Easy Summer Snacks

Let's start with homemade fruit popsicles. They are healthy and tasty and easy to make. There are many options in how to make these. You can either blend preferred fruits and put in a mold to freeze for 12-24 hours. Or, you can put juice in the mold and freeze for 12-24 hours. You could also blend a bit of cold water (About a half or quarter cup) and frozen fruit, pack into molds, and freeze for 2-4 hours or more. Whatever way you choose to make it, you will have a cold and refreshing snack for the next hot summer day.

Now, let's mix things up a little. How about some fruity kebabs? These are extremely easy to make. All you need is 4-5 types of fresh fruit and kabob sticks! You can find all of these at convenience stores and grocery stores in your area. Some of the more popular fruits for a kebab include blueberries, strawberries, bananas, pineapples, mangos, and watermelon. Then you can put the appropriately sliced fruit pieces straight on the kebab stick, and boom, you’ve created a great snack for a pool day. 

Have you ever been bored with plain old popcorn? Use this easy recipe to make an interesting snack! This fancy version of popcorn is well known as “Popcorn Balls”. It includes marshmallows, corn syrup, butter, sugar, water, and the ingredient you must include, popcorn. With this yummy snack taking only 20 minutes to make, and having 13 grams of protein, this snack is the perfect snack to make on a hot summer day. You can find the whole recipe and many variations on Allrecipes.com.

Have you ever wanted a tasty, healthy snack but had nothing but broccoli and bananas? This recipe, chocolate covered banana bites, solves that. Bananas are healthy and chocolate is yummy, creating the perfect snack. All you do is slice a banana and cover the circular slices in melted chocolate, then refrigerate for 2 hours. After that, you can enjoy the delicious snacks that are perfect for every occasion! You can also add a layer of peanut butter on the bananas before the chocolate for some extra flavor. There are many variations, so make sure to try them all!