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Snacks

Christmas ham kottu roti.

‘Fun to eat, easy to make’: Spice up Christmas leftovers with speedy stir-fry

Dread the thought of eating ham for weeks? Rosheen Kaul’s recipes bring extra flavour, salt and crunch to leftovers from your festive feast.

  • Rosheen Kaul
Tip: Serve the rum balls with extra toasted coconut.
EASY

Follow these six rules to take your rum balls to the next level this Christmas

Katrina Meynink gives the festive favourite a toasty, tasty upgrade. Pa-rum, pum-pum, pum.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Helen Goh’s roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli.
EASY

Roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli

This sweet, savoury, spicy, rich and crunchy nut mix is a perfect party snack or homemade gift.

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh
A slab of cheesy pepperoni goodness.

Holy sheet! Four hot new tray-bake saviours for easy end-of-year entertaining

The ease of one baking tray at a time is the key to surviving the silly season.

  • Katrina Meynink

Apple and dried cranberry crumble bars

This slice is equally good as a snack with coffee and tea, or for dessert plated up with vanilla ice-cream.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
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Serve the dip with crudite and these crunchy, gluten-free seeded crackers.
EASY

Roasted carrot and sumac dip with sesame crackers

A dietary-requirements-friendly dip that’s perfect for summer entertaining.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
The sweetness and spice are beautifully balanced by the soft, thick crêpes.
EASY

Coconut-stuffed pani pol pancakes

These Sri Lankan pancakes are stuffed with a sweet and spiced coconut mixture.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Danielle Alvarez’s green pea and spinach fritters.
EASY

Green pea and spinach fritters

This versatile recipe ticks all the boxes and can be served for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a party snack.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s stuffed flatbreads with minted yoghurt. 

Stuffed flatbreads with mint yoghurt

These fluffy, fragrant flatbreads are perfect for lunch with a squeeze of lemon and some mint yoghurt for dipping.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Pepperoni pizza stuffed tomatoes.
EASY

These five-ingredient cheesy pizza stuffed tomatoes taste too good to be no-carb (but they are)

These easy, oozy tomatoes are just so moreish, and serve as a perfect lunch or side as part of a spread of deliciousness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/topic/snacks-l8k