Discover fun and festive Christmas snacks for kids! These easy holiday snack ideas are perfect for school parties, family gatherings, and adding some cheer to snack time.
One of our favourite things about the holiday season definitely has to be the food.
With Christmas and all things festive seeming to start earlier and earlier every year, and kids seeming to constantly be requesting snacks during the holidays, it’s the perfect opportunity to get creative as well as a great way of getting kids in the kitchen preparing food.
15 of The Best Christmas Snacks For Kids.
Gingerbread Brownies
Delicious chocolate brownies flavoured with gingerbread spices. Our secret ingredient for fudgey brownies is black beans and they also add a brilliant nutritional boost too!
The ultimate showstopper Christmas dessert. A puff pastry wreath shaped in little gingerbread men and filled with Biscoff and gingerbread spices.
Kids Christmas Party Platter
If you’ve got a bunch of kids coming round this Christmas then try this no-cook party platter. Easy to put together and full of delicious treats that they’ll love!
Nutella Puff Pastry Star Wreath
The best Christmas party snack ever! Nutella sandwiched between puff pastry, cut into star shapes and baked in a wreath shape.
Mini Cookie Houses
Anyone else buy those gingerbread houses that you can make yourself at home with the kids? And then massively regret it when it takes several hours, the icing “glue” doesn’t perform as it should and there’s mess all over the place?
Yep, us too! So we came up with these mini cookie houses instead.
You only need a handful of basic ingredients and you can happily let younger kids do this on their own. Thank us later, it’s no biggie!
Christmas Tree Sandwiches
Make these deconstructed Christmas Tree Sandwiches, perfect for a festive inspired lunch or even as starters for the kids on Christmas Day!
Elf On The Shelf Trail Mix
Elf On The Shelf Trail Mix. A really fun but simple idea to make for the kids this Christmas!
Christmas Sandwich Wreath
A fun but simple Sandwich Wreath that the kids will love this Christmas! It also makes a really impressive looking centrepiece for a kid’s festive party or playdate.
Frozen Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate or hot cocoa can be a bit of a risk with young kids but they needn’t miss out on this festive treat with our kid-friendly frozen hot chocolate recipe.
Christmas Quesadillas
A fun Christmas themed lunch that kids will love – Quesadillas made with tortilla wraps and filled with cheese, turkey slices and pesto!
Candy Cane Popcorn
Candy canes and popcorn! What’s not to love? Add a bit of white chocolate and some mini marshmallows into the mix and you’ve got some super cute Christmas treats perfect for an evening in in from of your favourite Christmas movie.
Or served in little festive cups, they are brilliant for little hands to dive into if you are having a class party.
Pesto Puff Pastry Star Wreath
A fun savoury snack to serve up this Christmas. Star shaped puff pastry with red and green pesto.
Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Two things that always seem to be abundant in our house during the Christmas period are nuts and chocolate!
And they make the absolute best combination in these bite sized Christmas nibbles!
Not only are they very tasty, they can be put together and packaged up in less than an hour, making them perfect for last minute edible gifts for teachers, friends and family.
Rocky Road Bites
This is one that the whole family is sure to love this Christmas season!
I don’t know about you, but Rocky Road has to be one of our family’s favorite Christmas traditions.
And these little bites are the perfect sweet treats to have on hand at home to enjoy with a hot chocolate.
They also make a gorgeous edible gift packaged up in a mason jar and ties with some festive ribbon.
Cheesy Puff Pastry Stars
Puff pastry cut into a star shape with cookie cutters and topped with a really simple topping? How good can it be?
Let me tell you, these little Christmas themed snacks literally fly off the table the minute they land.
Sometime the easy recipes really are the best ones and the ones you’ll make year after year.
Chocolate Dipped Satsumas
This time of year the kids are bound to have their fair share of sweet treats, so I do like to try and get them eating some fresh fruit here and there.
These satsumas dipped in melted chocolate and topped with coconut sprinkles are a brilliant healthy snack that you can give the kids guilt free.
This is also a great one to encourage picky eaters to try satsumas or clementines if it’s not something they might usually eat.
Gingerbread Ice Cream
If you think healthy Christmas snacks wouldn’t include ice cream, then think again.
This gingerbread ice cream is made with healthy ingredients and all the festive flavours for a tasty snack or dessert for the kids.
And the best part is that it’s also gluten, dairy and refined sugar free so if you have kids that have food intolerance’s then you’re going to love this recipe.
Christmas Tree Cake Pops
These cake pops in the shape of a Christmas tree are a super easy way to get kids baking this festive season.
I’m always looking for ways to entertain the kids during the school holidays and they loved taking their time decorating these. Kids entertained – check! Fun holiday treat – check!
Mince Pie Rocky Road
The delicious festive rocky road is great for using up leftover mince pies.
Or grab yourself a bargain at the supermarket and look out for packets of mince pies that have been reduced at the end of the day.
A few crumbled up mince pies really do add a tasty festive twist to this classic rocky road recipe.
Christmas Gingerbread Cookies
These gingerbread star cookies are just the thing to be baking at Christmas.
Just like your classic gingerbread star biscuits, my Christmas cookies are made a little healthier with just a few ingredient swaps to balance out all those Christmas treats!
The cookie dough can also be frozen so you can make a batch and just defrost the dough when you are ready to make the cookies.
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You can also see all our other brand new Christmas Recipes we are making this year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Lex says
We made the Gingerbread brownies at the weekend and there are amazing! thank you for putting all these recipes together. We will be making more things over the holidays.
Vicky says
Fantastic! please don’t forget to share your Christmas creations with us on social media. We love seeing them all. x
Lucy says
Thanks for this. I am hosting 12 kids for a christmas party – pray for me! But these ideas will be so handy
Ciara Attwell says
😂 Best of luck Lucy!