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35 Super Bowl Food Ideas

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These crowd-pleasing Super Bowl food ideas include easy game day snacks like party dips, finger foods, and sweet treats that will have everyone asking for recipes!

Super Bowl Food Ideas & Snacks

Every year I host a Super Bowl party, so I’m always on the lookout for ideas. I’ve found that the best recipes for game day are celebratory comfort foods, party appetizers, and dips that people can grab between plays.

Here I’ve looked through all my party appetizer recipes, finger foods and snacks to find all the best Super Bowl food ideas! I’ve tested each one of these ideas on my real-life family and friends, and I’m confident these Super Bowl snacks will wow everyone.

35 Super Bowl Food Ideas & Snack Recipes

Make-Ahead Tips for Your Super Bowl Party

The secret to actually enjoying your own party? Prep as much as possible the day before. Most of these dips can be made 1-2 days ahead and stored covered in the refrigerator. Things like the taco dip base, spinach artichoke dip, and all the cold dips are actually better made ahead so the flavors have time to meld.

For items that need to be served hot, you can also do prep work ahead like chopping vegetables and measuring seasonings: then on the day of you can assemble and heat. The cookie cake and brownies are perfect made the day before.

Accommodating Different Diets

Since I eat vegetarian and vegan often and my son is lactose intolerant, I’ve created the collection above to work for various dietary needs. It’s nice to label dishes clearly for my guests, marking which are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, or dairy-free.

Most of the recipes in the collection above are vegetarian and many can be made vegan with simple swaps. For gluten-free diets, most of the dips pair well with gluten-free crackers instead of bread or pita chips.

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We're Alex & Sonja Overhiser: cookbook authors, busy parents, and a real life couple who cooks together. Since 2010 we've shared simple, seasonal recipes from our home kitchen, every one tested on our family and photographed by us.

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2 Comments

  1. Griff Neilson says:

    Awesome stuff Sonja! I am sharing this bad-boy with my clients and with my list! It’s about time we get a little more health conscious around our national “get-together’s”. Thanks for the great ideas!

  2. Sophie says:

    I want to try dark chocolate hummus. It sounds so luxurious.

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