudités with Buttermilk Dip

Pickled Crudités with Buttermilk Dip

Food & Wine / Photo by Brie Goldman / Food Styling by Annie Probst / Prop Styling by Alexandria Juhl

Punch up your crudité platter by quick-pickling the veggies, then serve with a cool, creamy buttermilk dip to complement the tang.

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Ham and Cheese Sliders

Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders

Jordan Provost / Food Styling by Thu Buser

Pile ham, Swiss cheese, and spicy Dijon mustard onto Hawaiian rolls for this 30-minute treat to score points with any crowd.

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French Onion Dip

French Onion Dip

Jordan Provost / Food Styling by Thu Buser

Three whole caramelized red onions get mixed with Worcestershire sauce, beef bouillon, sour cream, and cream cheese to make the perfect creamy, tangy dip for game day. Be sure to save a couple tablespoons of onion for garnish and have lots of crunchy kettle-cooked potato chips on hand.

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Italian Grinder Pinwheels

Italian Grinder Pinwheels

Food & Wine / Photo by Sara Haas

Roll all the usual grinder suspects — provolone, deli meats, tomatoes, vinaigrette-dressed lettuce, and pepperoncinis — into a tight log with lavash, then slice and serve.

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Hot Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken Bites

Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken Bites

Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Stylist by Josh Hoggle

These oven-baked nuggets are seasoned with dry mustard, dredged in crushed honey mustard pretzels, drizzled with hot honey, and served with honey mustard for dipping.

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Crispy Potato Skins with Chorizo

Crispy Potato Skins with Chorizo

Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle

Baked three times to achieve the perfect texture, these hollowed-out potato skins are loaded with smoky chorizo and sharp cheddar, crowned with lime-infused crema, and topped with scallions, radishes, and cilantro.

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Pepper Jelly Cocktail Meatballs

Pepper Jelly Cocktail Meatballs

Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

Inspired by slow-cooker grape jelly meatballs, these broiled pork-and-beef meatballs are coated in a sticky, spicy-sweet sauce made with pepper jelly and chipotles in adobo sauce.

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Buffalo and Blue Cheese Popcorn

Super Bowl Wing Popcorn
Sarah Crowder

Perfectly balanced between spicy and cheesy, half of these savory popped kernels are tossed with Buffalo sauce, and the rest with blue cheese powder and celery salt, offering a great alternative to standard game day snacks.

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Guacamole for a Crowd

Guacamole for a Crowd

Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle

Mash 18 avocados with bright lime juice into a chunky consistency before folding in spicy jalapeños, fresh tomatoes, and a little hot sauce for this creamy, 30-minute crowd-pleaser.

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Hogs in a Blanket

Hogs in a blanket

Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle

Served with store-bought chutney mixed with whole-grain mustard and prepared with frozen puff pastry, this fun take on the classic snack swaps out the usual hot dogs for andouille sausage.

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Three-Cheese Queso Nachos

Sheet Pan Nachos

Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Ali Ramee / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

Layer homemade pickled red onions, jalapeños, chorizo refried beans, and creamy queso made with Monterey Jack, white American, and goat cheese for this colorful loaded snack tray.

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Sweet Potato Tater Tots

Sweet Potato Tater Tots

Carson Downing / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Gabriel Greco

These homemade tater tots are easy to prepare: Simply parboil your sweet potato, then grate, mix, form, and fry. (Freezing the tots before frying helps them hold their shape.) Serve with mustard or aioli for dipping.

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Spicy Cashew-Lemongrass Snack Mix

Spicy Cashew Lemongrass Snack Mix
Aubrie Pick

Buttery cashews, toasted coconut, and crispy garlic get a citrusy lift from lime leaves and lemongrass in this make-ahead snack from Night + Market’s chef Kris Yenbamroong.

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Grilled Chile-Cheese Toasts

Grilled chile cheese toasts

Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Sally McKay / Prop Styling by Abby Armstrong

Chef Suvir Saran and cookbook author Stephanie Lyness layer low-moisture mozzarella with jalapeño, tomato, cilantro, and spices on pre-toasted bread for oozy, South Asian–style cheese toasts in about 30 minutes.

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Buffalo Wings

Buffalo Wings

Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe

There’s no substitute for classic Buffalo wings when it comes to game day snacking. These wings are fried, then tossed in a buttery hot sauce and served with blue cheese dip and celery. 

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Soft Pretzels

A large plate with German soft pretzel sticks served with mustard and glasses of beer

Julia Hartbeck

2002 F&W Best New Chef Grant Achatz delivers German-style soft pretzel sticks that are simple to form and hit all the right notes — deeply golden, generously salted on the outside, and satisfyingly chewy within.

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Frito Pie

Frito Pie

Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Ali Ramee / Prop Styling by Christina Brockman

Also known as "walking tacos," these Frito pies pile homemade chili with cheddar and toppings on a mound of corn chips still in the bag for an undeniably fun, flavorful snack. Make the quick-pickled red onion in advance to ease your game day workload.

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Quesadizzas

Quesadizzas
Greg DuPree

It takes just six ingredients and 25 minutes to prepare these quesadilla-pizza hybrids; they're first cooked on the stove in quesadilla form until crisp, then they're topped like a pizza and broiled to finish.

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Tuna-Avocado Ceviche with Salsa Macha

Tuna-Avocado Ceviche with Salsa Macha
Jen Causey

Salsa macha tastes amazing on pretty much anything. Add a couple spoonfuls to cubed raw fish to transform an everyday ceviche into an extraordinary snack. Serve like poke or with tostadas.

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Pimiento Cheese Jalapeño Poppers

Pimiento Cheese Jalapeño Poppers

Food & Wine / Photo by Sara Haas

Stuff and bread the peppers a day in advance, then all that's left to do on Super Bowl Sunday is fry, bake, or air-fry this fan-favorite spicy snack.

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Chili Crisp-Glazed Bacon Bites

Chile Crisp Glazed Bacon Bites

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

Bacon makes everything better, including these cubed morsels drizzled with a homemade chili crisp. Enhanced by ginger, garlic, and toasted dried chiles, this snack is sure to get your game-day gathering in gear.

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Buffalo Pigs in a Blanket

Buffalo Pigs in a Blanket

Food & Wine / Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling Claire Spollen

Brush crescent roll dough with Buffalo sauce, instead of egg wash or butter, to infuse it with cayenne spice before wrapping smoky cocktail sausages. Pair the fiery crowdpleaser with a creamy, tangy blue cheese dip.

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Adobo Chicken Wings

Adobo Chicken Wings

Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Kay E. Clarke

The marinade for these Filipino-inspired wings pulls double duty — after the soak, it's reserved and reduced to sticky deliciousness on the stove before being tossed with the baked chicken. Sprinkle the wings with fried garlic and garnish with scallions, cilantro, and serrano for pops of color and flavor.

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5-Minute Hummus with Quick Tahini Sauce

5-Minute Hummus with Quick Tahini Sauce

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless

Made from pantry staples in less than 10 minutes, there's no reason not to regularly keep this tasty hummus on hand for all manner of snacking pleasure. It's a great base for mix-ins like crunchy toasted nuts or briny chopped olives.

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Loaded Pita Nachos with Lentil Chili and Feta Queso

Loaded Pita Nachos with Lentil Chili and Feta Queso

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell

For a new take on nachos, pita chips are drizzled with a feta queso and then laden with lentil chili, harissa-spiked pickled cabbage, and a dollop of creamy labneh. The tangy feta queso gets its smooth body from the addition of red lentils. (It's a tasty option for dipping, too.)

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Ham, Soppressata, and Two-Cheese Stromboli

Ham, Soppressata, and Two Cheese Stromboli

Food & Wine / Photo by Jacob Fox / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Addy Evans

Pizza dough gets stuffed with two meats, two cheeses, and two kinds of peppers for this make-ahead snack that can be served warm or cold.

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Queso Fundido

Queso fundido

Food & Wine / Photo by Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle

Sauté tomatoes, jalapeños, and onions in a splash of tequila before slowly adding shredded Monterey Jack cheese over low heat in this queso fundido recipe from 1988 F&W Best New Chef Rick Bayless.

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Poutine

Poutine

Carson Downing / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Gabriel Greco

Fresh-cut fries are crowned with warm cheddar cheese curds and drizzled with rich red wine gravy for an irresistible snack that hits all the marks.

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Fried Boudin Balls with Creole Mustard Dipping Sauce

Fried Boudin Balls with Creole Mustard Dipping Sauce

Frederick Hardy II / Food Styling by Ali Ramee / Prop Styling by Christina Brockman

A Louisiana signature, Cajun-style boudin balls are formed with pork, chicken liver, rice, vegetables, and aromatic seasonings before getting fried to a golden crisp. The Creole mustard dipping sauce completes this Southern delicacy. 

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Barbecue-Spiced Potato Chips

Barbecue Spiced Potato Chips Recipe

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

Ultra crispy homemade chips are within your reach, and it just requires a simple soak in vinegar water.

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Hush Puppies

Hushpuppies

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

Chef Joe Kindred shares the secret for tender, light hush puppies in this recipe from his North Carolina restaurant, which produces a fluffy interior with a lacy, crisp crust. Serve with sweet and spicy yuzu kosho–honey butter.

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Nacho Snack Dinner with Sweet Potato Queso

Nacho Snack Dinner with Sweet Potato Queso
Antonis Achilleos

Try this mashup of a cheese board (but with less cheese), a charcuterie board (but with less meat), and a crudité platter (but with more heft), built around a central dip or spread.

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Sweet Potato Oven Fries

Sweet Potato Oven Fries Recipe

Matt Taylor-Gross

Customize these fries with seasonings of your choice: pimentón or Urfa biber for a little smokiness, chile powder to bring the heat, or herbs for a boost of freshness. Then, dip away in your favorite condiment.

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Pepperoni Rolls with Garlic-Anchovy Marinara

Pepperoni Rolls with Garlic Anchovy Marinara

Jen Causey / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

Serve these pepperoni and provolone rolls appetizer-style with a marinara sauce on the side that's been bolstered with caramelized baked garlic and salty anchovies.

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Lamb Martabak

Lamb Martabak
Louise Hagger

Fill spring roll wrappers with a ground lamb filling that includes onions, shallots, ginger, chives, and spices for this 45-minute, dip-friendly snack.

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Philly Cheesesteak Queso

Philly Cheesesteak Queso
Abby Hocking

F&W's Justin Chapple combines Tex-Mex queso and Philly cheesesteak flavors for this crowd-pleasing dip with provolone and white American cheeses, sautéed peppers, onions, and thinly sliced rib eye steak.

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Chicken Samosas

Chicken Samosas

Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Micah Morton / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

Tender, flaky dough is folded into triangular pockets around a savory chicken filling and fried until golden and crisp in these easy-to-love samosas.

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Black Pepper Jerky

Black Pepper Jerky

Maxwell Cozzi

This classic jerky is chock-full of black pepper, starting with cracked peppercorns in the meat's marinade and finishing with coarsely ground pepper on top.

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Cacio e Pepe Potato Chips

Cacio e Pepe Potato Chips

Jordan Provost / Food Styling by Thu Buser

Grated Parmesan cheese and freshly ground black pepper turn plain kettle-cooked potato chips into a standout snack.

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Buffalo Chicken Dip

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Abby Hocking

For this classic crowd-pleaser, a combination of cream cheese and sour cream provides a tangy, creamy backdrop for the generous amount of hot sauce — stick with Frank's RedHot if you can. Serve the dip with tortilla chips and celery sticks.

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Flaky Andouille and Callaloo Hand Pies with Red Pepper Sambal

Flaky Andouille and Callaloo Hand Pies
Angie Mosier

Spiced andouille and tender callaloo (amaranth greens) are tucked into a flaky pastry for handheld, peppery pies. Bake ahead and rewarm, then serve alongside a richly spiced red pepper sambal.

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Fried Cheese Curds with Buttermilk Ranch Dipping Sauce

Fried Cheese Curds

Huge Galdones / Food Styling by Christina Zerkis

A rice flour mixture combined with egg, yellow mustard, and lager beer transforms white cheddar cheese curds into a deep-fried, savory appetizer for game day. We completed this recipe with an herby buttermilk ranch sauce that's perfect for dipping.

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Classic Cheese Ball with Spiced Pecans

Classic Cheeseball

Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Kay Clarke

Spiced toasted pecans bring new flavors to the classic party-perfect cheese ball with notes of maple syrup and smoked paprika. If you're making the ball more than a day ahead, wait to roll it in the pecan mixture until right before serving.

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Cracked Shrimp with Pineapple-Habanero Relish

Cracked Shrimp
Greg DuPree

Chef Carla Hall reimagines Bahamian cracked conch by swapping in shrimp — it's battered, fried, and served with a spicy fresh pineapple relish that can be made in advance.

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French Fries with Bulgogi and Caramelized Kimchi

French Fries with Bulgogi and Caramelized Kimchi

Con Poulos

Smothered in caramelized kimchi, grilled Korean-style beef, and sriracha-spiked mayonnaise, these multi-dimensional fries won't last long at your game day party.

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Sticky Baked Chicken Wings

Sticky Baked Chicken Wings

Marcus Nilsson

To give these flavorful wings their crispy exterior, chef Matt Jennings bakes them until lightly browned, before finishing with a gochujang glaze and more time in the oven. The result is slightly charred and deliciously sticky.

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Taco Dip

Taco Dip

Food & Wine / Photo by Abby Hocking

Whether you prepare this familiar favorite on Super Bowl Sunday or make it a day in advance, guests will quickly devour the classic Tex-Mex snack.

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Sugar and Spice Nuts

A bowl of candied nuts on a table with a napkin beside it

John Kernick

These spicy nuts are flavored with a simple blend of sugar, salt, cinnamon, and cayenne, along with a full tablespoon of chili powder.

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Tropical Snack Mix

tiki snack mix
Greg DuPree

This tasty mix of soy-and-honey-glazed peanuts, bacon, and chewy pineapple is a wonderful complement to just about any drink.

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Bacon-Wrapped Cherry Peppers

Bacon-Wrapped Cherry Peppers

Lucas Allen

Three ingredients and 30 minutes are all you need for these spicy, salty, creamy bites that are sure to disappear as soon as they're served. Plus, they can be prepared in advance.

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