Snack recipe collection

Big batch raisin bran muffins: a six-week refrigerator batter that bakes off fresh muffins anytime. Buttermilk-rich, lightly spiced, and packed with raisin bran for hearty, fiber-loaded breakfasts.

Almond orange chocolate biscotti: toasted slivered almonds, orange zest, and chocolate chips folded into a buttery twice-baked Italian cookie dough with a splash of amaretto. Perfect with coffee.

Sweet potatoes and black beans are full of fiber and other nutrition, in this recipe we use both of them to make a scrumptious dish.

Black pepper and walnut biscotti pack toasted walnuts and a serious dose of cracked pepper into a brown-sugar dough. Italian-style twice-baked cookies that pair with cheese or coffee.

Perfect for Halloween, chocolate cake decorated like black widow spiders.

Blueberry snack cake with cinnamon, lemon zest, and flour-coated berries that stay suspended in a tender crumb. A one-bowl bake great for picnics and lunchboxes.

Bombay cashews roasted with freshly ground coriander, cumin, hot paprika, cinnamon, and nutmeg. An addictive Indian-spiced snack that keeps for two weeks.

Cream cheese ball prefect for crackers or anytime you have guests coming.

Very popular with Ivy's elementary school friends!

California confection bars with dried figs, sunflower seeds, wheat germ, coconut, and walnuts baked on a graham cracker crust with sweetened condensed milk.

Candied citrus peel made from orange, lemon, and grapefruit rind, double-boiled to remove bitterness, then simmered in honey syrup and tossed in sugar. A homemade confection for baking or gifting.

Homemade caramel nut corn with walnuts, pecans, or almonds coated in a brown sugar and corn syrup caramel, then baked low and slow until crunchy. Addictive snack for gifting.

Carrot snack cake made with cake mix, grated carrots, orange juice, cinnamon, and chopped nuts, topped with a homemade cream cheese frosting. Easy one-pan baking.

Cheddar cornmeal muffins with buttermilk, melted butter, and a hint of cayenne. Golden-topped, tender, and loaded with sharp cheese. A savory muffin for brunch or alongside chili.

Chocolate and cherries - always a great combo - are enhanced in this winning shaped-cookie recipe by a coating of cocoa and powdered sugar. It was submitted by Lois A. Hernandez of West Allis.

Classic sausage cheese balls: raw breakfast sausage, sharp cheddar, and Bisquick mixed and baked until browned. The church-cookbook party snack that vanishes off every Christmas platter.