These healthy snack recipes, including cookies, vegetable chips, ice cream, and more, allow you to satisfy your urge to snack without any guilt.

Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Cookies with Pecans and Chocolate
: Jonathan Lovekin
1/16
Think the spirit of granola. But in a satisfying cookie shape that's crisp at the edges, chewy at the center, and oh so satisfying through and through
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How to Make Microwave Popcorn
: Julie Bidwell
2/16
Yes, you can make microwave popcorn on your own with just a brown paper bag. No artificial colors. No fake butter. No nasty preservatives. Bring on your next Netflix binge!
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Homemade Larabars
: Tina Rupp
3/16
We got nothing against the Larabars we've been noshing for years. Save for the crazy price tag. Here's a less expensive, more customizable alternative.
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Spiced Pumpkin Seeds
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4/16
"Super easy." "Quite addictive." "Divine." That's what folks are saying about these surprisingly seductive spiced pepitas made from the guts of your carved pumpkin.
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Chocolate Energy Balls
: Jamie Orlando Smith
5/16
Easy no-bake chocolate orbs made with dates, almonds, coconut, and cacao powder that take literally 5 minutes to toss together and more than satisfy your sweet tooth. We're smitten.
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Beet Hummus
: Karen Mordechai
6/16
Extraordinary looking. Extraordinary tasting. Extraordinarily healthy. And super simple to toss together.
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Tahini Cookies
: Lisa Cohen
7/16
Chewy and nutty and salty and subtly sweet and guaranteed to be a little more exotic than any other cookie you've ever had. Also gluten-free as well as dairy-free and egg-free and, yes, paleo-friendly.
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Coconut Milk Hot Chocolate
: David Loftus
8/16
Rich, creamy, and divine. It also just happens to be paleo, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, kid-friendly, and adult-approved.
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Root Vegetable Chips
: Ilona Oppenheim
9/16
Eating your veggies just got exponentially more enticing (and less expensive!) with this DIY alternative to those irresistible Terra root vegetable chips.
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Vegan Mango Ice Cream
: Laura Edwards
10/16
Creamy. Indulgent. Easy. Healthy. Just three ingredients. And no ice cream maker required. (What are you waiting for?!)
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Kale Chips
: Daniel Krieger
11/16
Potato chip fiends, stop your scoffing. We double-dog dare you to make a batch and stop at just one.
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Avocado Chocolate Pudding
: Elizabeth Nyland
12/16
This recipe is easy, elegant, dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo-friendly, kid-approved, and vegan. You're welcome.
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Hard-Boiled Eggs with Dukkah
: Ryland Peters & Small
13/16
The combination of hard-boiled eggs and dukkah is awesome. And it's even awesomer in tandem with beer.
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Apple Chips
: Penny De Los Santos
14/16
Why pay an absurd amount of money for a teensy bag containing a couple shriveled slices when you can instead DIY a slew of slightly sweet and eminently easy snacks?
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Homemade KIND Bars
: Tina Rupp
15/16
Nuts. Seeds. Dried fruits. The only thing missing is the fancy cellphone wrapping and the steep price tag. (Did we mention they're gluten-free?)
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Blueberry Kale Smoothie
: Kelly Pfeiffer
16/16
Tastes like "bananas and blueberries and creamy icy summertime." That's what folks are saying about this spectacularly simple smoothie that has made converts of even avowed kale loathers.
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