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With Spring season in full swing and with Summer season just around the corner, it is now the best time make your plans for road trips.
Of course, along that line is preparing things like snacks for road trips.
If you want, you can buy all your snacks and spend a ton of money. Yes, it’s easy to spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars just for snacks.
Or you can always make your own at home. The best part of making your own is that you can always pick and choose the recipes you want, the ingredients you want to put in, the flavor you like, the portion you desire, among others.
In other words, you can control everything that goes in the snacks.
Quick and Easy Snacks for Road Trips
Here are some snacks for road trips that are filling and that don’t cost a lot of money. Actually, a lot of them can be made for just a couple of dollars and can feed a lot of kids.
Mint Chocolate Sunflower Bites by Strength and Sunshine
Ingredients:
- ¼ Cup Sunflower Seed Butter
- ¼ Cup Roasted Unsalted Sunflower Seeds
- 2 Cups Gluten-Free Rolled Oats (divided)
- ¼ Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 2 TB Cocoa Mint Stevia Syrup (or Cocoa Stevia Syrup)
- ½ Tsp Pure Peppermint Extract
- 1 Tsp Dried Mint Leaves
- ¼ Cup Freshly Brewed Peppermint Tea (you can drink the rest while making these!)
Click here to see the full recipe.
No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Squares
by Extreme Couponing Mom
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cup shredded coconut, large flakes
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (measured solid)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (measured solid)
- 1/2 bar of dark chocolate or chocolate of choice (roughly 12 small squares)
Click here for the full recipe.
Spicy Smoky Garlic Almonds by Savory Tooth
Ingredients:
- 1 cup almonds whole, unsalted, roasted (5-6 ounces)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sriracha or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Click here for the full recipe.
Tasty Almond Granola Bars by The Naughty Nutritionists
Ingredients:
- 2 cups oats
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup maple syrup save 1/4 c. of this for top
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
- 1/2 cup almonds raw, unsalted, chopped
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds raw, unsalted
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup almond butter
Click here for the full recipe.
Apple Banana Oat Cups by The Naughty Nutritionists
Ingredients:
- 3 very ripe bananas broken up to smaller pieces
- 1 medium apple cored and roughly cut up (or ½ cup apple sauce)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp ground flaxseeds or chia seeds
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 cups rolled oats gluten-free if needed
- 1 tsp baking powder
Click here for the full recipe.
Cheese Onion Roasted Chickpeas by A Virtual Vegan
Ingredients:
- 2 cups | 1 540ml can cooked chickpeas
- 2 tablespoons aquafaba liquid from the can of chickpeas
- 3 tablespoons onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- ½ teaspoon salt
Click here for the full recipe.
Healthy Homemade Granola Bars by Delicious Meets Healthy
Ingredients:
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1/2 cup raw organic honey
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup Gluten Free oats
- 1 cup cashews (1/2 cup ground, 1/2 cup whole)
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup peeled pistachios
Click here for the full recipe.
Gluten-Free Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
by The Naughty Nutritionists
Ingredients:
- 1 cup peanut butter we use chunky
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg
Click here for the full recipe.
Final thoughts:
There you have them. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to buy snacks for road trips. You can make your own snacks from home and your kids or loved ones will surely love them.
You may also end up making them from time to time as snacks when at home.
