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Got hungry kids after school? Need some fun (and healthier!) snack ideas to feed them? Here are 37 homemade after school snacks – some sweet, some savory, all super delicious and kid approved.
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Pin ItHungry kids after school? Always. The “I’m hungry!” hits before the backpacks even touch the floor.
Sure, the healthy classics like cut up fruit or veggies and dip are always excellent choices (and easy) but sometimes it’s fun to mix things up. Bonus points when it’s secretly still on the healthier side (shh, they don’t need to know).
I pulled together 37 after school snack ideas below. The kids will love them, you’ll feel good about them and let’s be honest… they’re just as snackable for adults too. Win-win!
37 Fun Healthy Snacks For Kids
These after school snack ideas are made with real food ingredients and cover everything from quick and easy recipes to make ahead options that are ready for the kids to grab all week long.
And if you’re juggling lunch boxes too, some of the nut-free snacks can totally double as packable lunch options. Speaking of lunch boxes… if that’s a daily struggle (been there), check out this list of easy lunch box ideas.
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Plan out a few snacks for the week so the ingredients make it on your grocery list and meal prep one or two on the weekend or even turn it into a fun kitchen project with your kiddo.
Fun Fruit Snacks For Kids
These recipes turn everyday fruit into snacks that your kids (and you!) will absolutely love.
Chocolate Dipped Apple Slices
So simple to make and even more fun to dress up with toppings. Set out a few little bowls and let the kids build their own apple slice creations.
Homemade Strawberry Gummies
These chewy little homemade fruit snacks are a total win with kids and way better for them than gummy candy.
Chocolate Coconut Cream Stuffed Strawberries
Warning: These vanish in no time! They’re such a fun and special after school treat.
Banana Peanut Butter Roll Ups
A delicious and super easy after school snack made with just 3 ingredients!
Photo Credit: Eating on a Dime
Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups
Make your own fruit roll-ups with just a few simple ingredients. Such a fun homemade treat for kids!
Photo Credit: Served From Scratch
Healthy Baked Goods For Kids
Kids can’t resist baked goodies! These are all made with real food ingredients, making them a healthier snack option.
Vanilla Coconut Granola Clusters
These homemade granola clusters are so incredibly good! Break them into big crunchy chunks for easy snacking.
Peanut Butter and Jam Cookies
These better-for-you cookies have a chewy peanut butter base with a berry chia jam filling.
Photo Credit: Crumb Top Baking
Healthy Blueberry Muffins
These are soft, fluffy, full of flavor and bursting with blueberries.
Photo Credit: Little Sweet Baker
Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
The base recipe is made with just 3 simple ingredients – so simple!
Photo Credit: My Pure Plants
Green Monster Muffins
Such a fun way to sneak a little spinach into your kids’ day!
Photo Credit: Love In My Oven
No Bake Bars and Balls Kids Will Love
These delicious bars and balls are quick and easy to make – no baking required!
Chocolate Bliss Balls
Whip up these chocolate bliss balls in minutes! Fudgy, rich and so chocolatey, they taste like dessert but are packed with wholesome ingredients.
No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
These are a healthy snack that taste like a treat! Just 6 ingredients and take 10 minutes to make.
Photo Credit: Flavor the Moments
Apricot Coconut Bliss Balls
They are made with simple ingredients and come together quickly for a healthy snack!
Photo Credit: It’s Not Complicated Recipes
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls
These are easy to mix up, customizable and totally kid friendly.
Photo Credit: Lemons & Zest
Homemade Popsicles
What kid doesn’t a love a popsicle? The best part of making homemade popsicles is that you can use all kinds of fresh, healthy ingredients (and they’re so easy to make too!). Here are my favorite popsicle molds and some yummy popsicle recipes for inspiration.
Mango Popsicles
You can use either fresh or frozen mango chunks to make these easy and super yummy popsicles!
Banana Popsicles
These popsicles are such an easy way to use up overripe bananas and a fun after school snack that the kids will love!
Lemonade Popsicles
Ever tried freezing store-bought lemonade and ended up with a rock-solid popsicle? Not these! They freeze up with the perfect soft, biteable texture.
Watermelon Strawberry Popsicles
These are incredibly refreshing and made with lots of fresh fruit! Such a delicious flavor combo!
Orange Popsicles
These popsicles are all about keeping it simple – just 3 ingredients! They’re super refreshing and packed with bright, juicy orange flavor in every bite.
Chocolate Banana Popsicles
Creamy, chocolatey and totally delicious! These popsicles taste like such a treat – the kids will love them!
Orange Lemon Lime Popsicles
These popsicles are packed with bright, fresh citrus flavors! The orange, lemon and lime combo is so good!
Snacks Made For A Spoon
Grab a spoon to dig into these scoopable after school snacks.
Mango Jelly
This homemade mango jello is fun, jiggly, delicious and made with real mango.
Strawberry Overnight Oats
Overnight oats are prepped ahead of time which makes them a great “grab-and-go” after school snack. This strawberry version is so good!
Milchreis (German Milk Rice Pudding)
This delicious stovetop rice pudding recipe is a cozy comfort food classic.
Blueberry Overnight Oats
These blueberry overnight oats can be prepped ahead in 5 minutes and have such a fun color!
Coconut Jelly
This easy coconut jelly (aka coconut jello) is a fun and easy coconut milk treat that the kids will love – comes in vanilla or chocolate flavor options.
Banana Overnight Oats
Creamy, delicious, takes just a few minutes to prep and a fantastic way to use up that overripe banana that’s been hanging around!
Kid Friendly Smoothies and Slushies
Blending up a smoothie or slushie is such a quick and easy snack option that you can also pack lots of fresh and healthy ingredients into. The options are endless, but to get you started, here’s some super simple slushie and smoothie recipes that kids will love!
Strawberry Slushie
This refreshing strawberry slushie is made with real fruit, naturally sweetened with honey and blends up in minutes.
Easy Strawberry Banana Smoothie
This kid friendly smoothie is made with a few simple ingredients and ready in no time!
Photo Credit: The Forked Spoon
Savory Snacks For Kids
Let’s move on to some savory after school snack options now.
Puff Pastry Pizza
Keep it super simple or have fun with different toppings. You could even have the kids build their own.
Chicken Sausage Rolls
A great way to hide some veggies! These sausage rolls are filled with ground chicken and loads of hidden veggies.
Zucchini Slice
This classic Australian dish features grated zucchini, cheese, bacon and onion in an egg-based batter. Even kids who aren’t fans of zucchini, tend to love these since the zucchini flavor just disappears in this delicious slice.
Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
A simple, high protein snack to keep in the fridge. To make these extra fun for kids, draw silly faces on the eggs or let them. Snack time + art project all in one!
Homemade Nacho Cheese Sauce
Made with simple ingredients including real cheese! Perfect for dipping!
Hidden Veggie Nacho Cheese Sauce
Surprise… it’s actually made from veggies! Also nut-free and dairy-free so this is a great option for kids with some of these common food allergies too!
Ants On A Log
Such a classic snack for kids and so many fun variations to try!
Photo Credit: Healthy Little Foodies
Roasted Cauliflower Popcorn
This is such a fun way to get kids to eat more veggies!
Photo Credit: Curry Trail
Packaged Snacks For Kids
Homemade snacks with wholesome ingredients are always a win but sometimes our busy lives and hectic schedules require some easy grab-and-go options too. The good news? There are plenty of packaged snacks made with real food ingredients to buy for the kids (and honestly, for us adults too!). Here are some of my favorite healthy packaged snacks for kids.
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These are such good ideas! I have been looking for some healthy snack ideas for my kids after school.
I’m loving all these recipes and I need more ideas because my 21/2 year old asks for a snack about every 20 minutes 😬. Thank you for all these wonderful ideas.
We are always making fun snacks for the kids, and their friends. This is a great round up with some great ideas!
great round up for the kiddos so they won’t have a meltdown and I won’t have to scream hahaa
lol – we don’t want that to happen!
Ah, I remember those days well. The kids would come home absolutely starving! The peanut butter banana was a favourite but we sure could have used all the other ideas.
All that learning seems to really build up an appetite;) The peanut butter banana is a classic – love that combo!
So many delicious snacks to choose from! Thanks for including my peanut butter honey oat squares!
Wonderful round up of treats for kids!!
Such a great compilation of healthy snacks! Thanks for putting this together!
-Sara | CleanPlateMama.com
You’re welcome!
So many great recipes!! I’ve got a few I want to try. Thanks for this compilation!❤️
You’re welcome! Enjoy!